Gadgetory

at CES 2015 we're seeing the next leap in 4k TVs I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update the show floor is officially open at the International Consumer Electronic Show and if it's anything like last year there will be more than 160,000 people for more than 140 countries swarming the floor all here to learn about new gadgets coming out this year and beyond before the show floor opened there were a ton of major news announcements televisions were big part of the spotlight on press day as LG sharp panasonic samsung and sony debuted new models in 4k Ultra HD resolution that's four times as many pixels as 1080p there are some 4k TVs that curve some that are crazy thin and some now with better colors thanks to quantum technology that uses nanocrystals LG steps things up by using OLED instead of an LCD panel on these color boosted for kay's OLED is amazing but expensive for reference the current curved 65 inch model costs 10 grand in the US but other LCD for case we'll have more practical prices this could be the year you consider buying a 4k sharp showed off a TV that says it's beyond 4k TV describing it as an image that begins to approach AK resolution but before we get carried away with AK the real question is where you can get 4k video to watch on these TVs well several TV manufacturers announced partnerships with video providers like Netflix Disney and Fox to set standards for ultra HD content Sony talked heavily about making more shows and movies available in 4k and speaking of content the satellite provider dish announced a new type of internet TV package called sling TV for twenty dollars a month you can watch live TV from a handful of channels including CNN ESPN T&T and Disney you can watch it on a roku Amazon fire TV or your computer or tablet but there is much more beyond TVs LG brings a curved screen to its new G flex 2 smartphone and since it does have some flexibility it could be the ideal smartphone for people who sit on their smartphones there are even some phones from companies you'd never imagine making phones energizer is making big batteries that can last twice as long as an iphone 6 kodak has a phone it wants to sell to baby boomers it's a very simple android phone called the codec i am 5 with a focus on photos lamborghini even has its own phone it'll cost you six thousand dollars for that price you get special shatter and scratch proof glass the same that's used in Lamborghinis own cars there's much more to talk about this week including smart home appliances car tech and all sorts of quirky accessories you can find more at CES cnet com from the Las Vegas Convention Center I'm Bridget Carey