Startups take the limelight at the CES gadget show

The German auto giant has hinted that it will be showing off: “the latest developments in electric mobility as well as next-generation connectivity”.

A worker sets up a display on Sunday in the TCL booth in preparation for the 2016 International CES trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week.

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas began this morning, and techies from all around the world have flocked to the desert city to witness the unveiling of the most innovative new ideas around today.

Much of that computing isn’t doing much while segregated into individual devices.

“Over half a trillion U.S. dollars”, he said of the forecast.

For the first time, ClickZ is at the Consumer Electronics Show, checking out the various innovations and reporting about the ones that matter most to marketers.

That means we shouldn’t have to wait too long to see how virtual reality versus augmented reality plays out on the market – or indeed how quickly consumers will jump on the bandwagon. VR-gaming headsets from companies like Oculus Rift and Sony caught everyone’s attention in 2015, but this year brings 360-degree cameras and audio systems to the forefront – a move that signals VR’s expansion out of the gaming world and into different categories, DuBravac said.

Additionally, companies from all corners of the global economy are fascinated in the technology unveiled at the show, and some of the crossovers between firms has been quite surprising.

The Consumer Technology Association that runs CES is aiming for attendance this year at or below last year’s record 176,000.

Another notable device that may turn heads during the CES is the Roboking Turbo Plus, in its CordZero vacuum cleaner product lineup, equipped with virtual reality technology.

For all we know, the Internet of Things could be next on that list. And the more devices there are, the bigger the potential problem.

“Things that were once the stuff of science fiction are here now”, Horn said.

He spoke about the potential for tablets to be squeezed out by large-screen smartphones and portable computers, such as the Lenovo Yoga, which are designed with screens that can be removed and used as touch-controlled tablets.

Autos: Cars continue to hold their place as the tech gadget that companies appear to be the most interested in, as they still represent a largely untapped market for advanced connected technologies.