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Hirschs at the CES
2019 in Las Vegas

      The Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in
Las Vegas is the world’s
 biggest tech show, and

   Allan and Margaret
  Hirsch were excited to
  attend it this year, as
  guests of Hisense, to
   find out more about
  some of the futuristic
products that consumers
 can expect to see in the

      shops in 2019.

Commented Allan – “As can be expected,      Hirschs at CES Show in Vegas with Jerry Liu and Xin Liu from Hisense
the biggest thing at the show this year
was artificial intelligence. Self-driven    driverless cars and robots. Homes, cars      a roll up TV that rolls under the stand –
vehicles, both for personal and industrial  and entire cities will soon be connected     thin and flat and of course, space saving.
use, were especially big. Experts at the    to one another, with people able to use      Samsung had a wall TV – it will adapt
show commented on the higher capacity       these connections to complete their tasks    to fit the size of the wall. Hisense have
of 5G networks being able to support the    every day. AI with robots and now drones     some fantastic products. Their laser TV
software needed to power networks of        was also big. Drones have taken off as a     was amazing – it explodes with colour
                                            unique tool for our everyday lives, in the   and ultra HD resolution. The Hisense
As can be                                   sky, on the ground and now underwater.       100 l8D TV’s thin, lightweight screen
expected, the                                                                            hangs inconspicuously and elegantly,
biggest thing at                              Other stand out products for me at the     and doesn’t need a special, darkened
the show this                               show: LG have a beer maker! Similar to a     environment. Without doubt, the
year was artificial                         coffee capsule, it’s a capsule that brews    technology from Japan, Korea and China
intelligence...                             beer. They are considering bringing it into  is really outstanding this year. Thanks
                                            South Africa this year, so you can brew      to Hisense for inviting us, it was a real
                                            your own beer while watching either the      privilege.”
                                            rugby or cricket world cups! LG also had

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