CES 2017: Trends to Watch

(cross-posted from the space150 blog) We recently attended CES 2017 in Las Vegas. This year, our annual pilgrimage to tech’s biggest showcase underscored a lot of what we’ve been exploring at space150 in 2016, including voice-enabled devices and VR, but in many instances set the stage for new exploration in 2017. From a new definition […]

4 Trends from CES 2016

(crossposted from space150’s blog) Our team from space150 spent last week at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As veterans of the show, we’re quick to uncover what’s buzzing, what’s garbage and what has lasting implications. Overall, we have to say the disruptive energy is contagious. While at the show, we used a 360 […]

Bigger, better and more: CES 2015

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the annual international destination for the most forward-looking technology each year, and Weber Shandwick supports clients on the ground and remotely each year. But we also view the show as a look into what’s next, what’s dead and where brands should be focusing their efforts. This year we logged […]

73 cool new consumer technology innovations from CES 2015

Ah, the Consumer Electronics Show: the annual international destination for the most forward-looking technology each year, matched with a frenetic navel-gazing from industry insiders that pales only to the self-aggrandizing swagger of the tech world’s brand behemoths, and big promises from baby hardware start-ups hoping to make it big on a non-working plastic prototype and […]

People manning booths at CES more interested in my Google Glass than selling me their stuff

Per my latest post on Google Almanac: Google Glass Makes You a Celebrity (In the Right Settings), check this out… I have at least 10 more of these pics, including more with multiple folks in the shot! I’m thinking about starting AreYouTakingAPictureOfMe.Tumblr.com Also: this…

CES: What will they think of next?

If my Grandpa was still alive he would be turning 100 this year. A common saying when I would go visit my grandparents and show off a toy — particularly anything that plugged in or took a battery was, “What will they think of next?” And if my Speak & Spell and light up shoes […]

Is your automated home a Mac or a PC?

As Google buys Nest today, it increases the pressure for consumers to decide what type of operating system they want their home to run. And what types of off-the-shelf and add-on devices they should buy. Is your connected home a Mac or a PC? Apple or Android? The internet of things works best when the […]