
The annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
It's a behemoth: With 170,000 attendees and 3800 exhibitors each year, like the dragon in Game of Thrones, it gets bigger, more terrible and harder to manage.
The exhibition space is extended to new venues every year, from the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Sands Expo space, as well as suites at Westgate, Venetian, Wynn and Aria ---
It is now entirely possible to spend all the time at CES without visiting the showroom.
More and more exhibitions are where you find big brands such as Samsung, LG and Panasonic.
The TV is bigger and clearer (
4 k, 8 k, OLED and curved)
Camera companies such as Nikon, Canon, and automotive companies such as Ford and Chevrolet, Audi and BMW are now selling their own technology products
And a lot of bets on consumers.
The public can (or may not)
Embrace virtual reality (VR), 3-D printing (
View UltiMaker and Polaroid 3D printers)
Smart home, Internet of Things (IoT)
Health Technology and drones of all sizes, shapes and uses.
On CES 2016, no product can surprise everyone, and no product is destined to become everywhere (
Like last year's hovercraft. .
This time, CES is more about emerging trends, some of which were launched a few years ago, and others will take a few years to achieve.
About those soon.
Still, there is always some concern
A crowded crowd
Trusted gadgets such as Mars Crazybaby floating wireless speakers ($299 on Amazon)
The speaker floats above the base (Crazybaby. com);
There's one-
Personal drone that looks like half a helicopter Ehang 184 is self-drivingremote-
10 miles/23 minutes with control;
And then there's a heavy Kubu
The outdoor Bluetooth speaker on duty that can project a sound of 500 feet m away is also a 35-quart cooler (
Think of a big pool party or a picnic with your Stone Soul).
What's more interesting is that small and simple devices like Boomstick in boomckee 360 are more likely to be widely used, a small device for $99, hanging between smartphones and earplugs, improve the sound by increasing the sound frequency and shaping the sound profile;
DjIt's Mixfader is a small $129 device that allows you to record old records from scratch through the appschool style.
Movi is a live active camera that allows you to take several viewpoints at the same time and edit them in real time through the app (get movi. com)was impressive;
Edyn is a smart regulator for watering gardens and is a much-needed innovation for families and gardens in California.
In addition, the key to innovation is the IK Multimedia of iRig fame, which introduced iRig acoustic, acoustic guitar microphone/interface and digital capacitive microphone IRig Mic, IKlip A/V a system, provide handheld video support for your Iphone or Android phone and have your own pre-amp for the duration of what we used to make other people do for us
Even Do It Yourself)
, KeurigKold cold drink (
Ice Tea, Snow Cake, soda, sports drinks)
Pico of PicoBrew ($599)
Make beer, SomaBar (
$429 on Kickstarter); and Bartesian ($299)
For you.
10 vins is a French wine tasting device that allows you to taste wine at perfect display and temperature (10-vins. com).
Again, there are apps now
Intelligent cooking pot (smartypans. io)
It can track what you eat, or it can track smart mixers and scales through the perfect company.
There are several devices to measure the calories or blood sugar index of the food you are eating; such as L-See;
Nima will tell you if your food contains gluten.
There's almost nothing in the kitchen that's more important than having no app components.
The same is true of sports, sports equipment and sports clothing.
Under Armour has launched the UA health box, a full range of connectivity tracking and workout equipment from connected scales to bands, clothes and sneakers.
Upright is a new device that allows you to stand better, slender is the abdominal muscle stimulation device that is connected together, chasing the nirvana of passive exercise, hidow brings the muscle stimulation you pay for in your physical therapy to your home.
There is also a $400 Yanke running shoe that has an elastic sole that can absorb all the shocks while running and also boost your pace.
Weird, but cool.
Fusar makes smart helmets for bicycles, motorcycles, skateboards, which improve protection performance, integrate cameras and communication systems, and enable unlimited range of communication through smartphones. And Tennibot (Tennibot. com)
Is an automatic tennis collector.
These products have an obvious cycle: in the first year, they are introduced, they appear to be marginal and unnecessary, and by the third year, you will feel which products have been adopted, to the sixth year, you own one.
So, for example, so far everyone with a plasma TV is considering getting a 1080 p LED (
Most people have one.
A few years ago, 3D TV and 4 k TV were greatly promoted --
By the third year, 3D TV seems to be over, and many people will have 4 k TV in three years.
Virtual reality has performed strongly this year, with Oculus at the high end ($599)
With 20 games released this year, Samsung installed the VR device with a $99 device that works with Samsung phones and Google Cardboard, which is free, but VR is still
The first year of the cycle.
As for the trend of refusing to disappear, Google glasses will not die!
There are a lot of augmented reality and VR companies like vrpods (
This requires your music to make VR content experience it better)-
Put them back in the first year.
By contrast, Dashcams are now around $200 this year on Wednesday and everywhere from ThinkWare, Garmin, Cobra
You will, too, in a year or two, or it will be on your phone or in the car.
But back to the edge of the trend.
The Internet of Things has been around for a few years-
At first it seemed like a bunch of devices that no one really needed, just confusing --
Now, as more and more people have smart thermostats (NEST)
Home webcam (NestCam)
Video Doorbell (RING)-
With the expansion of product lines of these companies (
The Santa Monica-based Ring has just announced an outdoor security camera)-
We can see that the internet of things is being adopted, and even big companies are trying to show themselves in this area.
Sony launched the "product-for-
Living "household goods category, Living Space UX, including a 4 k Ultra Short projection projector that turns your wall into a cinema screen, and a glass cylinder that provides the equivalent of candlelight, also a Bluetooth speaker.
Sofa potatoes are also very happy!
Samsung went further by announcing that all of its 2016 UHD TVs will be equipped with SmartThings, wifi liken home hubs and smartphone apps designed to unite and control all connected home devices --
Before you go out, you can set the timer on the lamp and control the lamp, thermostat and other equipment from the TV screen.
The trend of CES is not only relentlessly moving forward, but also looking back.
There is a clear trend this year, which I call "retro cool", through which consumers have led to the rebirth of products that were once considered past.
A good example of this is vinyl, me. e.
Record companies that have returned strongly-
Not for baby boomers, but for millennials and Generation Z teenagers.
This in turn stimulates the return of the turntable.
Crosley, along with urban decorators, can legitimately say that the current wave has been introduced, with a large number of turntable systems at entry-level price points;
That's why audio.
Technica, Teac, Pro-
Object and OneNote provide products for those who want to improve their performance, which in turn drives demand for speakers --
Two real shelf speakers, not small single Bluetooth speakers that have been so popular in the past few years.
So a brand new (old)
Category recovery.
There are a lot of pens, old school-
Write device based on LiveScribe display ($149), IRISNotes ($89), Neo Smartpen ($169)-
Most of them need to write on special paper, but this can capture your handwriting to the device of your choice and can return more wood or bamboo sustainable products.
The most prominent of them is Oree, a French company that produces advanced wood technology tools (
Keyboard, charging station and new writing equipment, see oreeartisans, com).
Laptops were predicted to die years ago and are now stronger than ever-
Lenovo for at least continuous innovation-
They have a new X1 Yoga laptop with a gorgeous OLED screen (under $1500)
, Their Thinkpad Carbon x1 becomes thinner and stronger, while their Thinkpad T460S is a lightweight portable machine;
The new Thinkpad T560, their 15.
The battery life of a 6-inch screen laptop is 15 hours.
But Lenovo is smart enough to listen to loyal users and keep the red tracking points that have always been the signatures of their laptops.
Is it possible for nescool to be seen as part of the DYI/Brooklyn/Portlandia aesthetics, and it is worth noting at CES that the use of sustainable materials is increasing.
One of the companies that continues to impress is Marley House, led by Rohan Marley (
A son of Bob Marley)
It continues to grow, expanding the product line of headphones, speakers, home sound systems and accessories, all made from beautiful, affordable and sustainable products, of course, A turntable with a bamboo deck called "Stir It ".
For tech companies, CES Las Vegas is a very global gathering place.
The whole football field has the value of Shenzhen company. a Chinese supplier told me that this is "Silicon Valley in China "(
Actually more like Pittsburgh in China).
Over the past few years, Israeli technology companies have branded displays at the Sands Expo Hall in Eureka Park, the ces launch zone.
Israeli government organization Israel Institute for export and international cooperation
Along with the representative of the West Coast, economic and trade office of the Israeli consulate.
Although, according to the Israeli export office, more than 500 companies on CES have demonstrated Israeli technology, in the field of Israeli brand technology, including nano-size, 16 Israeli technology companies have their ownwww. nano-di. com)
A company that shows a 3D printer capable of printing computer boards --
This is a huge step forward in manufacturing small batches of electronic products for test prototypes
Live in hours instead of weeks or months;
GreenIQ promises to help you save up to 50% of your water consumption (greeniq. co); Sensibo (Sensibo. com)
Which air conditioning intelligent (i. e.
Can be controlled remotely through an application)
Who's the finger interacting with MUV-
Wearable, known as a "bird", can control the device, demonstrate, and turn any surface into a touch screen; and Lexiphone (lexifone. com)
Automatic Call translation-
So you can translate back and forth with someone from a foreign country.
However, the biggest story at CES this year is the big French company known as Le French Tech.
"Who knows there are more public wifi sites in France than any other country in the world (
Report according to Ipass 2014)
It is twice the average broadband download speed of Palo Alto. France invested 20 billion euros to achieve 100% ultra-high-speed Internet coverage by 2020.
French technology is so important in France's vision for the future that they sent the 38-year-old minister of digital affairs, Emmanuel Macron appeared at CES, and he even caught the fanatic attention of the French media.
France has 35 companies in Eureka Park, and CES, including Oliba, has nearly 200 companies in total. www. oliba. fr)
, It is clipped on your child's plush toy, is a music night snack and audio story teller, is also a tracker (
This is a godsend when your child puts their favorite toy somewhere); Hi)
The non-Nortec video doorbell can also be used to turn on the lights of your home and monitor its safety;
Prizm, little pyramid-
The forming device for you to play music wirelessly;
And the air is quiet, the air purifier brings the French method (i. e.
We do better)to air quality.
One of the most ingenious products France brings to CES is Q.
Rad is a heater that is the same size as a large room fan connected to a wall or sitting on the floor and also contains its own data processing computer
It also provides room heating free of charge in exchange for allowing the device to perform remote calculations for companies such as financial institutions. www. qarnot.
ComAs CES is becoming more and more clumsy. Several organizers, Pepcom and Discover Blue, came to plan
Everyone took over a dedicated ballroom with food and drinks in it, in line with the exhibitors who wish to be noticed --
They are all well presented with a range of new and old companies, big companies and small companies.
However, the best and brightest show I attended was at the Refinery29 suite in Wynn.
Refinery29, you may already know it's going.
According to data from the Millennium women's website, the number of visitors to the fashion and lifestyle websites of Millennium women reached 25 million per month, the number of users reached 75 million, and the number of programming reached 24/7.
While technology, especially the Consumer Electronics Show, is often seen as targeting men, the reality is that women account for nearly 50%. if not more)
In terms of technical use, Refinery29 decided to transform a suite in Wynn into a penthouse, a dreamer suite full of Wells
Millennial women want a careful selection of new technologies, from a room to a room, from a tracking exercise costume filled with sensors, form --
Fix yoga pants and PRYNT take instant photos from your phone;
3D personal meditation assistant Muse-
Rebecca Minkoff rose gold earbud is a mirror with shoes and jewelry on it and the right foundation is recommended.
CES usually asks more questions than answers, such as: will the return of the turntable generate interest in Hi-Res Audio?
Hiiman continues to make incredible high-end headsets and Hi-
Audio equipment.
And a new Hi-
Rez audio standard called MQA (
Main quality through certification)
Developed by Bob Stewart, founder of Meridian Audio in the UK, the company is able to process recordings and restore more complete sounds while keeping small file sizes.
OneNote already contains an MQA decoder in its Hi-Res players.
There are also some innovative instruments, such)
Can teach you to play with numbers upright (
The keys light up and link to an app in which you can download classes or songs to play and their 61 keys are portable. (smartpiano. com);
There is also a brand new music device on CES, Roli Seabord Rise for $799, which looks like a very large computer keyboard, keyboard and pedal controller, curved back field, there's a whole new possibility for musicians who know what he's doing.
In short, this is CES: a series of consumer devices that offer new possibilities.
One thing is certain as to which countries will deliver on this promise: we will learn more at CES next year.