At CES 2015, we’re strapping on new sensors. As the world’s largest tech expo gets rolling, we’re getting an early look at dozens of new products — and many are wearable gadgets. This year’s activity trackers go beyond measuring heart rate and steps: Now playing: Watch this: Wearable tech learns new tricks at CES 2015 …

LAS VEGAS — LG used its presentation at the 2015 International CES highlight its focus on the Internet of Things and the company’s pursuit of a functioning interoperable ecosystem that can combine its WebOS 2.0 TVs with a new “wellness platform,” home automation and even smartcars. Compared with its earlier WebOS platform, the WebOS 2.0 platform has a simpler user …

The Connected Cycle will come in multiple different colors, and should attach to almost any type of bike. Connected Cycle LAS VEGAS — Bike thefts are pretty common in major metropolitan areas, and even those who religiously use a bike lock aren’t safe from savvy thieves. The Connected Cycle is a smart bike pedal equipped with GPS and GPRS sensors …

Lexy Savvides/CNET LAS VEGAS — Need more audio power? A digital audio amplifier can help. The Twenty is a portable digital amplifier from Griffin that offers plug-and-play compatibility with a wide range of devices from smartphones and consoles right through to televisions — or just plug it in to your existing speakers. It is the successor to the company’s previous …

Las Vegas — Dish Networks, which has made headlines in recent months over contract disputes with high-profile content providers, is expected to draw attention back to its satellite-TV service by unveiling new products at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CNET’s live blog of Dish Networks 2015 CES press conference The third-largest US pay-TV service, Dish may introduce …

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang holds out the Tegra X1, which he claims is the world’s first mobile “superchip.” Nvidia LAS VEGAS — Nvidia wants to bring its high-end PC graphics card business to mobile — and it thinks it has a chip that can deliver the image quality of an Xbox One to the dashboard of your car. At the …

Here’s what the four-pronged Melomind wearable looks like. Anthony Domanico/CNET LAS VEGAS — We’re big fans of wacky wearables at Crave, so the newly unveiled Melomind connected headset immediately caught our eye (and our brain waves) at CES 2015. The helmet-like wearable from myBrain has electrodes on each of the four spikes that protrude from the core device. These electrodes …

LG’s 55EC9300 television, which offers a new OLED display for improved picture quality. Sarah Tew/CNET Expect a lot of appliance and TV announcements from LG this week. The South Korean electronics maker unveiled a slew of new televisions at last year’s CES, including 12 new ultra-HD screens, and will likely follow suit this year during its press conference at 8 …

Enlarge ImageSamsung introduced a bevy of new electronics during 2014 CES in Las Vegas. James Martin/CNET It’s time again for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and Samsung’s press conference is always one of the most anticipated presentations at the tech confab. Don’t expect any big mobile news at the show — Samsung tends to save that for later in the …

Netflix Movie studios and rights holders may well have received their Christmas wish, with reports that Netflix has begun blocking users attempting to skirt around geoblocks on its US service by using a VPN. The news comes after a major industry group representing rights holders and distributors confirmed that its members were lobbying Netflix in the United States to see …

Joshua Goldman/CNET LAS VEGAS — In November of last year, drone manufacturer DJI announced the Inspire 1, a quadcopter with a 4K-resolution camera for capturing aerial videos and photos. While that’s sure to result in some impressive shots, it’s a lot of camera to be used solely for up in the air. Enter the Inspire 1 camera mount announced at …

Joshua Goldman/CNET LAS VEGAS — There’s no denying that wireless multiroom speaker systems are popular, but the cost can get prohibitively high. Bluetooth accessory maker SuperTooth says that doesn’t have to be the case. Unveiled at CES 2015, the Multiroom System (yes, that’s the name) consists of one base speaker and up to four satellite speakers, priced from $300 for …

Enlarge ImageCEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled Nvidia’s newest graphics chip at CES 2014. James Martin/CNET Nvidia, which tends to host the first major press conference of the Consumer Electronics Show, will kick things off again this year. The chipmaker, best known for its powerful graphics chips that power PCs, will host its presentation Sunday at 8 p.m. PT. CNET’s Ben Fox …

The Redmi 1S has been a hit for Xiaomi. Xiaomi Xiaomi continued its meteoric growth in 2014, more than doubling its revenue from the year before, the CEO of world’s third-largest smartphone maker revealed Sunday. The Chinese handset maker raked in 74.3 billion yuan ($12.1 billion) in pre-tax sales last year, an increase of 135 percent from 2013, Lei Jun …

Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-LX100 is one of the companies newer cameras capable of shooting 4K video. Sarah Tew/CNET If 2014 was the year that “ultra HD” 4K gained ground, then this is the year that will test whether it truly takes over— and Panasonic is banking on having something to show for when 1080p finally gets bumped. At the annual Consumer …