If you want to fully understand the power of consumer electronics, you don't have to look around and see Las Vegas' annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In the past four decades, many innovative consumer electronics devices have been the stage of CES's debut, whether it is a video tape recorder, a digital video recorder or a high-definition TV.
At this exhibition, people from the industry gathered to see which new and best products and technologies are ready for use. But if anyone wants to know the forefront of the trend, then you shouldn't just stare at the fancy booths in the main hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
It is the semiconductor components produced by Broadcom that give life to these products and create new technologies that make it possible for those who will be warmly welcomed by consumers.
At this year's CES, we believe that at least the following seven technology trends will be heated during the show.
The Internet of Things is in front of you
Behind the Internet of Things, there is a simple but powerful technical idea that by connecting everyone and everything, the quality of human life will be greatly improved. When sensors and communication technologies can be embedded in every object around us, magical things happen.
This year, this magic is most prominent on wearable devices, including a variety of smart watches that can be networked, as well as fitness recorders such as Fitbit and Nike Fuelband wristbands. The latter type of device can upload the wearer's personal health and diet data to a smartphone or cloud platform to share with friends and relatives, and even send data to a private doctor's database.
Just as the last wave of entrepreneurial development was initiated by application developers from the software field, the Internet of Things will lay the foundation for the rise of a new wave of entrepreneurs from the hardware field. When the wireless connectivity technology promoted by the continuous innovation of low-power processors and sensors can be combined with a standardized low-cost development platform, the revival of hardware development is everything. Since the entry threshold is so low, even a start-up trio in a garage can get startup funding and design a hot new product through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. And as long as the designer wants it, he can't make it.
The beauty of entrepreneurship lies in the fact that people can create what equipment without creating restrictions on what equipment they create. Some are meaningless and some are quite right. At last year's CES, a networkable fork that urged users to pay attention to dieting was touted by the media. This type of innovative concept has the same idea – transforming everyday products into active network nodes that “perceive†the surrounding things and send information back to the network with its always-connected low-power communication devices.
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things will grow in 2014, but we are still in the early stages of the development of the Internet of Things. We expect IoT devices to grow rapidly in the next few years, and the future of the Internet will usher in tens of billions of connected devices.
Wireless charging: just like magic
Wireless charging technology has the magical ability to charge mobile phones or other devices through electromagnetic induction. Today, the biggest obstacle to this technology is the lack of standard standards. There are currently three types of competition in competition, but the industry is expected to combine the three in 2014, which will lay the foundation for mutual compatibility of wireless charging systems from different vendors. This momentum should be accelerated this year, and will become mainstream with the arrival of 2015, especially if some of the more powerful consumer electronics manufacturers adopt this technology in mainstream products.
When wireless charging technology is indeed widely used, it should accelerate the market growth of the Internet of Things. Suddenly, charging wireless devices and smartphones at the same time is much more convenient than before, and users no longer have to worry about the lack of sockets next to the bedside table.
Ultra HD TV enters the room
As a successor to HDTV, Ultra HD TV is also called 4K TV. This type of TV has four times the resolution of a 1080p HD display, but the price in the store is still high. The ultra-high-definition TV set on CES is really remarkable. However, in addition to a small number of downloadable videos, there is currently not much Super HD content available for viewing. The key to this new product's wider application is the availability of an ultra-high-definition set-top box that will help drive more ultra-high-definition content. Once these conditions are met, the ultra-high definition system will achieve real popularity, and sales of TV sets are expected to skyrocket in 2015 and beyond.
Connected car: living room on wheels
The car is still a fascinating networking platform, called the living room on wheels. Car multimedia features are expected to be further improved in 2014, especially in the rear seat entertainment system. To a certain extent, this is due to the improvement of Wi-Fi and LTE 4G networking conditions in the car. In the future, if you have a car with Wi-Fi networking capabilities, you can update your music and video content whether you park in the garage, refuel at a gas station, or if you can wirelessly connect to the Internet. The LTE technology that is always connected can make these capabilities available when the car is driving.
The peak of car networking technology will be self-driving cars, but don't expect drone cars to go on sale soon, at least until the next decade. Automated driving technology requires the integration of advanced sensors, cameras, radar imaging, high-precision GPS and other wireless networking technologies, so this will be a boon for the semiconductor industry. At the same time, there are already some early technologies that are part of the autonomous driving class, such as automatic parking systems and anti-collision systems.
Smartphones using LTE technology are all over the street
Although CES is more than just a mobile device show, there will definitely be some innovative technologies available. One example is that the networking speed of LTE devices is starting to increase. At present, the maximum download speed of LTE networks and mobile phones is 75 megabits per second, but operators will soon increase the speed to 150 megabytes. Then, with the adoption of "advanced LTE" technology in the next few years, this speed will increase to 300, 450. Even 600 megabytes. Do you need or want to go online so fast? With the growing demand for video downloads and the increasing popularity of ultra-high-definition video content, the final answer is yes.
Proximity Cognitive Technology: A Tool for Marketing the Future
The embedded GPS technology in mobile devices is becoming more and more popular, so that the carrier can be confirmed at any time. The existing positioning technology remains largely outdoors, relying on GPS satellites, and is mainly used for navigation. However, the newly developed positioning technology utilizes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals to identify where the carrier is located, even within a building, with an accuracy of up to 1 meter. This creates an attractive opportunity for advertisers and marketers to transform traditional brick-and-mortar stores into networked nodes. Think about it. When you pass through your favorite store in the shopping center, you will receive a 20% discount on the product. I think the next hour will be a good place to stroll around the store. For retailers and consumers, indoor location services will permanently change the shopping and entertainment experience.
5G Wi-Fi: greater bandwidth, farther signal distance
Nowadays, when consumers use smart TVs, tablets, smart phones and even some home appliances to listen to or watch content online, upload and download data through the old Wi-Fi network, they are eager to make the speed faster and the signal distance can be Farther away. Smartphones can reach hundreds of megabits per second, or tablets can access the Internet at speeds close to 1Gb, which is now possible. Several leading smartphone vendors are currently using 5G WiFi technology on high-end devices. In the next few years, the speed of Wi-Fi devices will continue to increase, but the greater benefit of this technology is that the signal is farther away, which will make Wi-Fi signal coverage at home or in the office.
These trends are just a drop in the tide of technology development in 2014 and beyond. With the continuous advancement of the technology industry, it is expected that more devices with faster Internet access and more powerful capabilities will emerge. The problem here is not whether it will be achieved, but when it will be achieved. These technologies (and many more) will come sooner than many expected.
Original author Dr. Henry Samueli, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Broadcom (Broadcom)
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