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CES 2014
Over/Under whelming

1
This Audi has
frickin’ laser beams
for headlights.

2
Somebody ruined a perfectly good
Tesla by sticking a solar umbrella in it.

3
Ford’s solarpowered car was a
little smoother—a
plug-in hybrid that
doesn’t need to be
plugged in.

4
Toyota’s Fuel
Cell vehicle
can power
your house
for a week
in a zombie
apocalypse.

5
Toyota’s i-road is a nimble three-wheeler said to
be available in ride-sharing programs this year.

6
Mazda showed
off its
integration of
OpenCar app
framework,
which allows for
HTML5
development.

7
Mercedes’
predictive user
experience
knows what
you want
before you do.

8
CARS
Connected car is table stakes
In-car experience is ripe for innovation and disruption
Robust app ecosystem matters. Car makers balancing safety, control
against a desire to be the App Store of cars.
What is the Connected Car connected to? What makes it useful?
Who pays for connectivity? Everybody wants you to pay $10/month.
Alternative energy vehicles go from unlikely to inevitable in next 10 years.
Autonomous cars are almost here.

9
MakerBot
showed off a new
range of 3D
printers.

10
The Cube 3 touts
two-color printing,
ease of use and
reliability

11
This 3D scanning booth from Cubify captures a
3D model of your face. It’s available for events.

12
I appreciate the extra muscles.	

Not sure about the purple mohawk.

13
The MakerBot
Digitizer is perfectly
sized for gnomes.

14
Nikon’s 64-camera
scanning booth is
better for fullsized humans

15
The Sense 3D scanner does a good job of
scanning people and environments. It has
very nice model-editing software.

16
3D
• 3D

tech is progressing rapidly. MakerBot is on its 5th generation.

• 3D

printers are diversifying and specializing. Competing technologies
offer different resolutions, color capabilities, speeds and fidelity.

• Scanners

and software are becoming viable. Photoshop just
announced support for 3D printing.

• Printers

are getting better and easier to use. This is key to wider
adoption. Early generation printers have been too troublesome.

17
The Samsung
Galaxy Gear
pairs with your
Samsung
phone.

18
The Neptune Pine is its own phone, 	

but is a little ridiculous.

19
Burg Smartwatches also require no
smartphone and strike a balance between
fashion and functionality. They showed a
diversity of designs, from this screen-centric
version to analog watch face models with
subtle icons for phone and text functions.

20
The Filip is a kids
smartwatch that
lets parents keep
track of and
communicate with
their wandering
tykes, an electronic
leash with kidappropriate
communication
capabilities.

21
Everybody has a fitness tracker. Ironically, I
lost track of them. I can’t remember whose
tracker this is. Maybe Garmin’s?

22
June by Neatmo is
a wearable sensor
that can measure
your sun exposure.
It looks like jewelry,
not technology.

23
Fitness trackers are
evolving from
monitoring activity to
enhancing
performance. The
Sensoria smart sock
helps runners
improve their form.

24
The iHealth wrist blood
pressure monitor pairs
with your smartphone to
give you blood pressure
readings. Devices once only
found in hospitals and
doctors offices are going to
be found in homes and on
consumers…

25
…or even IN
consumers. This
implantable sensor
can monitor blood
glucose levels.
Attached to an
embeddable
insulin pump, it
can automatically
regulate insulin
levels. No more
pinpricks or shots.

26
“I never want to look
at reality again.” The
second generation
Oculus Rift Crystal
Cove offers gorgeous,
stereoscopic virtual
reality and less
nausea-inducing lag.
Yeah, you look like a
geek, but if you’re
sitting in your
basement gaming,
who cares?
27
Sony’s smarteyeglasses were pretty lame—a
green text overlay on live action.You can do
better, Sony. And it needs a better name too.

28
WEARABLES
• Smartwatches

are happening.

• Two

models are vying—smartphone paired and smartphone
replacement

• Fitness

trackers are commonplace. App ecosystem is key.

• Next

gen devices move from fitness tracking to performance enhancing
and coaching.

• Serious

medical devices are becoming consumerized and will change
medical monitoring and treatment, in realtime.

• Glasses

are the next wave and will involve a variety of form factors and

uses.
• Implantables

are next. We are Borg. Resistance is futile.

29
The LG TV section could
have been an entire
tradeshow unto itself.

30
World’s first 21:9
curved Ultra HD

31
World’s largest curved Ultra HD TV
32
Netflix will stream the next season of House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD. Their new
codec cuts the bandwidth requirement for streaming 4K in half.

33
TV

Sony’s PlayStation Now will stream games to consoles, TVs and devices.
GameStop is the new Blockbuster.

34
TV
• There

were a helluva lot of TVs

• They're

big, smart, curved and ultra HD

• Netflix

and Sony rewriting the rules in content delivery. These changes
matter more than curved TVs.

35
Beam showed off telepresence robots, who
roamed the floor talking to attendees.

36
eInk showed off
low-power shelf
talkers and luggage
tags that can be
reprogrammed via
NFC. This tech has
applications instore too, in the
form of
updateable shelf
labels.

37
The Flir turns your iPhone 	

into an infrared camera. The Flir costs more
than your iPhone.

38
This low-tech megaphone sounded better
than a lot of the bluetooth speakers nearby.

39
Want: Parrot Mini-Drone and Jumping Sumo
40
"It's kind of like having a dentist actually
watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,"
proving that not every Internet-of-Things
concept really needs to see the light of day.

41
Marissa Mayer’s keynote was inspiring and
entertaining, but I’m skeptical about the
strategy of Yahoo becoming a content
company. news digest app, while pretty and a
good format for digesting news, decided that
Velveeta was one of the most important
stories I needed to know.

42
If you took away the
iPhone case
exhibitors and the
bluetooth speaker
makers, CES would
be about half the size
it is.
Some case makers
are trying harder to
get noticed than
others.
(and I thought I was
cynical)

43
THE END

44

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  • 2. This Audi has frickin’ laser beams for headlights. 2
  • 3. Somebody ruined a perfectly good Tesla by sticking a solar umbrella in it. 3
  • 4. Ford’s solarpowered car was a little smoother—a plug-in hybrid that doesn’t need to be plugged in. 4
  • 5. Toyota’s Fuel Cell vehicle can power your house for a week in a zombie apocalypse. 5
  • 6. Toyota’s i-road is a nimble three-wheeler said to be available in ride-sharing programs this year. 6
  • 7. Mazda showed off its integration of OpenCar app framework, which allows for HTML5 development. 7
  • 9. CARS Connected car is table stakes In-car experience is ripe for innovation and disruption Robust app ecosystem matters. Car makers balancing safety, control against a desire to be the App Store of cars. What is the Connected Car connected to? What makes it useful? Who pays for connectivity? Everybody wants you to pay $10/month. Alternative energy vehicles go from unlikely to inevitable in next 10 years. Autonomous cars are almost here. 9
  • 10. MakerBot showed off a new range of 3D printers. 10
  • 11. The Cube 3 touts two-color printing, ease of use and reliability 11
  • 12. This 3D scanning booth from Cubify captures a 3D model of your face. It’s available for events. 12
  • 13. I appreciate the extra muscles. Not sure about the purple mohawk. 13
  • 14. The MakerBot Digitizer is perfectly sized for gnomes. 14
  • 15. Nikon’s 64-camera scanning booth is better for fullsized humans 15
  • 16. The Sense 3D scanner does a good job of scanning people and environments. It has very nice model-editing software. 16
  • 17. 3D • 3D tech is progressing rapidly. MakerBot is on its 5th generation. • 3D printers are diversifying and specializing. Competing technologies offer different resolutions, color capabilities, speeds and fidelity. • Scanners and software are becoming viable. Photoshop just announced support for 3D printing. • Printers are getting better and easier to use. This is key to wider adoption. Early generation printers have been too troublesome. 17
  • 18. The Samsung Galaxy Gear pairs with your Samsung phone. 18
  • 19. The Neptune Pine is its own phone, but is a little ridiculous. 19
  • 20. Burg Smartwatches also require no smartphone and strike a balance between fashion and functionality. They showed a diversity of designs, from this screen-centric version to analog watch face models with subtle icons for phone and text functions. 20
  • 21. The Filip is a kids smartwatch that lets parents keep track of and communicate with their wandering tykes, an electronic leash with kidappropriate communication capabilities. 21
  • 22. Everybody has a fitness tracker. Ironically, I lost track of them. I can’t remember whose tracker this is. Maybe Garmin’s? 22
  • 23. June by Neatmo is a wearable sensor that can measure your sun exposure. It looks like jewelry, not technology. 23
  • 24. Fitness trackers are evolving from monitoring activity to enhancing performance. The Sensoria smart sock helps runners improve their form. 24
  • 25. The iHealth wrist blood pressure monitor pairs with your smartphone to give you blood pressure readings. Devices once only found in hospitals and doctors offices are going to be found in homes and on consumers… 25
  • 26. …or even IN consumers. This implantable sensor can monitor blood glucose levels. Attached to an embeddable insulin pump, it can automatically regulate insulin levels. No more pinpricks or shots. 26
  • 27. “I never want to look at reality again.” The second generation Oculus Rift Crystal Cove offers gorgeous, stereoscopic virtual reality and less nausea-inducing lag. Yeah, you look like a geek, but if you’re sitting in your basement gaming, who cares? 27
  • 28. Sony’s smarteyeglasses were pretty lame—a green text overlay on live action.You can do better, Sony. And it needs a better name too. 28
  • 29. WEARABLES • Smartwatches are happening. • Two models are vying—smartphone paired and smartphone replacement • Fitness trackers are commonplace. App ecosystem is key. • Next gen devices move from fitness tracking to performance enhancing and coaching. • Serious medical devices are becoming consumerized and will change medical monitoring and treatment, in realtime. • Glasses are the next wave and will involve a variety of form factors and uses. • Implantables are next. We are Borg. Resistance is futile. 29
  • 30. The LG TV section could have been an entire tradeshow unto itself. 30
  • 32. World’s largest curved Ultra HD TV 32
  • 33. Netflix will stream the next season of House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD. Their new codec cuts the bandwidth requirement for streaming 4K in half. 33
  • 34. TV Sony’s PlayStation Now will stream games to consoles, TVs and devices. GameStop is the new Blockbuster. 34
  • 35. TV • There were a helluva lot of TVs • They're big, smart, curved and ultra HD • Netflix and Sony rewriting the rules in content delivery. These changes matter more than curved TVs. 35
  • 36. Beam showed off telepresence robots, who roamed the floor talking to attendees. 36
  • 37. eInk showed off low-power shelf talkers and luggage tags that can be reprogrammed via NFC. This tech has applications instore too, in the form of updateable shelf labels. 37
  • 38. The Flir turns your iPhone into an infrared camera. The Flir costs more than your iPhone. 38
  • 39. This low-tech megaphone sounded better than a lot of the bluetooth speakers nearby. 39
  • 40. Want: Parrot Mini-Drone and Jumping Sumo 40
  • 41. "It's kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis," proving that not every Internet-of-Things concept really needs to see the light of day. 41
  • 42. Marissa Mayer’s keynote was inspiring and entertaining, but I’m skeptical about the strategy of Yahoo becoming a content company. news digest app, while pretty and a good format for digesting news, decided that Velveeta was one of the most important stories I needed to know. 42
  • 43. If you took away the iPhone case exhibitors and the bluetooth speaker makers, CES would be about half the size it is. Some case makers are trying harder to get noticed than others. (and I thought I was cynical) 43