CES 2024: Day 1 recap and best announcements

 Great discoveries for connected health, but also in many other areas.

At the moment, as at the start of every new year, CES is taking place, this electronics show taking place in Las Vegas. It is an opportunity for many brands to present new technologies and new products, available or soon to be available on the market.

Here is a summary of the announcements from yesterday, January 8, 2024, the first day of the convention.

Summary

To remember

• Withings BeamO 4-in-1: the French brand unveiled the BeamO 4-in-1, an Apple Health compatible multiscope capable of recording a large number of physical data (body temperature, heart rate, respiration, blood oxygenation, among others) . See the details here
• Samsung microLED: the Korean manufacturer revealed its transparent microLED screen technology
• Mui Board 2: The company specializing in home automation Mui Board is preparing a Matter and HomeKit compatible wooden panel, the Mui Board 2

• Belkin and its Mona Lisa-style dock: Belkin, a well-known Apple accessories manufacturer, shone at the show with its Pro Stand. This is a MagSafe dock for iPhone capable of following you up to 360°. This can be useful during video conferences, but also for video recording your sports performances in front of the camera. Only the price in dollars is currently known: $179.99

For further

• j5create Thunderbolt 4 8K dock: don't be short of connectivity thanks to this new Thunderbolt 4 compatible j5create hub, including 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports, 3 USB 3.2 gen 2 ports and support for 96 W charging and 8 definition video K 60 Hz
• Hyper dock Thunderbolt 5: at Hyper, Thunderbolt 4 is already outdated. For its new dock, the manufacturer has chosen the new generation of Thunderbolt 5 connectivity guaranteeing a maximum transfer of 80 Gbps… Other new accessories have also been seen (USB-C SSD enclosure and 10,000 mAh MagSafe Qi 2 pocket charger notably)
• Acer Predator Z57: 57 inches diagonally and a curved panel, this is the physique of this superb new screen from Acer. For the resolution, hang on, it's 7680 x 21
• Samsung Smart Monitor M8: Samsung is also present in the computer monitor market and has lifted the veil on the M8, a screen with a diagonal of 32″, with a design close to the iMac, supporting a resolution of 4K, but above all AirPlay 2 compatible and integrating Smart TV functionalities (native Apple TV+ access, for example)

Also see the recap of day 1 of CES 2024 by MacRumors.com (in English):