CES, the annual meeting of world business leaders and cutting-edge technology is going on in Las Vegas this week, Jan 8-11. Big names in technology and entertainment will be introducing new products and technology at the show. Samsung is introducing new shape-shifting TVs aimed at large applications such as billboards and even larger TVs for the home. Thanks to a new agreement between Apple and Samsung, new Samsung Smart TVs will feature iTunes along with Hulu and Netflix. Apple announced that several TV makers will include Airplay2 that allows casting content from an Apple device to the big screen display.
Over 4500 companies will be participating in the show. However, one company that will not be participating is Apple. Apple normally does not participate at CES but this year took a shot at the privacy concerns surrounding Google and Amazon recently by posting a huge advertisement on a Las Vegas hotel.
The ad's focus appears to be on phones, however, the real message Apple is implying is that we're not going to sell your data.
Read about this and more CES news at the links below;
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/06/apple-privacy-ad-ces-2019.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46721207
One segment that is expected to be in the spotlight at the CES show is AI, Artificial Intelligence.
For 2019, we're being promised tags that will let smart speakers tell you where your pet or TV remote is hiding, as well as Alexa/Google Assistant-controlled pianos, heart rate monitors, lawnmowers, motorcycle helmets and meditation lamps.
Which segues into the next story.
Amazon Is Losing Its Grip on the Smart Speaker Market
In the past, I have written blog posts about the smart speaker market particularly with praise for Amazon's Echo which could be purchased on sale in the Dot model for $29 at times. Today, more than 74 million people have smart speakers in 2019 which represents roughly 26% of all internet users. Amazon's price has allowed them to dominate in the early adoption of smart speakers but with competition from Google's Home, the share is eroding. However, this Christmas Amazon sold millions of Echo devices breaking sales records so they will continue to dominate the segment for the foreseeable future but Echo is no longer the default choice of consumers.
Read more at;
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-losing-grip-smart-speaker-190900716.html
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/01/06/amazon-losing-its-grip-on-smart-speaker-market.aspx
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