[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
[00:02.68]this is the Technology Report.
[00:05.75]You could find all the latest technology products
[00:09.75]at the International Consumer Electronics Show
[00:13.50]in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[00:15.61][Sound]
[00:19.10]The show took place in early January.
[00:22.06]It was a major event for technology lovers
[00:26.12]and product manufacturers alike.
[00:29.63]Thousands of people travelled to Las Vegas for the show.
[00:33.99]Many businesses were showing products with curved displays,
[00:38.90]the rounded edges were on everything,
[00:42.41]from televisions to mobile phones.
[00:45.51]Sony, Samsung, and LG all displayed
[00:50.42]curved ultra-high definition televisions,
[00:53.93]some models as big as 279 centimeters.
[00:58.79]Bridget Carey is with CNET, an electronics website.
[01:04.35]"You can buy a curved TV,
[01:05.50]but if you can't decide if you want it flat or not,
[01:07.06]you can choose a flexible one.
[01:09.37]Curved is supposed to be a more immersive experience
[01:12.43]when it surrounds you.
[01:13.84]But maybe not everyone wants curved all the time," said Bridget Carey.
[01:16.55]Another hot idea was wearable technology.
[01:19.99]Sony, Intel, and others demonstrated smart watches
[01:25.54]that interact wirelessly with your telephone.
[01:29.41]Samsung's Galaxy Gear watch can connect with an automobile
[01:34.66]- the BMW i3 electric car.
[01:38.42]Bridget Carey says a smart watch is a good idea.
[01:43.74]"It has apps now that can give you a quick glance
[01:46.79]at the sports score with an ESPN app.
[01:49.05]You can see who texted you, what calls you missed," she said.
[01:52.56]Self-driving shuttles and solar cars were also on display at the 2014 show.
[01:59.47]Car maker Renault demonstrated an electric race car,
[02:04.13]that trick excite automobile fans worldwide.
[02:08.09]Audi was showing a self-driving A7.
[02:12.35]Last year, the technology needed for their driver-less A7
[02:17.17]took up the whole rear end of the car.
[02:20.62]This year, the computer is about the size of an Apple iPad.
[02:25.93]Another company called Induct showed off its self-piloted shuttle,
[02:31.95]called the Navia.
[02:33.75]The vehicle is 100 percent electric.
[02:37.34]Ford Motors made news with its solar powered car
[02:42.38]- the C-MAX Solar Energi.
[02:45.04]Ford's Dave McCreadie says the trick is the vehicle's solar canopy.
[02:51.20]"It boosts the power of the solar panels by essentially magnifying the sun.
[02:55.56]So it takes a larger square footprint area of the sun
[02:59.97]and concentrates down onto the solar panels.
[03:02.53]The purpose of this is to enable the customer
[03:05.59]to recharge their vehicle off the grid," he said.
[03:08.45]Three dimensional printers at the show produced more complex,
[03:13.27]high-quality designs than other 3D printers on the market.
[03:18.78]And the price of 3D printers is falling. Some cost less than $500.
[03:26.18]One company, 3D Systems has created something new: 3D-printed food.
[03:33.72]ChefJet and ChefJetPro use melted sugar to create sweet creations.
[03:41.33]The sugary 3D printers are expected to cost
[03:45.54]between $5,000 and $10,000 when they go on sale.
[03:50.81]And that is the Technology Report from VOA Learning English.
[03:56.37]I'm June Simms.