https://www.scmp.com/rss/319263/feed CES Asia is held annually to showcase the latest in, and the future of, technology: from wearables, automotive tech, self-driving cars, home automation and flying drones. Each year the showcase has wowed the crowds with gadgetry that must be seen to be believed.  The inaugural CES Asia took place in Shanghai in 2015, which was the first time the event had been held outside of the United States. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com CES Asia scheduled for June in Shanghai has been postponed, the latest major tech event forced to shelve plans amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken for the well being of all stakeholders given the “evolving global concerns” about the fast-spreading disease, organizer the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) said in a statement on Monday. The CTA did not provide a new date for the postponed event. Since its launch in Shanghai in 2015, CES Asia has become one of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/ces-asia-canceled-due-coronavirus/article/3074428?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/ces-asia-canceled-due-coronavirus/article/3074428?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:06:12 +0000 More than five years since a US Congressional investigation named it a national security threat, Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, is set to relaunch in America as a major smartphone brand, backed by one of the country’s biggest mobile network operators. Huawei is widely expected to introduce mobile carrier AT&T as its partner at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, enabling the Shenzhen-based company to bring its branded smartphones across... https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2127273/coming-america-huawei-aims-make-big-splash-apples-home-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2127273/coming-america-huawei-aims-make-big-splash-apples-home-market?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:02:38 +0000 China's largest smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to expand into a completely new market: making commercial drones at a price affordable for most Chinese gadget consumers, putting it in direct competition with Shenzhen-based drone maker DJI. While Xiaomi has yet to officially announce its plans to enter the drone market, the secret has been known for some time by many Chinese tech and industry executives. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai last week, multiple industry sources... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1814866/xiaomis-next-big-thing-smartphone-maker-targets-market-leader-dji?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1814866/xiaomis-next-big-thing-smartphone-maker-targets-market-leader-dji?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:00:30 +0000 When Google began research on smart cars a few years ago many people felt it was more like a hobby for Google engineers who had time to spare But now everybody takes the idea of future cars seriously. In fact, the organiser of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai last week might consider renaming the event next year the "Consumer Electronics and Smart Car Show". One of the two main CES exhibition halls was dominated by big-name global carmakers, including Audi, Volkswagen and... https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1813369/chinese-carmakers-get-smart-about-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1813369/chinese-carmakers-get-smart-about-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 May 2015 08:45:15 +0000 The inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia took place in Shanghai this week, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States. International and domestic technology companies, including Intel, Twitter, Suning, and JD.com, were in attendance, as were South China Morning Post reporters. Our reporters have sifted through the multitude of innovative products, including those highlighted by the official Best of CES Asia Awards, to choose five of our favourites.   Kitchen... https://www.scmp.com/lists/article/1812061/top-5-coolest-gadgets-and-innovations-ces-asia-2015?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lists/article/1812061/top-5-coolest-gadgets-and-innovations-ces-asia-2015?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 May 2015 04:00:19 +0000 China, the world's second largest consumer technology market, is divided over whether domestic consumers should patriotically support homegrown brands or just buy the best products regardless of where they come from. According to a market survey released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), 59 per cent of Chinese respondents agreed that buying domestic tech products could support the Chinese economy, something those that consider themselves patriotic should try to do. Meanwhile, 58 per... https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1810090/buying-chinese-gadgets-patriotic-move-domestic-tech-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1810090/buying-chinese-gadgets-patriotic-move-domestic-tech-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2015 05:00:00 +0000 While the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia went off largely without a hitch in Shanghai this week, some voiced complaints about the dearth of real news being announced at the event, as well as the frustrations of dealing with Chinese internet restrictions. The Shanghai event is the first time CES, held annually in Las Vegas since 1967, has taken place outside of the US. "We expect this event to grow and rival the event in Vegas," Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of show... https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1810083/lost-translation-ces-asia-visitors-shanghai-frustrated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1810083/lost-translation-ces-asia-visitors-shanghai-frustrated?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2015 04:30:45 +0000 US wearables start-up Misfit, which counts Xiaomi among its investors, will launch an app specifically for users in China in a few months in a bid to localise their services for its second biggest market, a senior executive said. The San Francisco-based maker of the jewellery-like Shine activity tracker and the less-costly Flash tracker will also be launching a smart light bulb on the mainland this year, making its first step into Chinese customers' homes. “We’re going to be releasing a special... https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1810043/xiaomi-backed-misfit-hopes-localised-app-will-speed-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1810043/xiaomi-backed-misfit-hopes-localised-app-will-speed-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2015 01:52:32 +0000 Visitors to the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai this week were able to be taken for a spin in Audi's new self-driving, all-electric R8 sports car. The German automaker, which also gave the pre-show keynote address on Sunday night, released its automated R8 E-tron onto the streets of China's largest city controlled by its "piloted driving" technology. Speaking at the keynote, Audi chairman Rupert Stadler said that "China is Audi's largest single market worldwide". Able... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1809038/audi-debuts-self-driving-r8-electric-car-ces-asia-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1809038/audi-debuts-self-driving-r8-electric-car-ces-asia-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2015 00:30:15 +0000 While the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia, taking place in Shanghai this week, has been as jargon-filled as any technology event: B2B, B2C, O2O, etc. But one acronym is only mentioned in private conversations: C2C. C2C or 'Copy2China' is the practice of copying everything new and popular in the West in the Chinese market. Examples abound in both hardware and internet services, thanks in part to Beijing's tight control of the domestic internet market and policy. Xiaomi, the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1808982/behind-scenes-ces-asia-shanghai-complaints-about-chinese-copycats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1808982/behind-scenes-ces-asia-shanghai-complaints-about-chinese-copycats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2015 07:30:45 +0000 Visitors to the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai on Monday were cooked food by a robotic kitchen, the first of its kind according to its creators. Designed by London-based Moley Robotics, the automated kitchen consists of two large robotic arms which can construct dishes based on an iTunes-like library of recipes. The arms were designed by the Shadow Robot company, which also provides technologies to NASA, and consist of 20 motors, 24 joints and 129 sensors allowing... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1808963/worlds-first-robot-kitchen-cooks-visitors-ces-asia-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1808963/worlds-first-robot-kitchen-cooks-visitors-ces-asia-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2015 04:45:45 +0000 A senior Twitter executive laid out the company's benefits to Chinese businesses looking to connect with a global audience at a talk in Shanghai that ignored restrictions placed on the service in China. Opening the second day of the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia, Twitter vice president of Asia Pacific, Latin America and emerging markets Shailesh Rao gave a keynote speech squarely aimed at Chinese firms in attendance. "Twitter can help Chinese companies and organisations reach... https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1808957/censorship-elephant-room-twitter-courts-chinese-firms-ces-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1808957/censorship-elephant-room-twitter-courts-chinese-firms-ces-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000 The "internet of things" dominated the first day of the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai yesterday, as major Chinese and international technology companies put forward their plans for a more connected future. Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, organiser of the expo, opened the event with a speech that highlighted the importance of China to the global technology industry. Citing industry data and estimates, Shapiro said the size of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1808922/ces-asia-expo-tech-gurus-lay-out-vision-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1808922/ces-asia-expo-tech-gurus-lay-out-vision-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2015 15:15:30 +0000 One of mainland China's largest mobile network operators is hoping to beat its domestic rivals in expanding into the internet of things, which includes wearable devices, mobile payment and smart cars, a senior executive said on Monday. Liu Chunyang, general manager in charge of online platforms and corporate partnership at China Mobile IOT Company, said China Mobile would have major advantages to succeed against its domestic rivals – China Unicom and China Telecom – for internet of things (IOT)... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1808449/tough-competition-ahead-chinas-big-three-telecoms-operators-eye-red?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1808449/tough-competition-ahead-chinas-big-three-telecoms-operators-eye-red?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2015 08:45:00 +0000 Exponentially faster computer processing and wireless charging will drive the internet of things revolution, attendees at a major technology conference in Shanghai heard today. Giving the introductory keynote at the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's client computing group, said that the world was moving to a state where "everything that consumes electricity computes and communicates". "The future is really hurtling towards us," he said, explaining... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1808445/future-hurtling-towards-us-intel-ces-asia-keynote-looks-forward?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1808445/future-hurtling-towards-us-intel-ces-asia-keynote-looks-forward?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2015 07:25:25 +0000 China is expected to become the number one market for consumer technology in 2016, overtaking the United States, thanks to both strong local buying power and the rapid development of homegrown innovation, said a top industry executive at the opening of the inaugural CES Asia in Shanghai. Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, the organiser of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world's most closely watched technology and innovation... https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1808436/china-replace-us-worlds-top-consumer-tech-market-says-ces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1808436/china-replace-us-worlds-top-consumer-tech-market-says-ces?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2015 04:30:45 +0000