Changhong Draws Crowd with Eye-catching Display

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Jan 7. All the Chinese elements in Changhong's booth were shipped from China. The molds can only be made in China. ( ©Simeng Dai/BUNS) — Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Jan 7. All the Chinese elements in Changhong’s booth were shipped from China. ( ©Simeng Dai/BUNS)

By Simeng Dai
BU News Service

Las Vegas — The show floors at CES are always jam-packed with dazzling booths and displays, but one, has brought China’s Forbidden City to Las Vegas. Based in Sichuan Province in China, Changhong shipped the eye-catching set from China.

The city theme serves as a backdrop for TVs and connected home products that Changhong has on display, showcasing Chinese design to differentiate itself from their industry competitors.

It’s the company’s fifth time at CES, and this year their display is the biggest ever. It is also their second year showing the traditional Chinese elements, including bridges and ornamental pillars that were made in China.

“You can only make these molds in China,” said Michael Arone, a sales manager for Soya, a company that has helped Changhong set up their display for the past five years.

The design team flew in from China with a group of 15, including designers and workers. In addition recreating traditional Chinese scenes, Changhong arranges performances which showcase traditional cloth made by Chinese artists.

“It took us about half year to prepare for the whole show, ” said Arone. He declined to disclose how much it cost to set up the display.

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Jan 7. People rest in the marble bridges, which were made and shipped from China. Changhong tries to differentiate itself from other TV manufacturers by having the Chinese theme stage.( ©Simeng Dai/BUNS) — Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Jan 7. An attendee rests on a bridges, which was made and shipped from China.( Simeng Dai/BUNS)

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Jan 7. Changhong brings traditional Chinese performance and artifacts at CES. The clothes were designed by Chinese artists.( ©Simeng Dai/BUNS)

Watch Phone Offers Secure Features

The GoldKey Secure Communicator. (Simeng Dai/BU News Service)

By Simeng Dai
BU News Service

LAS VEGAS –Do you worry that your phone might accidentally end up in the toilet? A wearable watch phone with a price of $399 launched by a security product developer may help you out.

Targeting the security conscious end of the consumer market for wearable tech, the GoldKey Secure Communicator includes encryption features offered by security firm Goldkey, including secure VoIP calls.

“The target consumers are the people who work with security consciousness, who want to have secure conversations, such as businessmen and celerities,”said Joseph Billings, the vice president of Goldkey.

The watch runs on a version of the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. Users can download apps from the Google Play Store and browse the web via an included web browser. The GoldKey Secure Communicator sports a 5 megapixel camera, a 1.54-inch, 240 x 240 display, and a 1.2-GHz dual core ARM CPU.

Pajét Monet, director investor relations, demonstrates the watch’s keyboard.