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IT'S VEGAS, IT'S JANUARY: IT MUST BE… CES

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A revolution revolution in automotive artificial intelligence, AI medical breakthroughs, AI smart toilets, AI kids' strollers, an honest-to-Betsy flying car from China, a mask behind which you can make silent phone calls (while looking quite frightening) - CES is a lot of things, and hi-fi these days is far less of a star turn than in days gone by, when the Venetian Tower was packed and there was a bonus high-end show down the strip.

But the music is still there, with some major speakers and electronics launched at CES 2024, along with announcements from key headphone brands and, gosh, even a personal cassette player.

Meanwhile the AV never went away: CES remains the key annual launch pad for all the major TV players, and this year there seemed to be three key themes. First was ‘size’, of course, and 2024 is the year we will see 100+-inch TVs becoming real and potentially affordable things that are available in the local chainstore and specialist

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