5 interesting announcements of the CES 2021 virtual exhibition

The fifth edition of the JBL Charge portable speaker with the function of charging energy consumers from the outside was "rolled out" to the public at the very beginning of 2021. She sounded even more beautiful and began to stay "afloat" longer.

The design of the speaker was slightly refreshed and the sound quality was upgraded. The model boasts two passive emitters, one bass "low-frequency" and a high-frequency tweeter. Together, they draw a clear and clean sound track with rich bass. The model is connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth 5.1 wireless protocol. There is also an AUX output "Under the cover" of a rubber plug in the barrel-shaped speaker housing.

The model is protected from external influences according to the IP67 standard, maintaining full functionality when falling into water. A 7500 mAh high-capacity rechargeable battery is responsible for the battery life of the JBL Charge 5. It provides up to 20 hours of continuous music playback (at an average volume level). In parallel, you can charge your smartphone from the battery.

Using the PartyBoost function, it is possible to create a single large audio system with other JBL speakers. At the same time, two mobile devices are linked to the model at once. You can control the playback of audio tracks from them alternately. In general, the "five" did not bring something revolutionary new, but it has thoroughly strengthened the ratings of the popular JBL Charge family.

High technologies can be used not only in gadgets and computer equipment. A striking example of this is an advanced vertical vacuum cleaner from LG named CordZero A9 Compressor+.

The cyclone system device is suitable for cleaning any floor coverings and is equipped with a durable inverter motor with a 10-year warranty, and is also equipped with an electric turbo brush. The minimalistic control panel on the handle of the vacuum cleaner contains buttons for turning the device on/off and adjusting the suction power level (including Turbo mode activation).

In addition to the vacuum cleaner, six more accessories and attachments are offered. In particular, a combined 2-in-1 brush, a slot nozzle and a brush for cleaning the fur of pets. However, the "whole salt" of the LG CordZero A9 Compressor is not in this, but in the functional charging station. It is made in the form of a sort of column with a touch screen and is notable for the option of automatically cleaning the vacuum cleaner container from dust after cleaning. Small particles of garbage from the dust collector of the device are sucked into the charging station and collected in an attached bag. The user has minimal contact with dust.

The vacuum cleaner is powered by a rechargeable battery, which has enough charge for two hours of non-stop cleaning in normal mode and for 12 minutes of turbo suction action. A useful "smart" component of the model is represented by the possibility of wireless pairing of a home "cleaner" with a smartphone to monitor the battery charge level and the degree of contamination of the filter, tracking the history of cleaning, etc.

The stylish ASUS TUF Dash F15 belongs to the guard of compact laptops with gaming ambitions. The model is charged for success "out of the box" and is armed with advanced hardware.

The laptop looks especially impressive in snow-white colours. Everything is flooded with white from head to toe, and the "cold" design of the device is emphasized by the blue backlight of the keyboard. The model uses 15.6-inch IPS screens with a resolution of the transmitted FullHD image (1920 x 1080 pixels), which differ in the refresh rate depending on the selected configuration. So, in the younger version of the ASUS TUF Dash F15, it is 60 Hz, in the average layout — 144 Hz, in the "full hardware" configuration — 240 Hz.

The gaming performance of the model is managed by one of the trio of Intel Tiger Lake-H generation processors to choose from: Core i5-11300H, Core i7-11370H or Core i7-11375H. Graphics capabilities are assigned to the new generation NVIDIA Ampere graphics cards — GeForce RTX 3060 or 3070 adapters. In addition, the laptop can offer up to 32 GB of DDR4-3200 MHz RAM and an M.2 solid-state NVMe drive with a volume of up to 1 TB.

ASUS TUF Dash F15 is equipped with up-to-date wireless and wired connection interfaces, including a Thunderbolt 4 port. The laptop is powered by a built-in battery with a capacity of 76 Wh. The manufacturer promises up to 16.6 hours of laptop battery life without recharging the battery. Interestingly, the model refused the services of an on-board webcam. This is explained by the drop in demand for the services of regular "webcams" with VGA-resolution filming.

Laptop "with a trailer" Asus ROG Flow X13 is one of the most compact and lightweight in the class of gaming computers. All thanks to the exclusive form factor of the device with a separately connected discrete graphics card.

In the basic configuration, the laptop is equipped with Ryzen 9 5900HS or Ryzen 7 5800HS processors, has up to 32 GB of RAM (LPDDR4X 4266 MHz) and a GeForce GTX 1650 Ti graphics card with 4 GB of GDDR6 video memory. You can also choose an option with an external GeForce RTX 3080 graphics accelerator, which is installed "under the hood" of the connected ROG XG Mobile docking station. A separate unit with a graphics card and a number of additional interfaces is connected to the laptop via the contacts of the combined PCIe 3.0 x8 and USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connector on the left side of the case.

The ROG XG Mobile docking station contains four USB A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0a, DisplayPort 1.4 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port and an SD card reader slot. It also has a built-in 280-watt power supply. In conjunction with an external graphics core, the laptop performs well in games, but without it, it is a convenient working tool and a means of consuming multimedia content. Moreover, another trump card is hidden in the model's sleeve.

Asus ROG Flow X13 is not just a laptop — it is a real transformer. The 13.4-inch touchscreen of the device with 16:10 proportions opens up to 360°, i.e. it can be easily used as a tablet. Users are offered two display options to choose from: with FullHD resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and 100% coverage of the sRGB triangle, as well as with 4K resolution, a standard 60 Hz scan rate and 116percent coverage of the sRGB colour space. The first will be appreciated by avid gamers, the second by the regulars of photo and video editors. Finally, it should be noted that the device has a backlit keyboard and supports fast charging of its battery (up to 60% in 39 minutes).