BEST OF CESTECHNOLOGY TRENDS FROMTHE CONSUMER ELECTRONICSSHOW FOR 2016

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THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES FORSHORT), IS A YEARLY HAVEN FOR TECH INVENTORS

AND ENTHUSIASTS. THE SUPERBOWL OFINNOVATORS, IF YOU WILL. 2016’S CES IN LAS

VEGAS HAPPENED IN JANUARY, AND ALLOWEDGREAT MINDS IN TECH TO COME TOGETHER WITH

A COMMON PLATFORM, TO SHOWCASEINNOVATION, BRAINSTORM IDEAS, AND GET UP

CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE LARGE AMOUNTOF IDEAS THAT CREATORS ARE PRODUCING.

WHILE IT IS NEVER A SURE BET WHICHTECHNOLOGIES THAT COME OUT OF CES WILL BETHE ONES THAT GET FUNDING, RESONATE WITHTHE PUBLIC, OR MAKE WAVES IN THE INDUSTRY,THERE ARE SOME COMMON THREADS THAT YOU

CAN USE TO REASONABLY GUESS WHAT THE NEXTBIG THING WILL BE FROM CES.

VIRTUAL REALITY: THE VR FLOOR SPACE AT CES2016 SAW ALMOST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF

PARTICIPATION. WHILE IT’S BEEN ON THEPERIPHERY OF TECHNOLOGY FOR SOME TIME

NOW, TWICE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION PUTS ITPRETTY CLEARLY ON THE BRINK OF INCHING INTOTHE PUBLIC SPHERE. LOOK OUT FOR AFFORDABLE,

ENJOYABLE PRODUCTS THAT HAVE ACTUALVALUE AT HOME OR AT WORK IN THE VIRTUAL

REALITY VEIN TO COME OUT IN THE NEXT YEAR.

HEALTH AND FITNESS: FROM FITBIT, TO SMARTMATTRESS COVERS THAT KNOW THE

TEMPERATURE AND HOW MUCH YOU TOSS ANDTURN IN YOUR SLEEP, TO AN EXOSKELETON THATLETS YOU EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF AGING TO

PROMOTE AWARENESS OF CONDITIONS ANDSYMPTOMS, THERE IS A LARGE SPHERE OF HEALTH

TECH OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, WITH EXHIBITSPACE FOR THIS CATEGORY GROWING 40% THIS

YEAR AS WELL.

PERSONAL DRONES: THESE MADE A STRONG SHOWING ATCES, WITH SEVERAL PERSONAL DRONES MEANT TO CARRY

A HUMAN PASSENGER. THE EHANG 184 WAS ABLE TOCARRY A HUMAN FOR A TABLET-CONTROLLED FLIGHT FORUP TO 20 MINUTES, AND CAN REACH UP TO 60+ MILES AN

HOUR. WHILE NOT QUITE READY FOR PUBLICCONSUMPTION, THERE IS CLEARLY A LOT OF EXCITEMENT

AROUND DRONES AND THE CAPABILITIES THEY HAVE.PARROT ALSO SHOWCASED A PERSONAL DRONE THAT

SEEMED A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC FOR PERSONAL USE.EXPECT TO SEE LOTS OF CONVERSATION ABOUT

LICENSING, OWNERSHIP, SAFETY, AND REGULATIONS ASTHIS GETS CLOSER TO A REALISTIC OPTION FOR TRAVEL.

CURRENTLY WE ARE SEEING GROWTH IN THEFIELD OF DRONE FIRST-RESPONDERS,

SUPPLANTING EMERGENCY CREWS SUCH ASFIREFIGHTERS AND EMTS UNTIL THE SEVERITY OF

THE SITUATION CAN BE ESTABLISHED, AND TOMONITOR THE STABILITY OF THE SITUATION,

HELPING SAVING THE LIVES OF THE LIFE-SAVERS.

SMART APPLIANCES: THE SMART HOME TECH HASBEEN TAKING OFF, FROM LIGHTING TOTHERMOSTATS. THERE WERE SEVERAL

SHOWCASED AT CES 2016, INCLUDING A SHOWSTOPPING SMART REFRIGERATOR. IT CAN

RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR FRIDGE IS GETTING EMPTYAND PLACE ORDER FOR GROCERIES ON IT’S OWN,

AND HAS A CAMERA IN THE FRIDGE YOU CANACCESS WITH YOUR PHONE SO IF YOU FORGETYOUR LIST IN THE GROCERY STORE, YOU CAN

LOOK AT THE CONTENTS IN REAL TIME. IT HAS AHD TOUCHSCREEN YOU CAN SEND MESSAGES TO,

TO KEEP THE WHOLE FAMILY UP TO DATEWITHOUT STICKY NOTES.

GREEN TECH: FROM THE TOYOTA FCV PLUS,WHICH IS A HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL CONCEPT CAR,TO THE GOSUN GRILL, WHICH IS A SOLAR COOKERTHAT GETS UP TO 232° CELSIUS IN TEMPERATURE

TO FRY, BAKE, AND BOIL HARNESSING SOLARENERGY, GREEN TECH WAS ONCE AGAIN A

HIGHLIGHT OF CES 2016.