2014 CES look point

CES, the largest consumer electronics show in North America, often lays the foundation for smart phone technology and trends in the coming year. The main trends this year are as follows:

Biometric authentication technology

With the development of biometrics technology, a variety of biometric authentication technologies will appear on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2014. At the upcoming 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we will see that some of the first products that use this open security standard are being demonstrated, and several manufacturers will demonstrate that they have obtained FIDO-certified products. In addition, you may also see U2F-enabled memory card products. By then, Go-Trust will also demonstrate a microSD card that can ensure secure login.

Giant Screen Phone

After the success of the Samsung Galaxy Note series, giant screen smartphones have become ubiquitous. Huawei used CES to release the Ascend Mate with a 6.1-inch screen. Since then, we have seen at least 7 smart phones with screen sizes larger than 5 inches.

Both HTC and Nokia have introduced giant screen phones, including the 5.9-inch HTC One Max and the 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1520. Samsung and LG also have 5.7- and 6-inch screens for their curved screen phones. This year, there will probably be more big manufacturers launching more giant screen phones.

Smart TV, Bigger Size and Chinese Manufacturers

Smart TV will continue to be one of the key development priorities for manufacturers in 2014. Major manufacturers will gradually provide more sophisticated smart platforms that can, to some extent, replace the use of smart TV boxes. In addition, the screen size will continue to increase, 55 inches will become the mainstream, you will find it has become increasingly difficult to find high-quality small-size TV.

Another point that cannot be ignored is that Chinese manufacturers, in 2013, TCL, Hisense and other manufacturers made significant progress in the United States market, providing a cheaper 4K TV, which will exacerbate market competition. Of course, this is what we hope to see and it is expected to lower the prices of those international brands.

Increased resolution

The giant screen mobile phone in 2014 will also have ultra-clear resolution. Apple asserted that as long as the pixel density is higher than 326ppi, the human eye can not distinguish the specific pixels, but this does not prevent competitors from continuing to promote technological progress.

There are rumors that a 2560×1440 resolution screen is coming soon. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S5 may use a screen with a pixel density of 560 ppi. Even the era of 4K mobile phone screens is close at hand, and LG demonstrated related technologies in February last year.

Qu screen phone

After many years of prototyping, Samsung and LG have brought mobile phones equipped with flexible screens to the market.

Samsung Galaxy Round and LG G Flex are currently only available in South Korea, but the unique display of these two phones does have a lot of practical significance, so it is expected to push more areas.

Even if the mobile phone variants designed for the US market cannot be seen on CES, it is estimated that similar news will be released soon. LG confirmed that G Flex will be sold in the United States in 2014. There are rumors that Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile America are competing for qualifications.

Hands-free control

Google Now, Siri, and Samsung S Voice all use voice to control the phone. The LG Nexus 5 and Motorola Moto X also come with various touchless controls that activate voice input without touching the screen.

Voice commands, gesture controls, and tilting the body will all become one of the controls, not only making the phone use a cooler process, but also providing more convenience. However, today's control methods may not always be revolutionary, and some may not even be practical. However, various sensors are still in development. It is believed that there will be third-party companies displaying more cool control methods.

Apple may integrate Siri voice control into more cars, and the Windows Phone system is expected to carry the much-anticipated Microsoft Cortana voice assistant.

64-bit computing

The iPhone 5s is the first smartphone to use a 64-bit processor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 405 chipset will also provide similar computing capabilities for mid-range handsets in emerging markets.

This technology is expected to enhance multitasking capabilities and reduce system resource consumption. Based on past experience, Qualcomm may release 64-bit processors for high-end markets in early 2014, and CES is the most likely release site. The company's high-end chips launched last year have been used in high-end phones this year.

But before all mobile phones enter the 64-bit era, operating systems and application developers need to provide sufficient program support.

In addition to 32-bit and 64-bit, the number of processor cores will also be of concern. Quad-core phones are now standard on high-end phones, and eight-core phones are the next generation leap. However, vendor-specific technical solutions still have an impact on performance because CPU heat and energy consumption affect battery life.

More importantly, the phone is expected to rely on coprocessors for more cool work in the future, keeping voice assistants on standby at all times and even when the screen is off.

Wearable computing

The wearable technologies that have had the greatest impact on smartphones in the past year are products such as smart watches, fitness wristbands, or Google glasses, which can use smartphones as a source of data.

However, the Omate TrueSmart smart watch is an exception, this Android device will be with a separate SIM card slot.

CES will undoubtedly have a large number of wearable devices, and more new products will compete with Google Glass and the Samsung Galaxy Gear. More wearable equipment is expected to emerge, including clothes, pants, shoes and socks.

It takes a while for technology to emerge from budding to production, especially emerging technologies. Gesture control, wearable computing, and 64-bit processors may all have to wait for a while before they actually get to the general public. This is an iterative process, but the development of CES and the coming year will still be worthy of attention.