CES And LibrariesBrian Pichman of the Evolve Project

Ncompass Live with Michael Sauers01/29/14

So…What Is CES?

• Consumer Electronic Show• Not open to the public

• Tuesday the 7th – Friday the 10th

• Press Events start on Sunday the 5th

• Typically hosts

• previews of products

• new product announcements

• 150,000 Industry Professionals

• 3,200 Exhibitors

• Two Million Square Feet

• That Equals…

X 35

Which Means…

What’s It Take To Attend?Cost

Tuesday Night – Saturday Morning

• Hotel (Circus Circus): $80 Night Average

• Flight: $200-400

• Food: $100

• Transportation: $14 Round Trip Shuttle

• Ticket In Free (Register Early)

• Shuttle Free Between Hotels and Venue

• Otherwise, about $7-$15 Taxi Ride

Things to Bring

• A Pretty Decent Camera

• (Samsung NX300 with Low Light Lense)

• Extra Memory Card

• Power Brick for Phone

• Reception is “so-so” so will be a drain on your batteries

• REALLY GOOD SHOES!

• Attire ranges from Jeans and T-Shirts to Full Suits

• I Opted To Look Business Casual(Jeans, Dress Shirt, Sport Jacket)

Two Main Venues

Convention Center• Most of the Exhibits are here

• Every Mainstream Company

• Samsung ,LG, etc

• Conferences / Workshops are hosted here

• Super Crowded, mostly consists of “Fan Boys/Girls”

• More Expensive and elaborate displays

The Venetian• “Eureka Park”

• Lots more “hands-on” demos

• Less people

• More start-up companies

….so why would a library go?...Good Question!

Stats from: Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project

Exhibitors

Number of Exhibitors Have Been In Library Last 12 Months

Library Is Important To Community

3,200 .53% of 3,200 = 91% of 3,200=

1,696 Exhibitors Been In Library Last 12 Months

2,912 Exhibitors Feel Libraries Are Important

Questions Asked

• Have you considered libraries?

• Do you value libraries?

• Can you see your product in libraries?

• Would you let a library beta-test your product?

Trends at CES• Home Automation / Life Automation

• Wearable Technologies

• Self Driving Cars

• Gaming

• Current Tech (But Still Talked About As New)

• 3D Printers

• 4k TVs

• 3D TVs

• Others

http://www.lgnewsroom.com/newsroom/contents/64064

http://ces.whirlpool.com/interactive-cooktop/interactive-cooktop-wows-crowds-at-ces/

Just a bunch of sensors!

Other Things At CES

• Lots of Give-A-Ways

• From Headphones to Phone Cases

• LOTS of companies with Audio Equipment

• And even more Phone Case Companies

• A large amount of OEM Manufactures…

• Every major Tablet/PC Company

Take A Ways– Kids At Play• Nothing “shocking” at CES

• We have had access to these types of technologies for years

• Different arrangement of sensors and how those sensors communicate to each other

• Merging of digital and physical

• We were trending in a direction of converting physical products into digital products

• Now they are complimenting each other (Firby, Sifteo, Little Bits, More Programming)

• Play Experience is changing

• Children are being given more technology at a younger age (think cellphones / tablets)

• Be gender and age neutral

• None of us is as smart as all of us – Ken Blanchard

• Augmented reality doesn’t need to be a virtual environment

• No longer a “maker movement” it’s a revolution

• Children have a digital identify now before they are born.

Take-A-Ways

• Clothes that vibrate for direction

• Clothes that light-up based on mood or sound

• Performance monitors

Plans For Next Year

• Take LOTS More Photos

• Arrive Earlier and attend the Press Event

• Pre-Plan for the evening events/parties

• More Networking

Questions?

Brian Pichman

@bpichman

815-534-0403

bpichman@evolveproject.org

• If you would like to attend CES next year, please email me with the subject line of CES Next Yearto bpichman@evolveproject.org