CES 2024: LG and Samsung making TVs disappear – in a way

LAS VEGAS: After years spent dominating living rooms, big flat-screen televisions could start getting out of the way of the decor. That is if new see-through TV models showed off by South Korean consumer electronics giants LG and Samsung catch on. “How about a screen that gives you back your space?” an LG executive asked on stage Monday...

At CES 2024 tech show, seeking robots neither too human nor too machine

LAS VEGAS: With big, expressive eyes, elfin ears and adorable cooing, Miroka and Miroki could be an apparition from your favourite cartoon. But behind their cute facade, these robots are all sensors and engineering, and designed to perform the drudgery of logistical support in hospitals or hotels. “Why live with ugly machines,” says Jerome Monceaux, head of Paris-based...