News Best of CES 2024: Evolution and Revolution

[Admin]

Though AI was a popular buzzword, faster and better designed products dominated this year’s show. These are 15 favorite products of CES 2024.

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[husker]

Very cool list with one exception: That keyboard. I mean.... those colors... What??? It's kinda pathetic when kudos have to include, "It has all the keys!". Well, bully for them; owners can type 'This is butt ugly' and not have to substitute keys with 'This is bvtt vgly'.

 

[hotaru251]

ngl that mouse looks painfully uncomfortable to use...

 

[eichwana]

YESSS new MMO7! I had the old one and it was easily the best mouse I've ever had. When they were discontinued and mine eventualy died, I was heartbroken.

This mouse is great for smaller hands, and great if you want loads of buttons without having to uses that horrible grid.

 

[bigdragon]

I do like the layout of that MK770 keyboard. It appears to have all the important keys while minimizing width. One of the problems I have with my current desk layout is fitting a keyboard, drawing tablet, and mouse. I'm always having to shift things around when switching between tablet and mouse. Less keyboard width should make space for all 3 comfortably. The question is... will the MK770 come in a non-ugly color scheme?

 

[digitalgriffin]

While AMDs 8000 APU series is nice, it was a bit of a letdown overall. There were no new upgraded or price cut mid-high tier GPUs. (7600XT is a joke price wise) No regular 8000 series CPUs either. (Which typically run a lot faster than their APU counterparts)

The Nvidia super series is a nice move in the right direction. But we are 10 months out before Blackwell and NVIDIA is still $&#-$- over on price compared to previous gen. 80 series should be no more than $750. 70 series $450 and 60 series $250.

Low end GPUs are still abysmal in price : performance ($/frame) on both sides compared to previous gen.

Yawn fest.

 

[oofdragon]

7900XT averages 20% more FPS than 4070TI and it's a 20GB VRAM card vs 12GB from the TI/70S. Editors here won't change the bia$ ever, truth must be told. There's always that paid actor trying to convince people ray tracing and fake frames actually matters smh

 

[Tom Sunday]

While AMDs 8000 APU series is nice, it was a bit of a letdown overall. The Nvidia super series is a nice move in the right direction. Low end GPUs are still abysmal in price : performance ($/frame) on both sides compared to previous gen.

My Snapshot: Nice review and break in Las Vegas and away from the doldrums of the office and WFH! A in-between delight and buffet heaven. I thought that the CES event was not really moving the ball forward…but as clearly indicated all about improved and better designed existing products.

Displays: I believe that 27-inch monitors for enthusiasts and or for serious gamers are on the way out. And that a sweet-spot time for 4K able and 34”-42” inch monitors has arrived. Originally many used to replace their monitor every 5-years or so and which by now has dropped down to 3-years and with 1080p no longer being on the most wanted list. More real estate and immersion being the name of the game! Bethesda or Microsoft please take note! The same has also held true for replacing one's enclosure in a much shorter time frame, as constant ‘in the face eye-candy’ is what people really want and what counts for them! Perhaps a better looking and much improved airflow case will cancel-out the purchase of a replacement AIO?

CPU/APUs: On the Ryzen 8000G, I thought that the later 2024 INTEL wave will put many on standby or into a look-see stance to assess Arrow Lake and its new socket performance and before reaching into their pockets and to fully committing themselves? Performance and longevity being on the table!

Laptops: As clearly stated the 18-inch Asus Strix Scar is a last minute refresh or ditch effort and just before the curtain falls. Who would toss out $4,200 plus (including taxes) at this late generational stage in time for any laptop?

NVIDIA: The super series intro was a nice move. More of a super marketing ploy to attract and grab an increased slice towards the affordable buyer’s world. Possibly now in our ongoing inflationary times consisting of about 80% plus of the enthusiast market share? I now wonder what it will do for the already purchased RTX4090s…their longevity and value and their inevitable and in short order to arrive innovation for the 'halo' must-haves?

 

[Tom Sunday]

From what I can see none of the newest heavy-weight champion gaming laptops at CES sported any groundbreaking tech. As such and in the big picture laptops like these will always stand in a much compromised position when pitted against a qualified desktop system. In my view all current notebooks (like the 18-inch Asus Strix Scar) that are proffered to be suitable for gaming will thus remain an oxymoron! The big problem of effectively 'cooling a gaming laptop' will probably never go away nor be solved as ‘enclosure cooling’ needs real space and which these Halo laptops today simply cannot provide. Some OEM execs talked about how the incoming airflow, using an advanced vapor-chamber design, will astoundingly create a pressure zone that dissipates heat directly through the rear vents! But for me all of this is strictly just marketing talk and of no real life consequence. Even if the cooling issue could be solved someday and I would be gifted with such an absolute beast of a behemoth laptop, it would stay at home with me on a solid ventilated surface and permanently attached to a 34-inch OLED monitor. Certaintly not in my lap or balancing it on a airplane tray table!