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Are You Excited About CES 2018? Here Are The 5 Latest Technology Trends to Watch

5 Latest Technology Trends to Watch

ICT | Jan, 2018

As innovation walks forward, we're continually searching for the following enormous thing, that thing could be a device, or a leap forward that self-control a completely new classification of items. In CES 2018, around 4000 companies and approx. 2,00,000 people are coming to watch the biggest technology show of the year 2018 in Las Vegas.

Guess what will be the biggest thing at CES 2018?

Its non-other than AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this the companies are going to talk about the latest smart home appliances and their technology. What will be most discussed is AI will be both the speed at which AI is enhancing and the speed at which it's getting to be simply inevitable in both the B2C and B2B spaces.

According to Techsci Research, Global Artificial Intelligence Market By Application (Image Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Speech Recognition, etc.), By End User (Consumer Electronics, BFSI, etc.), By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2012 – 2022, the global market of artificial intelligence is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of over 60% during 2017 – 2022.

                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                 Source: Techsci Research

Let’s have a look what you will find at CES 2018:

·         In Smart Home Market- Alexa dominates:

At CES 2017 saw a blast of Alexa abilities over various gadget classes. We will twofold down on that at CES 2018, layering in with help for Google Assistant.

But there are now so many competitors available against Alexa, for an instance, LG has its ThinQ smart speakers which are well-matched with google assistance. This can also control the LG’s smart appliances. We additionally suspect more keen TVs with Google Assistant inside to show up at CES 2018.

Apple continues to play with Siri and its HomeKit convention, however it ought to end up noticeably more conspicuous in 2018. That is because Apple is currently empowering keen home gadget producers to work in help by means of programming as opposed to utilizing a devoted HomeKit chip. If you have noticed Apple’s website there are more than 20 products which are listed under coming soon, it is also expected that these products are likely to be seen at CES 2018. Isn’t that’s interesting?

But overall, Alexa continued to dominate the market as Amazon have a lot of home grown speakers. It's not an occurrence that the Alexa application soar to No. 1 on this Christmas Day.



According to Techsci Research “Global Smart Homes Market by Application (Energy Management Systems, Security & Access Control Systems, etc.), By Technology (Wireless Communication Technology, etc.), By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011 – 2021”, the global smart homes market is projected to cross $ 60 billion by 2021. Increasing awareness of energy saving among customers, surging demand for real time home security coupled with growing technological advancements are anticipated to boost the global smart homes market during 2016 – 2021.

                                                                   

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At CES 2018, we probably see Vobot Halo, which a smart watch with Blink Video and Alexa, this device priced at $99 which is coming next year. Moreover, Amazon is ready to acquire Blink to quicken its smart home power.

·         Over the air wireless charging:

Yes, you heard it right, Numerous smart phones nowadays charge without wire, yet despite everything you need to drop your phone on a Qi-compatible charging mat, for the charging purpose, but we all know that this mat is attached to the wire. The following huge thing in control is genuine remote charging, which implies conveying juice to your smart phone or other gadget over the air.

For the WattUp Mid Field transmitter, a company known as Energous, took an approval for complete wireless charging technology, which sends RF based power from around 3 Fett. Yes, the distance is very less but the company made it possible and its just a beginning. 

On the other hand, company known as Powercast, reveals its PowerSpot Transmitter which can charge multiple devices at one time with up to 80 feet, the company made it possible only by creating a similar like wi-fi coverage area. Well, this is something everyone is waiting for, the actual without wire charger.


·         Self-driving car- electric gets smarter:

If we talk about electric cars the first name came into our mind is Tesla. Well at CES 2018, not only Tesla but so many other companies will show off their electric vehicle. For an instance, the Chinese start up Bytom is one of them, which has named its vehicles as SIV i.e. Smart Intuitive Vehicle.

With regards to self-driving vehicles, the most stunning one in plain view could be the Rinspeed Snap, an idea. There are three screens for each tenant, a discretionary robot individual aide and six locally available projectors to show notices to people on foot and different vehicles.

There will be lot of technology providers for driverless cars and electric cars. The companies are going to present their technology at lesser prices which will help manufacturers to make a car at a lesser cost.

The market for self-driving or autonomous cars is going to boost and similarly for electric cars the market is going to look at a positive side. According to Techsci Research Global and United States Electric Vehicles Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2017, the electric vehicles market will witness phenomenal growth over the next five years. Global electric vehicle industry clocked a turnover close to USD 54 Billion in 2011, while electric two wheelers became the dominating vehicle category for the whole segment. United States electric vehicle market during the same period clocked USD 14.9 Billion in terms of revenue with growing number of sales in the nation.

·         Riding the reasonable wave, anticipating the S9

You can essentially disregard seeing the Samsung Galaxy S9 at CES, yet different handsets might be reported at the current year's show. One of the greatest patterns is minimal effort telephones that convey premium highlights. For instance, the Honor 7X gloats an expansive, 5.9-inch screen with least bezels, double cameras and strong execution for just $200.

Sony is reputed to disclose its first Snapdragon 845-controlled gadget at CES 2018, as indicated by XDA Developers, which says the telephone could wear a 18:9 display.

·         Arrival of Micro-LED TVs

Did you hear of micro LEDs? If not than soon you will. Apple is apparently working on bringing this innovation to the Apple Watch, and it could make a big appearance on another TV from Samsung at the current year's CES. As per ZDNet, Samsung could make a big appearance a 105-inch miniaturized scale LED set.

According to Techsci Research, Global Micro Displays Market By Technology (LCD, DLP, LCOS & OLED), By Type (Projection Vs. Near-to-Eye), By End User (Consumer Electronics, Military & Défense, Automotive & Others), By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2012 – 2022, market stood at $ 741 million in 2016, and is forecast to witness a CAGR of more than 20% through 2022. Growing consumer awareness regarding highly advanced display technologies, increasing deployment of OLED micro displays in wearables and declining average selling prices of micro display devices are some of the other factors anticipated to aid the global micro displays market in the coming years.