CES 2021 is all virtual
this year, and bone-crushingly dull to cover by contrast with the tantalizing
(if foot-numbing) time we've had covering it
live in previous years. Nevertheless we've trolled the Zoom rooms and parsed the squillion
email product pitches to bring you the crème de la digital, virtual crème.
Mercedes' freshly minted EQ brand made big news with its wall-to-wall
Hyperscreen, artificial intelligence and augmented reality were big trends, and
we found a fun integrated mirror dashcam to help you share those boneheaded
moves your fellow drivers perform (hopefully without damaging your ride).
Mercedes-Benz
Hyperscreen
CES is all about screens,
from Samsung's 110-inch MicroLED TV (just $156,000!) to the 56-inch-wide curved
unit that will debut in Mercedes'
electric EQS flagship. The glass itself is an aluminum silicate
"Gorilla Glass" type material that is highly resistant to scratching
or cracking. Let's hope so, because we can envision the screen replacement cost
totaling the car before it's too old. That's because the OLED screens in the
center and passenger side and the LED/LCD section in front of the driver are
bonded to the single glass panel. Also connected: 12 actuators that provide
haptic feedback when you touch buttons on the screen. A camera and a light
sensor automatically adapt the screen's brightness to ambient light conditions.
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