The PCs and tablets of CES 2015 (pictures)

These are some of the most notable laptops, desktops and tablets we saw at CES 2015.

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These are some of the most notable laptops, desktops and tablets we saw at CES 2015.

I tried, and failed, to crash a BMW i3 at CES 2015

During a demonstration of BMW's ActiveAssist technology in an i3 electric car, I aimed it at a fake brick wall and floored the accelerator, only to have the car hit the brakes.

LAS VEGAS -- On the top level of a parking garage during CES 2015, BMW invited me to take the wheel of its i3 electric car, modified with its experimental ActiveAssist technology. Through a narrow course of soft barriers I followed a BMW minder's instructions and purposefully steered into the obstacles.

CNET's Next Big Thing: How virtual reality goes beyond geeky

 

Industry leaders say virtual and augmented reality applications will be as widespread as mobile phones, but not until some major hurdles are addressed.

Using virtual reality will seem as natural as picking up your smartphone, once the technology moves past its geeky reputation, experts said Monday during CNET's Next Big Thing supersession at CES 2015.Once just a popular science-fiction concept, virtual reality -- and its counterpart augmented reality