The annual Consumer Electronics Show, known as CES, begins in Las Vegas next week. As usual, it promises to be an orgy of crowded conference centers and frenzied PR activity combined with some interesting new technology announcements. TR will be posting news from Vegas next week, but we can also make some predictions now about we?re likely to see.
My guess is that next week will yield many new TVs and laptops but none of the biggest new tech releases of 2013. This is largely because some of the largest players in computing and mobile have largely?withdrawn from the show.
Microsoft walked away from the headline keynote of CES in 2012, after 15 years of anchoring the show (see ?Three Gems Hidden in Microsoft?s Boring Keynote?). Apple hasn?t had a presence on the show floor for years, and Amazon and Google have never had much of a presence. Part of that reason is that these influential companies want more control. Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Google are all large enough to stage their own events. At the same time, news from about gadget and computer releases has crept up the news bulletins to become mainstream headlines.(It?s worth noting, however, that senior figures from all those companies still attend CES, to take the opportunity to meet face to face with others from the industry).?
One company bucking this trend is Samsung, the world?s largest mobile phone manufacturer, which will have a major presence at CES. Last year, the company used the show to launch its Galaxy Note ?phablet? (see ?Review: Galaxy Note?).
Although some have predicted that CES could soon disappear altogether, there are still plenty of technology companies need the show, and it?s not just the small companies pushing curiousities such as computer mice in the shape of cars or window cleaning robots (see ?The Other Side of CES?).
Car companies have for several years been increasing their presence at CES, as they seek to integrate more computing into their vehicles to better tempt a new generation of consumers to buy them (see ?At Gadget Show, Mercedes Announces Plans to Pursue Generation Y?). This year, Lexus has taken one of the few slots on the press preview day, promising updates on Toyota?s autonomous car development research. Ford and Audi, meanwhile, are also holding press events, and I wouldn?t be surprised for an automaker to be giving next year?s headline keynote.
There should also be some interesting hints of the future in Las Vegas next week.?One of the most interesting things about attending CES is taking a chance to roam the exhibition floor to get an impression of what novel ideas are being made possible by smaller companies who typically sell or license their technology to larger ones. Last year I found a crop of practical-looking wearable displays (see ?A Preview of Tomorrow?s Wearable Computers?)?technology that is likely to be adopted by companies trying to compete with Google Glass in coming years (see ?You Will Want Google?s Glass?). I?m expecting more wearable computing technology this year, as well as other ideas that hint at what?s coming next.
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/509496/ces-2013-preview-less-electronics-more-cars/
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