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CES 2014: What To Expect (VIDEO)

CES 2014: What To Expect
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CES is here again.

That's right, CES 2014 -- the annual Las Vegas riot of electronics, computers, phones and digital whatnot -- has arrived once more, to convince you that what you really, really need in life is a ridiculously massive wall of TV sets, and possibly a laptop that can fold in ever more exciting ways, for absolutely no reason at all.

Here's what to expect from this year's show:

Best Future Gadgets Of 2014
Oculus Rift(01 of06)
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The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is already brilliant - this is the year that we want one we can actually buy, play games on and lose entire weekends to exploring in socially damaging and mind-altering ways. (credit:Flickr:kalleboo)
Affordable 4K(02 of06)
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So 4K TV is amazing. But so far it's too expensive and there's nothing to watch on it. So come on, TV makers of the world: give us a 4K set for an affordable price, and then a version of Gravity we can watch at that resolution at home. Please. (credit:AP)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4(03 of06)
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Everyone is looking to the Galaxy S5 for Samsung's next big device. But we're hoping for something literally bigger, and even better, from the new Note. Last year's massive pen-enabled device was our favourite large phone of the year, and the prospect of a thinner, edge-to-edge and potentially curved replacement is just delicious.
HTC Two(04 of06)
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We can't wait for the HTC 'Two', or 'M8', or whatever it will be called -- the name doesn't matter, we just an update to arguably the most beautiful Android phone of 2013 with a better camera, redesigned OS skin and possibly some of the cool rounded 'teardrop' corners seen in this concept.
Google Glass(05 of06)
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Google - if you do nothing else in 2014, take your wearable Glass computer, make it slightly less creepy, make it cost about £300 rather than £900 and make it cool. Oh, and release it in the UK. (credit:Getty Images)
[Sigh] iWatch(06 of06)
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Because we're virtually obligated to include this every year until Apple finally releases one. Still, jaded hopes and fears aside, this Nike Fuelband-style iWatch would go down nicely, if it worked, which it almost certainly would not.
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