CES Over the Years: A Look at Three Key Technology and Product Trends

Above: Viewing 3-D IMAX clips (Image by NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, CC BY 2.0)

Hype can be a fickle thing. This is especially evident at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where perceptions around certain technologies and products can shift in the blink of an eye. Over the past 10 years, CES has showcased a plethora of technology and product trends. Many appear to herald the future of electronics, only to fade off into irrelevance. So why do some products and trends take off, while others go nowhere?






There are many reasons for the unpredictable outcomes of products. Sometimes they just don’t fit the needs of consumers. Other times, the media drives the bandwagon. As Drew Keller, annual CES attendee and adjunct faculty member with the Communication Leadership graduate program at the University of Washington notes, “It’s interesting to see that the devices are often derivative of what the media is excited about, less than what the market is driving.”

Now that this year’s CES has wrapped up, it’s a good time to look back at three key product categories that were introduced over the last decade to enormous consumer enthusiasm. Where are they now?

Tablets

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http://flipthemedia.com/2015/01/ces-years-look-three-key-technology-product-trends/