2016 CES show six major trends forecast

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will open in Las Vegas on January 6 this week. As a benchmark for consumer electronics products at the beginning of each year, this year we will once again see the development trend of consumer electronics products for the entire year of 2016. This year we will see which new products and technologies are boldly forecasted.

Automotive Technology

As we all know, driverless cars will be the future trend of the car. The technological progress of the past year shows that such a future is no longer far away from us. At the second World Internet Conference, Baidu’s driverless car officially unveiled. Baidu also announced that this Baidu driverless vehicle has achieved full-scale driving under mixed road conditions in domestic cities, loops and highways.

It is expected that at 2016 CES, it is expected that many manufacturers will demonstrate autopilot technology, such as the refreshing Tesla Autopilot. At the same time, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ford and Volkswagen have planned heavyweight conferences, many of which are Both involve autopilot systems. Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and other connected car platforms will be ubiquitous. In addition, Faraday, which has received much attention recently, will also release a concept car in the future.

Drone

Drones have taken the lead in last year's CES show, and the number and diversity of UAVs participating in this year are expected to usher in a significant increase. Last year, drones dominated shooting capabilities, and this year's drones are focused on special features: infrared cameras, rescue drones, and large and ultra-small models. In addition, virtual reality and 360-degree cameras will be two interesting auxiliary functions that will bring more immersive aerial video. In addition to major manufacturers such as Dajiang and Parrot, some new faces will also appear at this exhibition.

robot

Another major event at CES 2016 is the number of robotics technologies, and its exhibition space is as high as 71%. It is reported that there will be about 20 merchant groups in the robot market to participate in the exhibition and introduce their increasingly intelligent and increasingly powerful robotics technologies and products in the fields of commercial production, health management and entertainment interaction.

Smart wearable device

In 2015, we saw the arrival of Apple's Apple Watch high-end smart watch. We also saw the emergence of popular sports trackers (such as Microsoft Band). Perhaps, a few years ago, smart phones did not need the “assistance” of smart watches at all, but now they are different. Smart watches and sports trackers are everywhere. They “share” a large part of the role of smart phones.

At CES 2016, we are very likely to see smart watches such as health tracking, such as the Samsung Gear S2, Moto 360, LG G Watch Urbane LTE, fibit, etc., which will all bring rapid iterations and updates. Wearable devices have experienced rapid growth in the past year, but they have not yet been popularized for many reasons. Consumers do not regard it as a just-needed electronic product. The new wearable products will improve endurance, aesthetics and interaction. At the same time, it continues to drop in price and brings more choices.

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

The first half of 2016 will be a year of great development for VR devices. According to the vrcircle report, CEA, the sponsor of CES, said that in 2016, CES increased by 77% in terms of games and virtual reality compared to CES events held in 2015. More than 40 exhibitors will bring virtual reality systems and related content, as well as the latest gaming hardware, software and accessories currently designed for mobile devices, PCs and game consoles to showcase next-generation virtual reality immersive multimedia.

According to DigiCapital’s forecast, by 2020, the global VR/AR market will reach US$150 billion, and only the headset VR hardware market will reach US$2.8 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 100%. In addition to Oculus Rift, Sony PS VR, HTC Vive and other products that are well-known in the market, there are also new products available from companies such as Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and Razer. Domestic technology companies are not far behind. Tencent has already cooperated with Lenovo to launch a mini station platform. Liaison Interactive (002280) cooperates with Avegant to launch Glyph glasses. It is believed that more companies will participate in this boom. Although shipments of VR products will not be large in 2016, it is a watershed for the industry and VR will become one of the investment themes for 2016.

Smart home

In the past year, smart home technology has developed, but these products have not yet fully entered the user's home. Big platforms such as Apple HomeKit and Google Brillo will integrate our smart devices into easy-to-use systems, but the pace of development may not be too fast. At the same time, competitors, including Samsung Tizen and LG webOS, are building their own "walled gardens." In addition, professional security giants such as Hikvision and UOB may also take the lead in smart home solutions that focus on safety and intelligence. For CES, this means that smart home devices will usher in restructuring.

In the past few years, emerging and hot technology at CES has become the goal of the capital market without exception. I wonder if this year’s CES can bring us much surprises. How much will become the future trend?