CES Shows Off Technology Trends for 2016
<p><span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="myriad">myriad</span> <span word="expo">expo</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Electronics">Electronics</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> — <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> — <span word="robots">robots</span>, <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, 3-<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printers">printers</span>, <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> — <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="smarter">smarter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p><span word="Drones">Drones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="often">often</span>-<span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="acrobatics">acrobatics</span>, <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span>... <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Texier">Texier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parrot">Parrot</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>. "<span word="So">So</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="airports">airports</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="lobbies">lobbies</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>.</p><p><span word="Cars">Cars</span>, <span word="printers">printers</span></p><p><span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="computational">computational</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensing">sensing</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> (<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>) ... <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Mcbride">Mcbride</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>.</p>
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