New developments in spherical video shown at last week's CES may have given the format, which blurs the line between real and virtual worlds, the push it needed.

Next generation 360-degree cameras will have higher resolutions and better audio quality, according to Jim Malcolm, president of Ricoh Imaging Americas, maker of the Theta S. The Theta S can shoot 360 video, but the video quality needs improvement. 

360 or spherical video began to go mainstream starting around the middle of last year, and it is poised for greater growth in 2016. It's video that is shot in all directions, typically with multiple cameras, creating an interactive final product that immerses viewers. Facebook and YouTube are the only sites that display user-generated 360 video. In the desktop experience, viewers can use a mouse to scroll around a 360 video. On mobile they can move their phones to explore virtual worlds.

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Audi's E-Tron Quattro is a fully electric sport utility vehicle that can drive itself through traffic jams and find parking spots, but it's far from a reality. The concept car is what the German automaker sees as the future of transportation, but a car like this might make privacy advocates uneasy. 

The E-Tron will use a futuristic dashboard that is full of curved AMOLED screens. The screens replace the panels of buttons and knobs found in most cars. 

The car has movable panels that shift to make the vehicle more aerodynamic. Louver slats on the hood can open and close to increase or decrease airflow past thermal management components. In addition to the panels, the car could raise and lower its drive height depending on speed and terrain.

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A 3D printer that layers cookie dough instead of plastic will go on sale in Asia next year and later in the U.S. and Europe pending regulatory approval.

The Food Printer from Taiwan's XYZ Printing will cost around US$1,800.

The printer works in a similar way to a traditional printer by layering dough, but what it prints isn't edible. It's printed on a piece of parchment paper and then needs to be baked in an oven before being eaten.

The machine can accommodate up to three tubes of printing product. They can be filled with a cookie dough-like mixture, chocolate or supplies to print a pizza. In that case the tubes would be filled with pizza dough, tomato sauce and cheese sauce.

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Boeing's portable drone-destroying laser system is one step closer to the battlefield after a recent test.

Earlier this month in California, Boeing's second-generation, compact-laser weapons system disabled a moving, untethered drone. That's important as enemies can easily acquire commercially available drones -- also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) -- and use them to deliver explosives or perform reconnaissance. 

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 Helped by a high-tech suite of laser arrays, breathing systems and speed analyzers, Clay Witt saved nine out of 10 hockey pucks shot at him during his hockey career.

From 2010 to 2015, Witt played Division I ice hockey at Northeastern University and trained with a coach who steadily increased the use of technology in training.

Another result: a 40 percent reduction in athletic injuries, according to Dan Boothby, director of strength and conditioning at Northeastern University in Boston.

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