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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>One of the world\u2019s largest technology shows kicks off in Las Vegas this week, with about 100,000 attendees expected and more than 3,000 exhibitors from around the world showcasing what they hope will be the next big thing.<\/p>\n

From the technology giants to the smallest start-ups, all are welcome here, if they can afford to attend. It\u2019s a smorgasbord of clever ideas \u2013 and some completely bonkers ones.<\/p>\n

But one country is notably absent from CES 2023 \u2013 Russia. Last time I was here, in 2020, I took a ride around the city in a driverless car developed by Russian technology giant Yandex.<\/p>\n

But this year, Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Technology Association, which runs the event, says, Russia is \u201cnot welcome\u201d. \u201cWe did not welcome them this year given the political situation,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just didn\u2019t feel it was appropriate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a matter of legal policy for the United States, it\u2019s a matter of our policy as an organisation.<\/p>\n

\u201d A few Russian companies asked to exhibit, Mr Shapiro says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe said they could relocate to another country if they were interested,\u201d he says. Mr Shapiro\u2019s view on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is signposted by the Ukraine flag pin badge on his jacket lapel.<\/p>\n

And he tells me there are about a dozen Ukrainian technology companies here, many showcasing sustainability concepts. One, Releaf, makes paper from fallen leaves. The show floor officially opens on Thursday. Within minutes of arriving at a preview event, I\u2019ve:<\/p>\n

been given a temporary tattoo by a Prinker \u2013 a miniature inkjet-printer company from Korea munched on a macaron prepared by a \u201csmart\u201d food mixer from US company General Electric watched an increasingly out-of-breath reporter try to conduct an interview while pedalling furiously on a bike and wearing a virtual-reality headset<\/p>\n

A Rubik\u2019s Cube-sized wood-and-gold gadget I\u2019m told is the \u201csolution\u201d to excess screen time is thrust under my nose. Called Ohm\u2019s Quest, it\u2019s an escape-room-style adventure game that can be played for only 60 minutes at a time.<\/p>\n

I try out a voice chatbot from Talkr. ai. \u201cLike ChatGPT [Generative Pre-trained Transformer] but spoken,\u201d I\u2019m told enthusiastically. But when I ask a question into an old-fashioned phone handset placed to my ear, it doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s too loud in the room, the demonstrator says forlornly. Fitness and wellbeing figure heavily here, along with smart home devices. Sustainability is also a big feature, which is interesting given technology\u2019s traditionally difficult relationship with the environment and its habit of churning out difficult-to-recycle hardware.<\/p>\n

Samsung announced its solar-powered TV remote controls would be made from plastic waste from the sea and recycled aluminium cans. French company Up & Go has developed a prototype wireless charger for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

A small cylinder makes contact with a plate that goes underneath a car fitted with an adaptor. It\u2019s a basic induction process. The company\u2019s Eli Chicheportiche tells me the charger will cost 3,000-5,000 euros (\u00a32,000-\u00a34,000),<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can do it with a phone, why not a car?\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked with EV users and everybody agrees that the cable system doesn\u2019t work as well we would want it to.
\nThe current prototype takes several hours but the hope is \u2013 with more funding, the goal of many of the companies paying to exhibit \u2013 it will eventually be able to complete a charge in 10-30 mins.<\/p>\n

CES is not a public event. The room is full of journalists, analysts and other guests. But for many CES veterans, the preview lacks the colour and surprise, the wow factor, of previous years.<\/p>\n

I am struggling to name a single amazing product \u2013 and as the evening wears on, the muttering becomes louder. \u201cIt felt like same old, with no real stand-out tech,\u201d Paolo Pescatore, from PP Insight, says.<\/p>\n

Like many exhibition-style events, CES was hit hard by Covid. Last year, 40,000 people attended. Pre-Covid it was closer to 200,000. But many of this year\u2019s guests and exhibitors are still arriving.<\/p>\n

Attending CES always feels a bit like panning for gold \u2013 and usually, with the right frame of mind and some comfortable shoes, there is some to be found.<\/p>\n

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