Artificial intelligence, car technology and new entertainment gadgets for the home will be the big themes on show during one of the tech calendar’s biggest annual events. Trade show CES opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday, where thousands of firms ranging from giants such as Samsung, LG and Sony to newly formed start-ups, will unveil new products and ideas to around 100,000 attendees.
The event is often used to not only announce new consumer devices and services, but to introduce concept designs and ideas that offer an early look at where the technology sector is heading in the coming years. Industry expert Leo Gebbie, from analyst firm CCS Insight, said he expects the tech sector’s focus on AI to continue at this year’s CES, but warned of “AI fatigue” as the technology becomes an expected talking point rather than a “genuinely compelling story”.
AI will also undoubtedly be an omnipresent theme of all the major keynotes and press conferences, as well as a topic that spans the show floor. “CES has pivoted direction in recent years and has increasingly become a show focused on categories like home entertainment and the automotive segment – there’s a huge amount of floor space dedicated to these two areas,” he said.
“AI will also undoubtedly be an omnipresent theme of all the major keynotes and press conferences, as well as a topic that spans the show floor. “However, we are reaching a point where AI is now just an expected talking point rather than a real major story that is a broad theme but with little in the way of meaningful announcements.
