{"id":14422,"date":"2014-01-17T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=14422"},"modified":"2014-01-17T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T18:00:23","slug":"ces-2014-its-a-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2014\/01\/17\/ces-2014-its-a-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"CES 2014 – It's a wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking the halls of CES is like rummaging through a rainforest as a caterpillar.\u00a0 Things are way farther away than they appear, and you will see a million interesting new things on the way to your destination.\u00a0 If you read Part 1 of the CES blog, you most likely got a feel for what the (now CES-famous) Gibson Tent was like.\u00a0 On the last day of CES, I ventured deep into the CES halls of abyss and saw some pretty interesting things.\u00a0 Here are some of the more interesting sectors that I witnessed:<\/p>\n

\"\"Robotics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Partly interesting \u2013 partly scary; robotics are here in full swing, and all the big players in the industry at CES were making sure they were going to be noticed.\u00a0 There was an actual \u201cRobotics\u201d section with everything from bots that will clean your floor, to super-bots that will make you dinner.\u00a0 It was obvious that companies are still trying to figure out where this sub-industry will go, but CES was \"\"the place to get a good idea of the direction of mainstream-robots of the future.\u00a0 I saw everything from human-like robots to ones that look more like something that could dig up your yard.<\/p>\n

\"\"4K TV<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had never seen 4k TV in action before CES and I can attest that it is incredibly entertaining.\u00a0 The detail is astonishing and I was not expecting to be blown away.\u00a0 Once I got my eyes on regular HD TV with my current flat-screen (which is now 5 years old), I thought it was the end of the line, but 4k TV is indeed superior.\u00a0 One of my friend\u2019s brothers is a pioneer in this industry who is paving the way for 4k streaming.\u00a0 His company is NanoTech and I was able to find him and his colleagues through the maze at CES. \u00a0NanoTech was an award winner at CES so I appreciated getting the inside scoop on where the industry is headed from a pro; which is unquestionably upward. \u00a0Perhaps we will see SONAR<\/a> or other Cakewalk items on a 4K screen at some point in the near future…<\/p>\n

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3D Printers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"This is what is known as \u201cAdditive Manufacturing\u201d and surprisingly to those like me who are NOT in-the know, it has become one of the fastest growing processes in the twenty-first century.\u00a0 It starts with a box container and a spool, and then virtually makes an object appear out of thin air by generating successive layers of material to create a three dimensional product.\u00a0 From what I understand, most 3D printers are used for building prototypes for the medical, aerospace, engineering and automotive industries, but from I could see it looks like these machines are moving towards more compact units with affordable price-points for consumers.\u00a0 Many of the demonstration printers were making things like ashtrays, custom drinking cups and decorations that could be easily painted and sold.<\/p>\n

Random Items<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"I definitely saw some interesting vehicles at CES.\u00a0 There was everything ranging from hi-tech scooters, to cars that looked like they could jump the Grand Canyon.\u00a0 Technology inside the vehicles seemed to be a hot point as well, such as break-away tablets that are wirelessly connected to the car\u2019s internal engine computer and also control all the car\u2019s features.\u00a0 The one everyone was talking about was made by Audi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, “Wearable Tech” was a buzzword and buzz-look where I saw plenty of folks sporting Google Glass. \u00a0I understand the concept, but I also personally feel about the same about the technology as this guy:-}<\/p>\n

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Plenty of “devices” were on hand whether they were new tablets, laptops, watches or phones and I was very impressed with what I saw. \u00a0It seems like we are on the verge of some new layers in the App world in terms of how they look and act. \u00a0I also noticed that edges around laptops, tablets, TV’s and just about everything else are either getting very thin, or vanishing all together. \u00a0It’s no secret that Wearable Tech combined with hardware devices will be getting more coverage as well, and it seems like Samsung has quite a grip on that field from what I could see.<\/p>\n

Steam Machines<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"No… not carpet cleaners, but rather our gaming alliance Valve who showed up big at CES and actually walked away with a Best Of CES: People’s Choice award [Congratulations]. \u00a0They announced 13 new partners for these gaming apparatuses. \u00a0With features such as supped up onboard processing, custom lighting, built in high-end graphics cards with liquid cooled \u00a0components, these machines seem to be on every gamer’s wishlist for the upcoming year. \u00a0We are honored to be aligned with such a forward thinking company such as Valve\/Steam<\/a> who are proving to be at the forefront of many technologies as proven at CES 2014.<\/p>\n

The Gibson Tent<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Of course the last half of CES in the Gibson Tent was nothing short of entertaining. \u00a0Besides showing conference-goers the creative possibilities using SONAR X3<\/a>, we got a front row seat to some of the best talent in the business brought in by Gibson. \u00a0As I had mentioned in the first post, Frankie Moreno and his band were absolutely on fire. \u00a0Frankie is the type of performer that will convert every single audience member into a fan regardless of personal genre presence. \u00a0The rumor has it that he will be performing on one of late-night TV shows soon, so we will definitely be looking out for that.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thank you to DJ Scratch<\/a> and Drew at Beats By Dre (Beats Audio) who were kind enough to get us into their party at Light, Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all the new people we met under the Gibson Brands label who helped make our first major Gibson conference a big success.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading, and see you at NAMM! \u00a0jl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Walking the halls of CES is like rummaging through a rainforest as a caterpillar.\u00a0 Things are way farther away than they appear, and you will see a million interesting new things on the way to your destination.\u00a0 If you read Part 1 of the CES blog, you most likely got a feel for what the … <\/p>\n

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