CES 2017 - What's Hot this Year

Remember Comdex?    Me too but now CES only exists every year early January where startups, established businesses come together to showcase new products for the upcoming year.

This year is no different, so what is hot coming into 2017.

• Huge 4K TVs that are incredibly thin.
• Mobile Phone Upgrades
• Photography Upgrades
• Tri-screen Laptop who want to go big?
• Cars - from cool tech to auto driving technologies
• Smart Appliances and IoT
• Wireless and Networking
• Smart Wearable and Wireless Headphones
• Drones and more cool toys

Many of these technologies are carry-overs from last years which gained steam over the holidays.   When I see TVs growing to 80 inches, I think of all of the small apartments in SF I had over the years and think, "Where the hell is that going to fit?" 

Mobile Phones will continue to grow faster loaded with more memory and ram to meet the demands

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and run complicated apps and games.    The current handset market cover smaller phones to the oversized plus versions from the big three (Apple, Samsung and Windows.)

The car market is ripe to for technologies like on-board wifi, secure networks connected to your local shop,  entertainment pods and more.   I love cars and tech so I'm really excited to see what comes next.

Wearables are here and getting better.  I've had a fitbit and returned it because it was falling off so I waited for a new version with a watch style band.   It recently arrived so I'm on the fence of which one to buy.    The new fitbit is on the top of my list based on the new features including integrated GPS and tie ins into so many third party applications.

Stay tuned for more CES Reviews.

Jason

Why have I been using a tablet pc for over 6 years?

Why have I been using a tablet pc for over 6 years?

Strange, I see articles pitching tablet pcs for business users stretching to add value.   When in fact there are so hundreds of reasons to utilize a tablet for day to day work.

For instance:  Real Estate, is a business where the tablet computer is specially suited when used properly.  We have designed, installed and trained agents on how to utilize a tablet in day to day operations while working with a client. I personally recommend the HP Slate 500 Tablet PC Atom Z540 1.86GHz 64GB SSD 2GB 8.9" WSVGA Touchscreen BT Window 7 Professional 2x Webcams (COMMERCIAL FACTORY REFURBISHED) listed at $599 if you are in the marketing today.   This unit is $400 cheaper than my first tablet PC in 2005.

In the early days, when tablet pcs didn't have Verizon or AT&T broadband built in we opted for a HP Tablet that dueled as a laptop because it had a PC Card II slot for a Att broadband card the subsequently a Wimax Card.

This gave us the ability to drive around a city while been synced with our office paperwork, the MLS, our specialized client software and the Web.    We were equipped with a wireless printer in the trunk and screens built into the headrests of our vehicle so  when driving around the clients in the backseat can see what I was looking at real-time.

Sounds perfect right, so why do many agents opt for a smart phone or no computer when out with clients?

Admin

3D Printing Hot at CES

One of the hottest new products to hit the market and I mean it is in production and you can own one - is the 3D printer.  There were multiple showcased but the Rapman that retails aroung $1699 would be the most accessible for the early adopter.   Check it out online - very cool tech.