LAS VEGAS -- Director Michael Bay made waves Monday at CES 2014 after walking off the stage during an introduction for Samsung's huge, curved TV set.
He appeared to flub his lines and then left the stage, muttering an apology. See the video above.
Dozens of companies were pitching their newest, coolest and nerdiest tech wares for the media on Monday during the Consumer Electronics Show press day in Las Vegas. See our latest real-time updates at the bottom of this post.
Samsung has been everywhere at CES 2014, hosting receptions, a news conference and private dinners to tout its latest products.
Getting most of the buzz on Monday, besides the Bay incident: the tech giant's 105-inch curved ultra-high-def television and it's 85-inch bendable TV, which goes from flat to curved with the press of a button.
Samsung will begin selling curved UHD TVs in the spring.
Another big gadget announcement was the Pebble Steel, the second edition of the popular smartwatch.
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The device features a smaller build and nicer material. It uses a stainless-steel watch face and offers the choice of either a steel or leather band. The new Pebble Steel is available now for $249 -- $100 more than its predecessor -- and will begin shipping on Jan. 28.
Earlier in the day, Mozilla and Panasonic announced a partnership to develop smart TVs that use Firefox OS. Smart TVs are integrated with the Internet, bringing video on demand, instant messaging and more to the TV screen. Now, the software behind the Firefox Web browser will be put on Panasonic's Web-connected TVs.
Vizio on Monday morning officially announced the specs of its 120-inch Ultra HD TV. The Reference Series Ultra HD LED Smart TV is more than 6 feet high, nearly 9 feet wide and weighs more than 100 pounds. And LG confirmed plans for its curved smartphone.
Amid all the hype and sunny optimism of the company announcements, the consumer electronics industry is also grappling with a rather large, ominous cloud hovering over the proceedings. The Consumer Electronics Assn., the organization that hosts CES in Las Vegas, said over the weekend that it expected global consumer spending on technology to fall 1% in 2014. And what little money consumers plan to spend will likely go to a tablet or a smartphone. If youre making anything else, you might be in for a long, sad year.
The giant consumer electronics show opens Tuesday, when 150,000 industry attendees are expected.
A team of Los Angeles Times reporters is at the scene to bring you all the happenings live.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-ces-2014-live-las-vegas-tv-cars-gadgets-20140106-dto,0,4634979.story
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