HDR isnt just about image quality.
That has huge implications on our ability to compete and perform, Jameson said during the session.
Any edge, no matter how small, could be significant.
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Theres a correlation between lower latencies and better mechanical skill, Tamasi said during the session.
That means a monitor or video card with lower latency gives players a real, measurable advantage.
Jameson agreed, saying that the struggle of getting to near-zero latency is every esports players eternal journey.
GM
She showed a mobile living room, electric delivery vehicles, and flying Cadillacs.
He reiterated GMs investment in Ultium, a modular vehicle platform designed for electric vehicles (EVs).
It will be the foundation for all GM electric vehicles over the next decade.
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This is a shift from earlier EVs, which had a range of just 75-100 miles.
Still, GM wont ignore fast charging.
Tsien said the company is well-positioned to place charging infrastructure where people need it most.
Asus
“We are able to leverage some of the data from our OnStar connection,” Tsien said.
“We know where customers are concentrated, we know where vehicles are concentrated.”
The SolarWinds hack, first revealed in December, ranks among the worst in history.
Microsoft was instrumental in detecting and combating the attack, and the experience apparently made an impression.
“This wasnt a case of one nation simply trying to spy on another.
It was a massive, indiscriminate attack on the global supply chain.”
Smiths presentation was a rallying cry.
He encouraged companies across the tech industry to speak out against the attack.
Large-scale, government-funded hacking isnt the only danger Smith discussed.
Smith used the classic 1983 movieWarGamesto illustrate his point.
These are heavy topics for a CES keynote, but theyre not surprising to hear from Microsoft.
Most of the companys revenue comes from its cloud and enterprise services.
Smiths speech shows Microsoft is worried about unpredictable, apocalyptic events that could damage or destroy its infrastructure.
Given the events of the past year, its hard to say the company is being paranoid.
The company announced dozens of new laptops, monitors, and desktops.
Its Zenbook Pro Duo dual-screen laptops took the spotlight.
The Pro Duo 15 has Nvidias new RTX 3070 mobile graphics card for better gaming and productivity.
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