From January 5 to January 8 (local time), the 2023 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas, USA. As the world’s largest consumer technology Industry event, CES gathers the latest products and technological achievements from numerous renowned manufacturers worldwide, and is regarded as the “barometer” of the international consumer electronics Industry.

According to the latest statistics from the CES organizers, the scale of CES 2023 increased by 70% compared to 2022, with more than 3,000 companies from 174 countries participating. The exhibition area was twice as large as in 2022, and the halls once again saw the pre-pandemic crowds. Among them, nearly 1,000 were new exhibitors, and the number of Chinese exhibitors is expected to exceed 400.

Based on information disclosed by multiple participating companies, AR/VR, smart cars, chips, human-computer interaction, the metaverse, new displays, smart homes, Matter, and other areas are the hot technology fields at this year’s CES.

So, in the lighting industry, what must-see products were showcased at this year's CES? What new trends in lighting technology were revealed? Let's take a look.

GE Lighting is expanding its smart home ecosystem with a series of new smart lighting Cync Dynamic Effects devices, launching the new smart lighting brand Cync Dynamic Effects. At this CES, GE introduced a neon light that functions like a multi-colored rope light, allowing users to bend it into fun, artistic shapes to quickly decorate walls. Also exhibited were hexagonal wall panel lights, "Smart Wafer" downlights, and spherical light bulbs capable of emitting multiple color gradients simultaneously. According to the company, in addition to full-spectrum colors, the new products feature on-device music synchronization and tunable white light.

As for Matter, GE Lighting stated that the new versions of direct-connect smart light bulbs and smart plugs will synchronize with the Matter standard, with other new devices to follow.

It is reported that at this CES, devices corresponding to the Matter ecosystem, such as smart lighting and smart hubs, were prominently displayed.

Nanoleaf has innovated a set of wall panels that can be mounted on the ceiling to create app-controlled ambiance, much like a charming skylight.

Nanoleaf has also launched the Matter-compatible Nanoleaf 4D system, allowing all their luminaires to synchronize color changes with TV screens, bringing joy to RGB enthusiasts.

At CES 2023, Yeelight partnered with Amazon Alexa, Google, and Samsung SmartThings to showcase a range of Matter-compatible products. This includes the Cube Desktop Ambient Light, quick-install curtain motors, Yeelight Pro whole-home smart lighting, and more, paving the way for unified smart home devices.

△Cube Desktop Ambient Light

The Cube ambient light is among the first products worldwide to receive CSA Matter certification. It can link with PCs, changing in sync with screen content and music. With 16 million colors, it supports DIY design like LEGO bricks, allowing you to create your preferred lighting atmosphere.

△Yeelight Pro Whole-Home Smart Lighting

The Yeelight Pro whole-home smart lighting product line covers smart luminaire solutions without main lights, control panels, sensors, smart switches, and more. The system can expand to different devices via IoT ecosystems, Mi Home, HomeKit, and other mainstream smart home platforms, customizing various lighting modes according to user needs.

Tuya Smart PaaS 2.0 and Commercial Lighting, etc.

At the exhibition, Tuya made a major launch of PaaS 2.0, flexibly creating personalized Solution to meet global customers' core demands for "product differentiation and independent control." In the commercial lighting展区, Tuya's wireless SMB lighting control system also attracted much attention. It supports functions such as single Luminaire control and overall Luminance adjustment. When used with presence sensors, it can turn lights on when people arrive and off when they leave, creating a green, Energy saving lighting effect for indoor environments.

In addition, Tuya showcased several smart hit products, Tuya's Matter-supported Solution, and the Bluetooth seamless pairing Solution launched jointly with Amazon at CES 2023, providing innovative guidance for the development of the IoT industry.

Telink Semiconductor Matter protocol smart lighting Solution etc.

Telink Semiconductor showcased multiple SoC products and application solutions at the CES exhibition, demonstrating its high-performance, low-power SoC products and solutions such as Matter protocol smart lighting and Bluetooth Low Energy audio.

Among them, the Matter protocol smart lighting demo attracted significant attention from attendees. Telink's TLSR9 series SoC has obtained Thread 1.3.0 Certification, supporting product development based on the Matter standard, enabling remote wireless control scenarios via IP-supporting routers. It is suitable for device development across underlying communication technologies and cross-ecosystem platforms in scenarios such as smart homes or smart buildings.

Different display technologies "compete"

At CES 2023, Mini/Micro LED (MLED) and 8K TVs took center stage, with foldable OLED displays, glasses-free 3D, and other cutting-edge display technologies creating a dazzling spectacle.

For instance, Samsung showcased its latest Neo QLED TV series, which uses backlight dimming technology to control quantum dot Mini LEDs. Sharp exhibited its latest flagship product for the first time—the AQUOS XLED, combining Mini LED with quantum dot technology. TCL presented the Lingyao QD-Mini LED Smart Screen X11 and the new flagship Mini LED Smart Screen QM8. Hisense brought multiple new Mini LED TV models from its ULED series. Skyworth expanded the application scenarios of Mini LED TVs to outdoor settings, exhibiting the outdoor Mini LED TV S1...

△ Samsung's "Flex Hybrid" concept product

△LG OLED Wireless TV

The overwhelming popularity of CES has heightened our anticipation for the arrival of a new spring in the technology and lighting industry in 2023.