We’ve come to the end of the biggest technology trade show that usually decides the tech trends for the upcoming year. In the past couple of years, we’ve seen phones and tablets take the centre stage, but this year it was different. We’ve moved beyond phones and tablets and the products displayed at the CES this year will vouch for it.
Smartphones have reached kind of stagnation when it comes to the hardware. A better processor, sleek design, bigger display, and what next? Last year, we saw companies attempting to bring some innovations via unique software features and most of them came across as gimmicks. How often will you use the heart rate monitor or some other fancy feature in a day, after all. Having said that, smartphones still remain an eminent part of our lives and it is wiser building newer avenues around the device category rather than attempting further improvements in it. And the companies know it well.
From smartwatches and drones to connected home and cars, new categories took centre stage at the CES, whilst maintaining their easy accessibility via smartphones, at least most of them. Yes, it was all about creating these new avenues, which will work fantastically with the support of your smartphones, at least for now. So among a handful of phones and barely any tablets (further hinting about its extinction), we saw it all.
Wearables for that matter are the best way to personalize things, without pulling the smartphone from your pocket. That’s why companies have started pushing connected health services and other elements like voice recognition that will make accessing and communicating with wearables and their tiny screen convenient. Find out why we thinksmartwatches aren’t just a fad, but here to stay.
Internet of Things also seems to be gathering pace and looks like a new phase of the Internet is ready to begin. Yes, after personal computing, mobile computing and wearables, its going to be about the objects around us that we use in our daily lives. Yes, what else could offer complete personalisation than things we require everyday. The CES 2015 has managed to convey this message out loud. Even companies like Belkin, that are known for their storage and networking products have showcased new connected sensors that alert users when the bulb is switched on to if they’ve left the window open.
