LG will compete against its own Android Wear devices. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

LG may be building its own Android Wear smartwatches already, but that hasn’t stopped the South Korean company from developing new wearables powered by its own webOS platform. Sources familiar with its plans say we can expect to see the first of those devices in early 2016.

The G Flex 2 has the looks and the power. Photo: LG

Recent rumors promised a second-generation G Flex unveiling at CES 2015 this week, and LG did not disappoint.

At a press event in Las Vegas this morning, the South Korean company confirmed the G Flex 2, which is lot like last year’s flagship G3, but with slightly better specifications and, of course, that trademark G Flex curve.

The new LG G Flex could be a big improvement. Photo: LG

We’ve already heard whispers that LG’s second-generation G Flex will be making its debut at CES 2015 next week — and now a new report from South Korea promises the device will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest 64-bit Snapdragon processor and have LTE-Advanced connectivity for ultra-fast data speeds.

The aftermath. Photo: S-blade/Reddit

Like a lot of smartphones, the LG G3 gets pretty warm under heavy use — that’s just normal. What isn’t normal is spontaneous combustion, which is exactly what happened to one G3 before it burned a phone-shaped hole right through its owner’s mattress.

The back of the new ZenFone. Photo: Asus

Asus is bringing its latest ZenFone to CES 2015, and it is promising some innovative new camera technology that can “see what others can’t see.” The device makes a brief appearance in two short video clips Asus has already posted to Facebook, but we’ll have to wait until next month for its full reveal.