CES 2022 will
start on January 5 but most of the biggest tech companies in the world will
hold early briefings a few days ahead of the event, showing off their latest
and greatest products and inventions. This means we are already seeing some
exciting stuff coming out of CES 2022 ahead of the show opening. We expect to
see cutting-edge TV technology from the likes of LG, Samsung and Sony, plus new
laptops, smartphones, wearables and headphones and more.
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But this year
will be unlike any other CES show due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its
impact on international travel. It was also announced on December 31, 2021,
that CES 2022 will be ending one day early, with the last day of the conference
now set for January 7, 2022, reported TechRadar.
All attendees
will have to produce COVID-19 PCR test reports while entering the venues. But
as most of the firms decided to withdraw from the offline event, the organisers
have opted for a hybrid model for the expo.
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What are we
going to see at CES 2022 from top electronic companies?
LG
LG is promising
a full-sized booth at CES 2022, complete with helpful guides and a bunch of AR
and VR experiences. In addition to a
video teaser from EGOT winner John Legend and promises of a big January 4 CES
2022 event called “LG World Premier,” we now know about LG’s line of
weird, movable TVs and a powerful new – its first – gaming laptop. The LG
17G90Q is so big (17-inch screen), hardcore (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
graphics card), and exciting that it’s already won a CES 2022 innovation award.
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Samsung
Samsung is
expected to display a number of new 4K and 8K Neo QLED TVs, following up last
year’s excellent Samsung QN90A and QN900A models. As far as phones go, we
anticipate seeing some of its more recent mid-range phones as well as the
long-delayed Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, and maybe even a hint of the upcoming
Samsung Galaxy S22 flagship range.
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Sony
From Sony’s
audio department, you are likely to see a new line-up of digital media players
as well as a pair of premium headphones or two. We’ll see some wireless
speakers and, from the TV side, at least three to four new 4K and 8K screens to
whet our appetites for the 2022 Sony TV line-up.
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TCL
TCL has embraced
CES as a launchpad for its new products coming out in the year and concepts we
might not see for a while. We expect new 6-Series Mini LED TVs following up on
last year’s fantastic TCL 6-Series 8K. TCL is only a few years into releasing
phones under its own name, and we expect a follow-up to the TCL 20 series
released last year – perhaps the TCL 30 line. There could also be TCL Tab
tablets to see, along with concept devices we can’t begin to predict.
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Hisense
Hisense never
gets the same amount of airtime as companies like Sony, Samsung and LG at CES,
but it’s still worth a stop at the company’s booth if you’re walking around the
Las Vegas Convention Center. What we’re expecting from Hisense this year is
another lineup of Google TV-toting smart TVs for the UK as well as some nice
new laser TVs for the US.
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INTEL
The biggest
reveal we expect from Intel at CES is the continued release of new Alder Lake
CPUs. We’re expecting some of its flagship enthusiast silicon to be released in
November, but those will mostly be the high-end desktop chip.
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Panasonic
Panasonic
might surprise us with something totally new and different. Panasonic has always surprised the electronics world by launching new products at CES. This game plan has always served Panasonic well in the past.
