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One of the highlights of CES 2019 was the LG Signature OLED TV R, an OLED TV able to roll up in a cabinet when not in use. The company sets to take the concept a step further at CES 2020 with a version able to roll down from the ceiling, like a projector screen.

Simply described as the UHD Roll-Down OLED display, the 65-inch TV promises to "raise the level of smart home interior by maximizing use of space." Little else is known about the admittedly intriguing concept, but it should be fairly similar to the Signature OLED TV R only set, well, upside down and modified for installation on ceilings. Then again, one has to keep in mind the aforementioned first rollable TV is still to hit the market, meaning it might be a while before we take a proper good look at the new take on the concept.

Lenovo takes on gaming laptops at CES 2020 with the announcement of the Legion BoostStation, the first eGPU enclosure from the company similar to offerings from the likes of Razer, if with a wider selection of GPU bundle options.

In fact, Lenovo offers the BoostStation with GPUs ranging from the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti through the RTX 2080 Super. AMD customers also get an option with the Radeon RX 5700 XT. Construction is in aluminium, and it can accommodate any dual-wide graphics card up to 300mm long together with one 2.5/3.5-inch SATA drive and two M.2 PCIe SSDs. Like other such enclosures it connects to laptops via Thunderbolt 3, and it doubles as a hub with two USB 3.1, one USB 2.0 and an HDMI ports, plus an ethernet controller.

JBL announces the Bar 9.1 at CES 2020-- a first Dolby Atmos-compatible soundbar from the company featuring four upfiring Dolby Atmos drivers and a pair of detachable wireless speakers.

The detachable speaker design should be familiar for JBL customers, since it was first used in the 5.1 Bar. The company says the detachable speakers are battery-powered, and can be undocked from the soundbar for placement elsewhere in the room. Battery life clocks at around 10 hours per charge. Recharging takes place by reattaching the speakers back on the soundbar.

The compact Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) range gets a next generation addition at CES 2020-- "Ghost Canyon", an option large enough to fit a desktop graphics card, making it more ideal for gamer customers.

Allowances to fit regular GPUs make Ghost Canyon, also known as the Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit, larger than other products in the Intel mini-PC range. In fact, it is more of a mini-desktop machine, if anything else. Intel is still to fully detail this latest NUC iteration, but does say it is powered by 9th gen Core H series processors ranging from Core i5 to Core i9, including a high-end Core i9 in an unlocked SKU.