Larry M. Kushner

The Consumer Electronics Show is the largest exhibition in Las Vegas. Most every exhibition venue in the city is involved withC.E.S. Usually hundreds of thousands of exhibitors and visitors from around the world are in attendance. Hotels are fully bookedand the casinos are busy.

While the name of the show indicates that it is about electronics， which it is， it is， also， so much more. There are companiespromoting all kinds of products， enough to meet everyones interests. These days electronics are involved in most products， however，the variety of the products are exceedingly broad. For instance， there are products that are promoted in the food industry， medicalservices， sporting goods and many other business sectors.

The Las Vegas Convention Center is the largest venue， having a central hall， west hall and north hall. Due to the gigantic sizeof the halls， it is very tiring walking from the west hall to the central hall. This problem has been resolved by making it possible to gofrom one hall to the other by driving in a Tesla automobile through underground tunnels below the convention center.

2023 年1 月舉辦的消費電子展（CES）是拉斯維加斯最大的展覽會。這個城市的每一個展覽場地都與展會主題有關(guān)，通常都會有成千上萬的參展商和來自世界各地的參觀者來參加。每每這個時候，酒店都會被訂購一空。

雖然這個展會的名字看上去是關(guān)于電子產(chǎn)品的，但它的內(nèi)容遠遠不止于此。不同種類的公司推銷著各種各樣的產(chǎn)品，產(chǎn)品的種類非常廣泛，涉及食品工業(yè)、醫(yī)療服務、體育用品等，足以吸引每個人的眼球——當然，大多數(shù)產(chǎn)品還是和電子產(chǎn)品相關(guān)的。

拉斯維加斯會議中心是最大的會場，有中央大廳、西廳和北廳。由于大廳規(guī)模龐大，從西廳走到中廳是很累的。本次展覽解決了這一問題，因為在會議中心下方的地下隧道中，觀眾可以駕駛特斯拉汽車從一個大廳到另一個大廳。

I. Crowd

Curiosity is abundant. There are tens of thousands of visitors searching out the newest and most advancedproducts in every venue. While the primary purpose of attending the CES is to see the new products there is anextraordinary opportunity to meet interesting visitors from all over the world. When it is time to relax after a longday of walking in the various venues then you can go to the Venetian to enjoy the Spring Festival decorations. Thentake a gondola ride through the Venice canals stopping for a delicious meal at one of the many restaurants in theVenetian Plaza. The Venetian complex contains several of the large CES Exhibition Halls. So， it is very convenient towalk from the exhibition halls to the Venetian Plaza， Canals and shopping malls.

一、人山人海的參觀者

好奇心滿滿。每個會場都有成千上萬的參觀者在尋找最新、最先進的產(chǎn)品。雖然大家參加CES 的主要目的是看新產(chǎn)品，但這是一個與來自世界各地的游客見面的絕佳機會。當你在各個場館走了一整天，到了該放松的時候，你可以去威尼斯人觀賞中國春節(jié)風的裝飾，然后乘坐貢多拉船穿過威尼斯運河，在威尼斯廣場的眾多餐廳中選一家，停下來享用美味的食物。威尼斯綜合體包含了幾個大型的CES 展廳。因此，從展廳步行到威尼斯廣場、運河和購物中心非常方便。

II. Electronics

Have you ever worried about your smart phone getting wet during a rain storm or spilling a cup of tea on yourlaptop！ Now using the coating products from Nanoflow can put to rest those worries. Products manufactured usingthe Nanoflow coatings are water proof. Thats right， even electronics like computers can survive dosing with water.The coating can water proof any electronic equipment. I was amazed to see a circuit board completely submerged inwater without the board being damaged.

二、電子產(chǎn)品

你有沒有擔心過你的智能手機會被突如其來的暴風雨打濕，或者茶水不小心灑在筆記本電腦上？現(xiàn)在使用Nanoflow 的涂層產(chǎn)品就可以消除這些擔憂了。使用Nanoflow 涂層制造的產(chǎn)品是防水的，沒錯，即使是像電腦這樣的電子產(chǎn)品掉進水中也沒事。該涂層可使任何電子設備防水。在現(xiàn)場，我眼睜睜地看到一塊電路板完全淹沒在水中而沒有損壞，科技真的十分神奇。

The Laser Pecker can etch images on many types of materials. Wood， plastic and metal are some of thematerials on which images can be very precisely engraved. The Laser Pecker is computer controlled so any image onthe computer may be engraved on to the substrate material. Here you can see my picture being etched on a plasticmaterial.

激光啄木鳥可以在多種材料上蝕刻圖像。木頭、塑料和金屬，這些都是可以非常精確地雕刻圖像的底版材料。激光啄木鳥是由計算機控制的，因此計算機上的任何圖像都可以刻在底版材料上。作為嘗試，在這里，我把我的照片蝕刻在塑料材料上了，你看到了吧。

You want a violin， but it is just too expensive and violins are delicate instruments. Forget those worries. Nowviolins can be 3D printed. This young man was having a good time playing a piece of classical music. It all soundedgood to me being played on a 3D printed violin. While the violin plays just like a handmade wood violin， the makingof this 3D printed violin is based every bit on 21st century high tech electronics.

或許你心儀于一把小提琴，但可能卻止步于它昂貴的價格和精致的制作工藝。現(xiàn)在忘掉那些煩惱吧。這個年輕人正在用3D 打印的小提琴演奏一首古典音樂，玩得很開心。對我來說，用3D 打印的小提琴演奏，聽起來就已經(jīng)相當不錯了。雖然小提琴演奏起來的音質(zhì)像傳統(tǒng)手工制作的木制小提琴，但它卻完全是21 世紀的高科技電子產(chǎn)品。

III. Food

There were many companies at CES involved with the food industry. Two of these companies most especiallypiqued my interest.

Atte is a company that makes very special 3D printers. I was especially interested in their printers because I am aChocaholic （a person that loves chocolate a lot）.

The Atte 3D printer uses chocolate for printing 3D objects. The great thing about these printed objects is whenyou are tired of looking at them you get to eat them， yummm chocolate.

三、食物

在消費電子展上，有許多與食品工業(yè)有關(guān)的公司。其中有兩家公司尤其引起了我的興趣。Atte 是一家制造特殊3D 打印機的公司。我對他們的打印機特別感興趣，因為我是一個“巧克力狂”。Atte 3D 打印機使用巧克力來打印3D 物體。這些“印刷品”的好處是，當你看累了的時候，就把它們吃了，啊，美味的巧克力。

Tineco makes a line of electronic programable kitchen appliances. One of their products attracted myinterest right away. This product is the automatic programable stir fry machine. Just program the device put in theingredients. Then when you return it is time for a delicious meal. The machine automatically stirs the ingredients. Theappliance can be programed to start and finish cooking according to your instructions.

Tineco 生產(chǎn)系列可編程廚房電器。他們的一款產(chǎn)品立刻引起了我的興趣：可編程自動炒菜機。只要給設備編程，把原料放進去。當你回來的時候，就可以享用美味大餐了。這臺機器自動攪拌配料。該設備可以根據(jù)人的指令編程開始和完成烹飪。

IV. Medical

A most common item the toilet seat has gone high tech. Now the toilet seat from a number of differentcompanies offer products that can read your blood pressure， analyze urine and determine other important medicalinformation.

四. 醫(yī)療

馬桶蓋這種最常見的東西已經(jīng)變得非常高科技了?，F(xiàn)在，許多公司生產(chǎn)的馬桶蓋產(chǎn)品可以讀取你的血壓、分析尿液，然后確定您其他重要的醫(yī)療信息。

檢測糖尿病患者的血糖水平，一直是一個又黏又痛的過程。這種新產(chǎn)品無需用針扎手指，而是通過激光抽血，然后分析血液樣本的血糖水平。

這個實驗裝置是一個使用激光作為光源的相機。該攝像機用于心臟手術(shù)，以確定某些其他手段無法發(fā)現(xiàn)的心臟問題。這種相機仍處于研制階段，當更先進的樣機投入使用時，它將能夠提供更清晰和更詳細的圖像，以協(xié)助外科醫(yī)生進行心臟手術(shù)。

幾千年來，大腦是如何工作的一直是個謎?，F(xiàn)在，Sync Wave 提供了nir 引導的儀器，可以讀取人的腦波，以確定大腦的醫(yī)療問題：病人戴著一個與電腦相連的頭盔，頭盔掃描病人的腦電波，然后由軟件進行分析。該軟件可以分析確定大腦中存在的或潛在醫(yī)療問題。阿爾茨海默病是該產(chǎn)品旨在揭示的疾病之一。

Testing blood sugar levels for diabetics has always been a sticky painful procedure. This new product eliminatesthe need to prick the finger with a needle. This device draws blood by using a laser and then the device will analyzethe blood sample for the sugar level.

This experimental device is a camera that uses lasers for a light source. The camera is used during heart surgeryto determine certain heart problems that otherwise could not be found. The camera is still in the developmentalstage. When the more advanced model is ready for use it will be able to provide a clearer and more detailed image toassist the surgeons during heart operations.

How the brain works has been a mystery for thousands of years. Now Sync Wave provides the Nir-Ledinstrument that can read brain waives to determine medical problems with the brain. The patient wears a helmetwhich is connected to a computer. The helmet scans the patients brain waves， which are then analyzed by software.The software can determine the existence or likelihood of future medical problems in the brain. Alzheimers Diseaseis one of the conditions that this product is meant to reveal.

V. Transport and Sports

Yan Ren of Shenzhen Zhongtan Diving Equipment Company shows how to use theelectric fan powered propulsiondevice. Just strap this device around the waist and off you go， effortlessly scooting under water.

Most divers need to continuously look at various gauges hanging from their equipment to monitor their air， how deepthey are， how much time they have before resurfacing. The Shenzhen Zhongtan Diving Equipment Company nowhas a heads-up monitor on a diving mask that shows drivers all of the necessary information， without having to dragaround all the gauges dangling from their waists.

Aqualines manufactured by a French company is a combination of an airplane and a boat. It uses ground effecttechnology to reduce the amount of energy needed to lift the vehicle above the water while carrying passengers athigh speed. Currently the company has prototypes flying and plans to go into full production in the near future.

A new automobile brand is emerging. The all electric high technology Afeela. This automobile will be manufacturedby a company， which is a combination of Sony and Honda.This car it is expected to have solid Honda constructionwith the most advanced Sony electronics. As self-driving cars become more common on-boardelectroniccommunication and entertainment systems will have greater importance.

五. 交通和體育

深圳中潭潛水設備公司的任燕女士向我們展示了如何使用電風扇驅(qū)動的推進裝置。只要把這個裝置綁在腰上，你就可以毫不費力地在水下滑行。

大多數(shù)潛水員需要不斷地查看掛在設備上的各種儀表，以監(jiān)測他們剩余的氧氣量的多少、下潛的深度、在重新浮出水面前他們有多少時間等等。深圳中潭潛水設備有限公司現(xiàn)在在潛水面罩上安裝了一個平視顯示器，可以向潛水者顯示所有必要的信息，而不必把掛在腰間的儀表拖來拖去。

一家法國公司生產(chǎn)的Aqualines 是飛機和船的結(jié)合體。它使用地面效應技術(shù)來減少在高速載客時將車輛抬離水面所需的能量。目前，該公司的原型機正在飛行，并計劃在不久的將來投入全面生產(chǎn)。

一個新的汽車品牌正在崛起。全電動高科技Afeela。這輛汽車將由一家索尼和本田合并的公司制造。這輛汽車預計將擁有堅實的本田結(jié)構(gòu)和最先進的索尼電子產(chǎn)品。隨著自動駕駛汽車在車載越來越普遍，電子通信和娛樂系統(tǒng)將變得更加重要。

The super motorcycle of the future. This European manufactured electric motorcycle has a unique design. Theback wheel is actually the motor. The bike is very powerful. You should see this model in full production soon.

The Caterpillar Company builds large equipment. This huge earth mover was on display at C.E.S. forexploration by all visitors. The size and weight of this massive machine is just mind boggling. Luiz Pustiglione， salesmanager explained， that actually this model of Caterpillar earth movers is the smallest model they manufacture.

Moving the big and heavy stuff！ Plans are well under way to build giant blimps to haul large heavy items. Thistype of blimp can move objects to big and heavy to haul on trucks or railroads. The terrain does not matter to thisheavy hauler. It can operate over land or water.

This what the chassis looks like of an electric pick-up truck. Two direct drive electric motors and batteries. Amuch less complicated mechanical system than a gasoline powered truck.

未來的超級摩托車。這種歐洲制造的電動摩托車設計獨特，其后輪實際上就是馬達。這輛摩托車動力很大。您應該很快就能看到這種型號的全面生產(chǎn)。

卡特彼勒公司制造大型設備。這臺巨大的推土機在CES 上展出，供所有參觀者探索。這臺巨大的機器的尺寸和重量令人難以置信。銷售經(jīng)理路易斯·普斯蒂利奧內(nèi)解釋說，實際上這種型號的卡特彼勒推土機是他們生產(chǎn)的最小型號。

搬又大又重的物品。建造巨型飛艇來運送大型重物的計劃正在順利進行中。這種類型的飛艇可以將物體移動到大而重的卡車或鐵路上，地形對這輛重型搬運車來說影響并不大，它可以在水陸兩用。

這就是電動皮卡的底盤，兩個直接驅(qū)動電動機和電池，一個比汽油動力卡車簡單得多的機械系統(tǒng)。

VI. Visual

Heads up display for your glasses. The most interesting concept involved with this product is how it is beingdeveloped. This product is being researched by a group of young scientists from around the world. Can you imaginehow many great products can be developed by harnessing the brain power of scientists around the world. This is onlypossible now by using modern computerized communications.

六、視覺

眼鏡上的平視顯示器。這個產(chǎn)品最有趣的地方是它是如何被開發(fā)的。一群來自世界各地的年輕科學家們正在研究這種產(chǎn)品。你能想象，利用世界各地科學家的腦力可以開發(fā)出多少偉大的產(chǎn)品嗎？ 現(xiàn)在只有使用現(xiàn)代計算機通信才能做到這一點。

Giant holograms. The electronic technology is nowavailable to apparently form free floating images. Thisgiant image （see picture to the left） is formed by a set ofspinning arms that are able by using a visual illusion trickthe eye into seeing an image that is really not there. Thearms spin at such a fast rate that the eye cannot see theblank space between the arms. The eye is tricked intoseeing a complete image. The picture to the right was madewith the camera shutter speed fast enough to show thespinning arms as the image was being formed. While thehigh shutter speed of the camera made it possible to see thespinning arms the human eye could not.

巨大的全息圖像。電子技術(shù)現(xiàn)在可以輕松地形成自由漂浮的圖像。這幅巨大的圖像是由一組旋轉(zhuǎn)的手臂組成的，它們可以通過視覺錯覺欺騙眼睛，讓眼睛看到實際上并不存在的圖像。手臂旋轉(zhuǎn)的速度如此之快，以至于眼睛看不到手臂之間的空白，肉眼可見的就是一個完整的圖像。但如果用足夠快的快門速度拍攝，在得到的圖像上就能看到形成時旋轉(zhuǎn)的手臂。雖然相機的高快門速度使它能夠看到旋轉(zhuǎn)的手臂，但人眼無法看到。

The Canon Camera Company was demonstrating the Canon RF 5.2mm Dual Fisheye 3D Lens. This lens cansimultaneously cast two images on the image sensor creating images that can be used to create 3d pictures or videos.The lenses each cover 190 degrees. It is very wide angle.

The object next to our correspondent， Larry Kushner， is not a space alien. It is the Kandao Obsidian Pro VRcamera system. The camera has eight lenses and eight APS-C sensors. The camera can be used for 3D 8K video. VRcameras such as this one are gaining high resolution.

佳能相機公司展示了佳能RF 5.2mm 雙魚眼3D 鏡頭。該鏡頭可以同時在圖像傳感器上投射兩個圖像，創(chuàng)建可用于創(chuàng)建3d 圖片或視頻的圖像。每個鏡頭覆蓋190 度。它是一個超廣角。

我們記者拉里·庫什納旁邊的那個人不是外星人。這就是Kandao Obsidian Pro VR 攝像系統(tǒng)。該相機有8 個鏡頭和8 個APS-C 傳感器。該相機可用于3D 8K 視頻。像這樣的虛擬現(xiàn)實相機可獲得的分辨率越來越高。（翻譯：劉建波）