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Israeli innovations in auto technology, healthcare, smart cities, video creation and other key areas made a splash at the world's largest technology trade show in Las Vegas.

In an indication of how popular the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has become among Israeli tech firms and startups, Israel's national carrier El Al this year offered a special direct flight to Las Vegas ahead of the show.

El Al already provides air travel directly to Vegas, but more for fans of gambling and luxury dining; The regular flight lands on Friday morning.

But to appeal to tech travelers for whom CES doesn't start until next week, and for whom a weekend stay in Sin City would be overkill, El Al has added a one-time flight arriving Monday morning, just in time for CES, which runs from 7 a.m. January 10.

All tickets for the flight quickly sold out.

CES has been running for 52 years. In 2019, the exhibition attracted approximately 175,000 participants and 4,500 exhibitors.

Israeli technology can be found throughout the sprawling Las Vegas Convention Center, including 22 companies at , sponsored by the Israel Export Institute.

Here are some of the Israeli companies exhibiting at CES that we're most excited about this year.

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CES 2017 has come to an end and now we have time to reflect on its results. This year's show was able to surpass previous technology shows over the past few years. In our opinion, two TV models stood out from the crowd, but only one of them was truly special.

Second place: Sony OLED

Sony surprised the CES 2017 audience the most. The company has launched the A1 OLED series along with a high-end line of Dolby Vision-enabled TVs. Admittedly, her appearance was a complete surprise.

Row Sony TVs OLED has support for a proprietary audio system that uses the surface of the entire screen as a large vibrating speaker. LG also noticed this technology- it was invested in the development of the company's new screens to provide better sound by using a wide display surface.

It's also worth noting that Sony sources its OLED displays from LG.

Best of the best: LG's ultra-thin OLED TV

LG's new ultra-thin "wallpaper" OLED TV could be the biggest surprise at CES 2017, if the company's plans had not been revealed earlier in November. However, LG did not express any complaints about this, limiting itself to only comments on this matter.

Despite everything, the new product made an amazing impression. It has a thickness of less than 2.5 millimeters, which allows the use of magnets to attach it to the wall, and also supports Dolby Vision and Atmos technologies. The company is full of confidence and optimism due to the opportunities that the emergence of OLED technology has opened up - it has allowed LG to capture a significant part of the high-end TV market. This result was not possible with the production of plasma and LCD models.

That's why we believed in the success of LG's ultra-thin new Wallpaper - it became the main topic of conversation after CES 2017, despite the fact that many others were shown during the exhibition interesting models TVs.

This happened thanks to the technical uniqueness of the newly-made flagship, which allowed it to literally outshine its competitors. Many have already rushed to dub the LG W7 OLED “the best of the best” among the models presented at CES.

Panasonic introduced the second generation of its EZ1000 OLED TVs, and Samsung launched a new line of LCD models calling them “QLED”.

New row Samsung TVs interesting not only from the point of view of cunning marketing, but also from technical side . The company was able to improve LCD screens in many ways. Design solutions, which Samsung has come up with are truly impressive. In addition, engineers made the flagship Q9 model flat.

Panasonic also pleased the public with its new impressive development - EZ1000. However, we cannot help but note the fact that the new product will go on sale only with a 65" diagonal screen; in addition, we were disappointed by the lack of support for Dolby Vision, the use of already outdated operating system Firefox OS and also appearance device - it is very similar to the LG E6 (only with an additional speaker).

Finally, although the company hasn't announced specific prices, we suspect Panasonic's new TVs will be pricey.

What's on automakers' minds today? What plans do ", " and " companies make for the next five to eight years? At the CES-2017 exhibition, which started in Las Vegas (held from January 5 to January 8, 2017), companies will answer all these questions. International Consumer Electronics Exhibition or “Consumer Electronics Show” (abbreviated as CES) has long ceased to be just a meeting place for lovers of IT technologies and representatives of companies producing household appliances. Now this event needs to be looked at literally more broadly, because world-famous automakers and equally well-known suppliers have paid attention to it. electronics and peripheral parts for cars. All of them show and predict how this or that segment will develop in the coming years and what can be expected from technology in the future.

It was no surprise to anyone that at the beginning of this year the Toyota company arrived with its smart concept car Concept-i, which, according to the assurances of the engineers who developed it, is capable of literally communicating with the driver of the future, adapting to the latter’s preferences, folding during operation There is a real friendly relationship with the driver. Well, why not a miracle?

The BMW company went even further by presenting at the exhibition its organizer made in the form of an ordinary window in a house. A screen on which the daily routine will be displayed, as well as routes and tasks for the current day will make the user’s life easier and more convenient. The smart system will be able to transmit information through cloud services to all devices connected in the car, including navigation system BMW cars. New Continental Head-Up displays were also demonstrated for the new model, as well as holographic information display technologies.

Registration IDs for cars, integration of car models into the Internet, creation of complex robotic systems based on cars, all this and much more is gradually becoming a reality these days. And all changes become known primarily through exhibitions like CES. Where some high technologies are intertwined with other equally important automotive technologies.

The list of automakers participating in the exhibition also speaks of genuine interest in a new direction of business development. " , "BMW", " , " , " , "Toyota", " and "VW", and with them at the same time such as "Continental", "Bosch", "Google", "Amazon", Microsoft" and also " ZF". You can see a detailed list of all the important new products for 2017 CES, friends, below.

Mercedes demonstrated its corporate CASE strategy at CES. Behind the mysterious four-letter abbreviation lies one of the main vectors of development of engineering from Stuttgart: Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Service and Electric Drive. In Russian, this sounds something like the concept of autonomous electric cars, car sharing services and taxis connected to the global network.

The concept called “Fit&Healthy” is a mobile doctor’s office assembled on a base combined with a lounge area. The car is able to simultaneously monitor the health, entertain and relax its owner. Sensors on the steering wheel will measure the driver’s pulse and, if necessary, the seat massage will turn on, and the interior lighting will automatically adjust to the situation, surrounding the people inside with the maximum level of comfort.

Another model at the Mercedes stand, built on the basis of the C 63 model. A package of new technologies allows the car to learn and adapt to the driver’s habits, at the same time taking into account weather conditions, time of day and even day of the week. The goal of the concept is to create a car that is capable of independently going through the learning process for an individual driver in order to make his daily life easier.

The imminent arrival of autonomous cars on the roads of all countries is forcing Nissan to move in this trend direction, thereby developing new autonomous technologies. One of them is “Seamless Autonomous Mobility”, abbreviated as SAM. A self-learning system has been developed.

Next up is Ford. Mass production of self-driving cars is planned to begin by 2021. At CES, Ford presented its new version"Hybrid Autonomous Vehicle Development" models. The car has acquired new hardware components as well as more efficient software and sensors.

Ford and Sygic presented the result of their collaboration. The GPS navigation application from "Sygic" will be installed in all car models of the American manufacturer from 2018. The Sygic app will be the first app to work seamlessly with SYNC systems. Already now GPS application from Slovakia are used by more than 150 million citizens in 200 countries. When a connection is established this application will broadcast maps from a smartphone to the screen of the car’s infotainment system.

The proprietary system developed by Hyundai-Blue Link will now be controlled using voice commands through devices that have been integrated into the Home smart home system. For example, it is enough to give the command in the apartment: "Ok Google, tell Blue Link to start my Santa Fe and set the temperature to 23 degrees" and the machine will obediently execute this command.

TomTom develops very accurate maps, which are necessary for teaching cars to drive autonomously, because this requires knowing every millimeter of the path. The TomTom company has already entered into cooperation on the development of drones with Volkswagen, with PSA Group, with " and ".

Magna International and Innoviz Technologies continue to fruitfully collaborate in the field of creating autonomous driving systems and functions. The result of the collaboration is their lidar technology, sensors that allow the vehicle’s surroundings to be determined with the highest accuracy.

HoloLens AR glasses from Microsoft, virtual reality has rarely been so realistic.

ZF, working in close collaboration with ZF, showed its new development designed to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and moped drivers, all thanks to the intelligent X2Safe algorithm. Thanks to the constant connection of smartphones with the cloud, with Smartwatches and with the car, this the preventive warning function will have to predict a possible accident in advance.

Both the drivers themselves and other participants will be notified of the danger. traffic. For example, a pedestrian begins to cross the road at a red light, and a motorist driving along the road will immediately receive a warning about the danger at the pedestrian crossing, and the violator himself will also be notified of an approaching car.

ZF and NVidia will present their joint artificial intelligence system ZF ProAI, which is designed for autonomous cars, trucks and industrial applications.

Optimization of fleet management, car sharing of vehicles; all information will now be displayed on the map, from its location to unplanned downtime of vehicles.

Bosch has prepared the interior of the future for drivers and passengers. You can read more about it here: CES 2017, Futuristic car interior concept from Bosch.

Mobileeye and Delphi Automotive also showed their technology for fully autonomous driving at CES. Both companies have combined most of the sensors and technologies known today using their software, V unified system. 2019 will be the debut year for their development.

"NeuV" is a miniature car concept from Honda. Unlike many other similar concepts presented at the 2017 CES, it is interesting precisely because it can directly earn money for the owner. Yes, yes, that’s right, we were not mistaken. The idea is quite simple and at the same time interesting. According to statistics, 96% of the time personal cars are idle. It is at this time, according to Honda, that their cars, which will be equipped with new technology, will have to transport other people as part of a global car sharing system. The money will go to the owner, and the random passenger will have the opportunity to get to their destination.

The Consumer Electronics Show is an annual exhibition that has traditionally been held in Las Vegas since 1967. Manufacturers of consumer electronics come from all over the world to this exhibition to “show themselves” and “look at others.” Initially, CES until 1990 showed mainly VCRs, optical discs, video cameras and sound cards, but over time the arsenal of technical innovations has grown significantly. Now the world's most cutting-edge trade show for tech enthusiasts is showcasing everything from smartphones to TVs.

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held annually in Las Vegas since 1967, typically provides a glimpse into the future of consumer technology.

No self-respecting large electronics company misses it. This is where the most latest news and make important deals.

However, in recent years, the most sensational gadgets in Las Vegas have been brought not by huge corporations, but by startups.

This year, thanks to crowdfunding, there will likely be even more such discoveries.

Now the creators of new products must convince retailers hunting for the next sales hit that the technological wonders they promised in advertising videos are amazing in reality.

Dozens of young companies will be able to participate in the exhibition, which officially opens on January 5, thanks to the financial support of their governments.

France, Israel, Ukraine and Holland brought their national stands, proudly showcasing the achievements of local talent.

However, Beijing turned out to be the most prolific in this regard: more than 1,300 exhibits will come from China.

"Every year at CES I meet people working on technologies that change our lives. You can see literally every area of ​​high technology here," Robert Scoble, one of the world's most famous tech bloggers and forecasters, told the BBC. Silicon Valley.

There is, of course, nonsense here that is not worthy of attention, so the main task is to be able to distinguish developments that certainly promise a future hit from possibly failed projects.

We have selected for you some of the exhibits that may become the most popular this week.

In this area, three virtual assistants are competing for the palm: Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Cortana and Google Assistant.

Illustration copyright Getty Images Image caption The blue circle, built into a desk lamp called simply C and made by GE, turns into a speaker when you call Amazon's Alexa

OnVocal will show wireless headphones, which can connect to Alexa, and GE has already advertised its new desk lamp that doubles as a speaker powered by Amazon's voice assistant.

Sonos is also looking to add this feature to its wireless speakers, although it doesn't seem ready to show off the results of that effort just yet.

However, it’s too early to discount Alexa’s competitors.

Microsoft is known to be working with Harman Kardon on a speaker with great acoustics, and Microsoft has also experimented with adding Cortana components to other types of products, including toasters.

And Google is using at least one of the devices in Las Vegas - the Aviva speaker - as a platform for its cloud-based artificial intelligence.

Illustration copyright Aviva Image caption Aviva says its smart speaker will come with Google Assistant

As one of the experts who wants to join this race of gadgets suggests voice control there may be more.

The French startup Bixi is promoting gesture control technology - it will offer a new product that will allow you to control smartphones and tablets without touching them, just with a wave of your hand.

The Austrian company offers a new product: on top of the touchscreen on this tablet there is another screen, with a flexible surface, on which small bubbles appear, lining up in updated text written in Braille.

Illustration copyright Blitab Image caption Blitab plans to present a tablet in the operating room at the exhibition Android system that can be used by the blind

Year of the robots?

We are still far from the era of robots that are barely distinguishable from people. For now they remain fictional characters in television series.

However, at exhibitions like CES we have the chance to see prototypes of such devices, which are becoming increasingly smart.

The London-based company Emotech will demonstrate new products of just this kind.

Illustration copyright Emotech Image caption Ollie the robot learns over time how to behave with different users

Emotech will present Ollie, a desktop bot that has its own smart assistant that recognizes different family members and adapts to the character of each of them.

Scientists from University and King's Colleges London and the University of Edinburgh participated in the creation of Ollie, and an investor from China joined in financing the project, investing $10 million in the development.

In Las Vegas, modular robots will also be presented, consisting of different parts with different functions. This concept, which allows consumers to change the features and functions of a device, is supported by several companies.

Illustration copyright Evovacs Image caption Unibot can change its functions depending on what modules are installed on its base.

Example modular robot Modi, created on the principle of Lego constructors, could serve as an example. The set includes several small cubes that allow you to create devices with different functions - a motor, a lamp or an infrared sensor.

Another example is Unibot, which is a robotic vacuum cleaner that can be turned into a mobile camera video surveillance, as well as an air conditioner that purifies and humidifies the air.

Older people will certainly welcome Cutii, a robot that resembles an iPad on wheels. It is expected that this device will become an inseparable companion for older people.

In general, there will be a lot of robots at the exhibition, and a variety of them - tirelessly picking up balls on tennis courts, removing cat litter from a litter tray without any emotion, as well as their smarter counterparts, capable of measuring their strength with you at the chessboard.

Illustration copyright ITRI ​​Taiwan/Auto-pets/Yumii/Tennibot Image caption There will be many specialized robots at the exhibition in Las Vegas

Don't forget to also check out Laundroid. The Japanese company managed to secure $60 million in investment from a number of firms, including Panasonic, to mass produce a giant robot that neatly folds clothes.

The device was first shown off at last year's CES and apparently made an impression, although some called the idea ridiculous.

And if mass production of Laundroid begins in 2017, as planned, it will be very interesting to see how satisfying the robot will be to its owners.

Illustration copyright Seven Dreamers Image caption Potential Buyers Laundroid robots must have a fairly large living space to accommodate their new purchase

Health and wearables

This year, one of the most popular trends in the health sector is new technologies to help pregnant women and those wishing to conceive a child.

Take Ava, for example, a sensor-equipped bracelet that claims to alert women when it's time to best time for conception.

Or a tracker for future dads called Trakfertility. It will help, firstly, to calculate the sperm concentration, and then - using the associated application - it will tell the owner how to increase their number.

Illustration copyright Ava Science Image caption The creators of Ava claim that this device will help women better understand their bodies and, accordingly, get pregnant faster.

And if, after a couple of drinks, you are suddenly tempted to get closer to a partner who is not the most suitable, smart bracelet Milo Sensors could, as its authors say, become the first wearable device in the world that measures blood alcohol levels.

Jokes aside, the medical sensor industry is growing by leaps and bounds and will soon be able to handle billions of dollars, analysts say.

The ultimate goal is to create something reminiscent of the tricorder from the television series Star Trek. If you remember, it was a miracle device that made it possible to diagnose any illness.

A startup from Israel will demonstrate a gadget in Las Vegas that promises to almost bring this idea to life.

Illustration copyright TytoCare Image caption Diagnostic machine maker TytoCare says it wants to empower customers to take control of their health.

The TytoHome sensor allows you to measure your heart rhythm, check the condition of your throat, lungs and other internal organs without leaving your home - and automatically send all this data to the doctor.

Without a doubt, the new items will also delight fitness fans. To say that the demand for gadgets of this kind has reached its peak and is declining would be a mistake. Apple's Fitbit fitness tracker app topped Christmas sales, proving that people are still actively buying the product.

However, gadgets with built-in airbags can add intrigue.

Illustration copyright Inemotion/ActiveProtective Image caption At least two companies exhibiting at CES are trying to combine airbags with their smart wearables.

ActiveProtective promises to demonstrate a prototype of a smart belt for seniors that will deploy an airbag in the event of a fall, preventing a hip fracture.

A new product from Inemotion, which produces clothing for skiers, works on a similar principle. The airbags built into it will help to avoid fractures and injuries on the ski slope.

The French company Wair has developed a scarf under which a mask with an air filter is hidden.

However, it remains open question whether such gadgets will be able to go beyond their niches and bring enough profit to their creators.

Regarding smart watch, then there will certainly be more of them - as well as applications developed for them. It is quite possible that in Las Vegas we will see Android Wear 2.0, that is, the second generation of the operating version Google systems Android, created for smartwatches and other wearable devices.

However, if you are already holding your breath, then in vain, as this sector has not become a hit, as many predicted.

But now we have to hold our breath - they promise to demonstrate the world's first vibrating skinny jeans, which will help their owners, who have plotted the route on the map, determine which way to turn without looking at the screen.

Illustration copyright Spinali Design Image caption Jeans from Spinali Design are connected to a smartphone and begin to vibrate on the side of the body where a person needs to turn

TVs

If you had asked experts 10 years ago what screens we would be looking at in our living rooms, they would most likely have mentioned TVs, the matrix of which functional element are organic light-emitting diodes (OLED).

However, their predictions would not be entirely correct.

Hopes that the production of OLED TVs would become cheaper did not materialize. And their colors turned out to be not as bright as those of color LED TVs.

In addition, some viewers complained that the dark colors on the OLED TV displays also let us down, making some details of the picture difficult to make out.

Illustration copyright Getty Images Image caption Panasonic was once famous for its plasma TVs, but has now switched to OLED TVs

However, OLED TVs continue to remain popular thanks to their stunning brightness and picture depth, as well as increasingly thin screens.

Panasonic has hinted that it will show off an improved OLED display in Las Vegas, where blacks in the darkest scenes will have multiple shades. They say that Sony has similar news.

There is also hope that the prices of such TVs may go down.

Illustration copyright Getty Images Image caption QLED, UHD, HDR, HLG - buyers have a hard time understanding modern TVs

It is expected that Samsung will pompously demonstrate QLED, a technology for creating LCD displays that uses LEDs not based on LCD liquid crystals, but based on quantum dots, as backlight. The brightness of such an image, as Samsung promises, will exceed all expectations.

But we'll soon have to get used to another abbreviation - HDR, which stands for high dynamic range.

We are talking about the principle by which, for example, the human eye works, and which is a kind of optical system sensitive to a wide range of colors. The picture on such a screen will be especially bright and detailed - especially when depicting scenes where there is both bright light and shadows.

Image caption Dolby says its version of HDR provides best quality images, however, most TV manufacturers prefer to support the HDR10 standard (10-bit color depth)

Smart homes and other Internet gifts

Now it is possible to add sensors to a wide variety of products without much expense and energy, giving them the function wireless transmission data. This literally led to an explosion of ideas - sometimes, however, not the most reasonable ones.

Illustration copyright Genican Image caption The Genican device can scan the barcode on discarded used food packages to automatically create a shopping list for your next trip to the store. But how often will we use such a gadget?

And is it really necessary for the air flavoring to be controlled by a smartphone?

It is much more important when smart cars make everyday life more convenient without much effort. Many companies have decided that the first thing they need to do is improve refrigerators so that they can sterilize themselves when necessary, as the LG model does.

Illustration copyright Smarter Applications Image caption British startup Smarter Applications developed Fridgecam. This device monitors the contents of the refrigerator, and when individual products expire, it asks the owner to purchase a fresh product. In addition, Fridgecam can suggest food recipes based on what's in your refrigerator. Settings