CES 2015 Day 1 Highlights: Sony 4K TV and handycam, Samsung Milk VR, LG G Flex 2 and more!

The Consumer Electronics Show usually plays a vital role in deciding the trends of the year. As the first day at the CES 2013 comes to a close, it leaves us with an array of announcements, gadgets and smart technologies to talk about. Read on to know about the best tech displayed at the Day 1 of CES 2015. Samsung made its big announcements with by pulling the wraps off its new Tizen-run smart TVs, Milk VR, portable SDDs and the surprise element - Chef Collection. Milk VR, available exclusively for its virtual reality device Gear VR, will allow users to stream 360-degree video. Along with Milk VR , Samsung has announced the expansion of Milk Music and Milk Video to the web and smart TVs, respectively. The company has also unveiled the 2015 4K TV lineup that it calls SUHD. ‘S’ could probably stand for Samsung. The Tizen-based SUHD lineup is made up of three series and nine screen sizes that range from 48-inches up to 88-inches. [caption id=“attachment_248377” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] The new Sony TV is stunning.[/caption] Samsung has also announced new SSD T1 models that are available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB variants. The drives measure mere 71 x 53.2 x 9.2 mm, which is smaller than a business card, claims the company. Sony has also announced the new X900C Series 4K TV is mere 0.2-inches sleek and apparently thinner than the Sony Xperia smartphone. It will run on the Android platform and also promises support for Google Play, Google Cast, voice search, and Smart Watch compatibility. It has also showcased the Steel Edition of its Smart Watch. The SmartWatch 3 will also come with a holder accessory. Sony’s sleek TVs aren’t the only show stoppers from the company, it has also announced the updated lineup of Action Cam shooters and Hanycam camcorders . Interestingly, Sony has added 4K to both series. At the CES,   Lenovo diverged into fitness with the launch of their fitness band termed Vibe Band VB10. The Lenovo Vibe Band VB10 is a fitness band by the company which can also serve the purpose of a smartwatch. It has a 1.43-inch E-Ink display with a 296×128 resolution and a pixel density of 200ppi. Weighing 30g, the device is said to have a battery life of 7 days. It is enabled with Bluetooth 4.0 LE and also sports a micro USB. [caption id=“attachment_248396” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro smartphone.[/caption] As far as smartphones go, Lenovo introduced the P90 which is powered by the 64-bit Intel Atom processor and Intel XM 7260 LTE-Advanced modem. The company also introduced VIBE X2 Pro which is a limited edition smartphone as well as VIBE Xtension Selfie Flash. Talking about smartphones, LG has also announced the G Flex 2 , the second iteration of its original curved G Flex. The G Flex 2 is smaller at 5.5-inches as compared to the 6-incher LG G Flex, but sports a full HD resolution. The LG G Flex 2 houses a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 system on chip and will be the first device to come with the Snapdragon 810 SoC. Asus has launched three Windows 2-in-1s with the Transformer Book Chi series. They are the T300 Chi, T100 Chi and T90 Chi. These are some of the thinnest hybrids to sport Windows 8.1 OS and in effect will act as an alternative to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. [caption id=“attachment_248355” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] All-new Asus Chromebook is here![/caption] At the tech trade show, we also saw Seagate unveil its brand new logo along with the announcement of Seagate Seven – first stainless steel portable drive in a 500GB capacity, Seagate Wireless and the Seagate Personal Cloud. Germany’s Daimler AG seemingly wants to reset consumers’ expectations about self-driving cars with its futuristic Mercedes-Benz F 015 concept . On the other hand, Lamborghini Mobile on Monday announced the global launch of the stainless steel-and-leather handset ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The handset, which sells as an unlocked device accepting dual SIM cards for international travel, has a five-inch high-definition display, 20 megapixel camera and can connect to mobile networks around the world.