Every year over 100,000 people descend upon the CES (consumer electronics show) convention in Las Vegas to get a first look at the products that will be hitting stores in the years and months to come. CES has been dazzling visitors with new gadgets and innovations for over 40 years and this year was no different. Here at Talkwalker, we took a look at Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2015 Award Winners, to see which products had made the most noise on social media and to see how they were perceived by reviewers and visitors of CES 2015. Of the 17 awarded gadgets, the 5 most discussed winners in social media are quite varied: from smartphones, TV services and laptops to flat screens and 3D printers, here are some insights on the number of times these products were mentioned online in the past 30 days and the highlights of the reviews that contributed to their online buzz.
This updated version from the previous LG G Flex has seen significant improvements in terms of size (slightly smaller due to some complaints), better design and higher drop resistance among other characteristics. Highlight: the “self-healing” back cover.
- Andrew Grush on ANDROID AUTHORITY
- Nicole Lee @nicole on ENGADGET
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- Chris Welch @chriswelch on THE VERGE
This newer version of Dell’s popular XPS 13 Ultrabook from 2013 is lighter and skinnier, with a high resolution display and long battery life. Bonus: the “borderless infinity display” as named by Dell.
- Tom Warren @tomwarren & Micah Singleton @micahsingleton on THE VERGE
- Suzanne Choney @suzannechoney on MICROSOFT
LG introduced a series of OLED televisions with 4K resolution, with both flat and curved displays at CES 2015 with the much praised “window” effect.
- Tim Moynihan on WIRED
- John Archer @bigjohnnyarcher on FORBES
The 3D Food Printer from XYZPrinting works in the same way as regular 3D printers aside from the fact that the end result is a cookie or a pastry. Designs of confections can be downloaded from a library and the printer works on both PCs and Macs.
Review selected by the editor on CNET
- Marty Sliva @McBiggitty on IGN Entertainment
Which product featured at CES 2015 got you drooling? Let us know on Twitter @Talkwalker and we will give you some insights about their online buzz!