Home automation and wearable equipment to be the main theme of CES this year

January 8, at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), home automation products and wearable equipment developers launched the product, caused a great sensation. In this regard, Eder Marquille, senior analyst and general manager of CLSA (CLSA), Maguire that the advent of "Internet of things" is turning the technology industry into a tipping point.

Gartner, a market research institute, predicts that each household can connect 500 "items" remotely, such as air conditioners, electric lights and coffee machines, on average. "We believe that an explosion in home automation will be an innovation," McGuire said. He points out that as more interconnected devices emerge, centralized research and development centers will become very important, such as Google (Weibo) Nest, Apple HomeKit and Samsung's SmartThings.

Compared to home automation, wearable equipment, although the market is small, does not prevent it from becoming another important theme of CES conference. "The diversity of Apple Watch, and the healthy wristband market, will be the theme of this year," McGuire said. ”

McGuire added that in the wearable equipment market, the fashion of products is important in order to attract people other than technology enthusiasts. "Wearable markets are getting started and products are going into fashion," he says. "(Shing)

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