CES 2014
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will be back again this year, hitting the floor on Wednesday.
probably more "connected car" stuff
this year we will have to see more 64bit processors and the stuff that goes with it. just not sure if that is at CES.
probably more "connected car" stuff
this year we will have to see more 64bit processors and the stuff that goes with it. just not sure if that is at CES.
So piles if crap no one will buy?jayhoz said:I'm expecting the proliferation of things of year's past. Lots of "wearables" and more "The Internet of Things" from tier 2 suppliers.
I also anticipate there to be more sub $100 Android tablets than attendees this year.
jayhoz said:
I haven't, isn't the other 10% vaporware or products that will never make it to market?
I would say its 40% crap, 40% accessories (stuff you'd only be interested in if you're a retailer that sells that stuff), 10% vapor ware! and 10% real stuff.
If you go to the Samsung and Intel booths, you will see quite a bit of product. Much of it won't be new at all, but it's real product.
A few other areas/booths of interest:
-TV viewing ... DISH always has some good innovations. Not sure who besides TiVo and Cisco will have a booth, but it's always an area of interest.
-3D printing. Sounds like there will be quite a few displays there.
-Qualcomm and NVidia usually have interesting booths,although they are at the top of the vaporware list every year. This is the first time I can remember Qualcomm being on the main floor, so they may have something cooked up.
The main hall is mostly populated by the big Asian OEMs this year, so I doubt we are going to see anything too groundbreaking.
If you go to the Samsung and Intel booths, you will see quite a bit of product. Much of it won't be new at all, but it's real product.
A few other areas/booths of interest:
-TV viewing ... DISH always has some good innovations. Not sure who besides TiVo and Cisco will have a booth, but it's always an area of interest.
-3D printing. Sounds like there will be quite a few displays there.
-Qualcomm and NVidia usually have interesting booths,although they are at the top of the vaporware list every year. This is the first time I can remember Qualcomm being on the main floor, so they may have something cooked up.
The main hall is mostly populated by the big Asian OEMs this year, so I doubt we are going to see anything too groundbreaking.
Some fun small things I've seen so far:
Flir's thermal imager for iPhone
Qualcomms Toq watch
Pebble watch integrated to the Mercedes Benz
Smartfreaq speakers
Gibsons min-etune
Flir's thermal imager for iPhone
Qualcomms Toq watch
Pebble watch integrated to the Mercedes Benz
Smartfreaq speakers
Gibsons min-etune
Eton. Their products are not flashy, but are very practical. I own one of their Rugged Ruckus devices.
3D printng blows my mind. Pretty cool to see in action.
3D printng blows my mind. Pretty cool to see in action.
I did my master's thesis on 3-D printing/rapid prototyping back in 95, and have been using the technology often since. It's so weird how new it is to people outside of engineering and industrial design. Meaning no offense, just one of those things.
I'm not sold on the 3D printing for the masses. Great great tool for design firms, etc. but I don't see a compelling use case in the home. Once the novelty of printing a cell phone case, or figurine of yourself wears off I think these things are going to collect dust.
I disagree. We are veeeeery early in the technology lifecycle here. A lot depends on the innovation of early adopters and how quick this occurs. If someone who is not interested or capable of innovating purchased one now it WILL get dusty, but that's not who should be buying them now.
It will get real interesting when it starts approaching full adoption & we see what's shaken out as well as started to take advantage of the pricing as a result of commoditization.
It will get real interesting when it starts approaching full adoption & we see what's shaken out as well as started to take advantage of the pricing as a result of commoditization.
All the shit I own that could conceivably be made by an in-home 3D printer is worth less combined than a 3D printer costs. But if you drop the cost of an entry-level printer from $3,000 to $300, I can see the potential.
More near-term, it seems like it could dramatically decrease the cost of things like dental implants.
AlNipper49 said:
I think we are in the same place. It seems like the industry is pushing for a "printer in every home" in the near future. This would be helpful in driving down costs, but I see the majority of these people falling into the "not interested or capable of innovating" camp. I just don't see the average Joe having a need to produce items for their personal use on an ongoing basis. Really useful tool for those in certain lines of work, a cool novelty for personal use, but not a behavior changing super device for the home like it is being portrayed.
Edit - I should add that the 3D printing pavilion at CES was a mob scene. The car and 4K tv guys were the only ones with more traffic as far as I could see.
Like imagine if a block of the printing stuff was like a buck? Rather than run to the store to buy plastic forks you could just print out a bunch of your own? It has a real potential to upset low-end manufacturing. It would be awesome to fuck over China in this regard someday.