Summary
Zoe Kleinman, Chris Fox, and Cody Godwin report from the giant annual CES event in Las Vegas on the latest tech that you might soon be buying. Zoe takes a ride in a Russian driverless car, and tastes a plant-based alternative to pork meat. Chris meets Samsung's new robot for the home, and Cody tries out a circular mobile phone. Produced by Jat Gill.
(Image: Char Siu Buns made from meat-alternative Impossible Pork are sampled during a press event for CES 2020, Credit: David Becker/ Getty Images).
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| 0:52.4 | hottest news in technology. |
| 0:59.5 | I'm Zoe Kleinman, and this week we're in Las Vegas for CES, one of the biggest tech shows in the world, |
| 1:05.9 | where firms from around the globe try their luck at grabbing attention for the gadgets and technologies they hope to bring to market. |
| 1:10.1 | I'm going to be taking you with me for a ride in a Russian driverless car. |
| 1:15.9 | Plus, I'll be checking out a new plant-based alternative to pork meat being announced here at CES. |
| 1:18.9 | Joining me here on the show floor is my colleague Chris Fox. |
| 1:20.4 | Hello, Chris. What have you seen? |
| 1:23.5 | I've been looking at Samsung's new Vision for the Future. |
| 1:26.8 | It's a robot called Boorley that rolls around your house. |
| 1:29.2 | And also with me here is the BBC's reporter and producer in San Francisco, Cody Godwin. Cody, what's excited you? I had the opportunity to |
| 1:34.9 | get my hands on a different kind of smartphone. We are all very familiar with rectangular ones, |
| 1:38.9 | and this one is round. We'll be chatting to you about that later on, but first, here's a quick taste of what's to come. |
| 1:45.3 | We're taking $22 billion and investing in artificial intelligence, in 5G and infoldable devices. |
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