Differentiating Between Technologically Possible and Commercially Viable

Unless you were somehow seemingly off the grid earlier this month, you know the 2014 International CES was held in Las Vegas where some 20,000 new products were launched. The 2014 edition marks the 47th annual CES and at a little over two million net square feet, the 2014 show was also the largest CES […]

The Next Big Connected Device

The next big connected device is the wristwatch.  At the 2013 CES earlier this month, there were a myriad of watches launched.  Here are just a few examples:   I mentioned watches in my CES trends presentation when I talked about the next leg in connectivity and  the Verge covered many of these watches as part of their CES coverage. […]

2013 CES Trends to Watch

Here my is presentation on trends to watch at this year’s International CES and in the months/years to come.

2012 CES Trends: Windows 8 Hardware Innovation

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen massive promotions and much fanfare around the Windows 8 launch. Here are just a few of the circulars and email promotions I’ve caught over this time. One  thing somewhat unique about this Windows launch compared to previous Windows launches is hardware innovation.  Of course there is always some hardware […]

2013 CES Trends: Introduction

There are just 65 days until the 46th Annual International CES official opens its’ doors. Over the next roughly nine weeks, I’ll try to summarize and write extensively about some of the things I expect to see.

CES Trends: 4K

Get ready to hear a lot about 4K TV.  At the 2012 International CES earlier this year we saw 4K (and 8K) television prototypes from a number of OEMs. LG and Sony, among others, are expected to start shipping 4K TV offerings within the month. Around CES there was much written regarding 4K television (see […]

CES as the Origins of Google’s Nexus Tablet

At their I/O conference this week, Google announced the release of their forthcoming Asus Nexus 7 Tablet which is available for pre-sale now and will ship mid-July. The forthcoming release has been well covered today so I’ll just highlight a few interesting points and discuss the potential motivation for launching a tablet device.  

Trends from the 2012 CES

Here is my presentation on some of the trends I was tracking headed into the 2012 International CES.  I also highlight some of the product launches at CES. You can skip past the opening video which takes you through the week of CES in 3-4 minutes.   [prezi id=’gx1myc0u1-ka’ width=’600′ height=’450′]

An early view of CES

Early this month I spoke at CEA’s CEO Summit.  I outlined a few trends to expect at the 2012 CES.  Here is a recap of what I said.  More to follow….