CES'16 SUMMATION: so my quick, whirlwind impressions of the CES floor could be described fairly quickly, however, there are far reaching implications. I'll not be glib or sundry about them, only for the sake of brevity I'll list what I can to keep them short. I've also included all the pictures from the floor in the flickr carousel:

FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS: LG also had a flexible OLED display, however it was not yet ready for production. KEY: flexible displays are obvious. Smart phones have staled from a tech perspective, and wearables are gaining ground. Flex displays will allow for all sorts of innovation with wearable tech, and, yes, AV displays.
INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT): folks seemed to get confused by this concept. Perhaps think of it this way - all of your devices speak with one another, you need them to, without limits. You also need them to interact and work in concert, this is IoT. IoT is also those objects you would not think of communicating: a light, your watch, your shoes, your door, your lock. They can all speak, not only in a closed loop, but in a wider 'internet'.
VENDOR MENTIONS: a few of the vendors I spent time with:
- ECOVACS: either with their Winbot or Atmobot, Ecovac Robotics is thinking of singular purpose robots, like the Roomba. What is nice is that it definitely fills a void for cleaning windows, or a roaming air cleaner.
- VIRTUIX: has the 'Omni', which will mimic the physical movement of a game, with 360 degree ability to walk, run or strafe in your first-person shooters. You add this with a VR device and you are not only seeing in 360 but providing yourself the physical aspects of a game.
- LULZBOT/mini: a sub $1300 3D printer is in reach, especially one with the space to print more than just a handheld object.
- AIRWOLF3D: impressed me last year with a fully printed dress that blew my mind. It showed that fashion will be less limiting and the ability to do more faster is here. Exampled by 3D printed shows based on complex designs, but weighted to your exact specifications.
- OZOBOT: the best application I believe with OZOBOT is the ability to bring programming out of the pixel and into the physical world. It gets even the youngest kids involved and they can see their changes in a very tangible way.
- 3DSYSTEMS: offering solutions from design (Cubify Invent), rendering (Cubify Sculpt), and art (Cubify Design), 3D Systems has solutions across a variety of different 3D printer types.
- POLAROID: Super 8 is back, with integrated microphone and digital viewfinder - if the return of vinyl is any indicator Polaroid is onto something with the texture feel of film making a similar comeback. They also had LED Edison lights and their charismatic Instamatic.
COMING UP: I'll do a piece soon on just how to get around CES quickly, with related maps and information for 2017.
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