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  • CES is not about consumers

    Posted on January 8, 2025 at 03:00 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    You’ll be hearing headlines about the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. But here’s the thing — CES is not for consumers, it’s for the business and manufacturers of consumer technology. Also, most of the time it’s not about technology available right now, but rather technology soon to come. A lot of floor space is dedicated to the manufacturers of components, not finished products. Need a widget for your new tech wonder? This is the place to find it.

    I know of many managed service providers that go to CES to get a pulse on what’s coming in technology. In small businesses, we often use both consumer and business tech.

    There is also an increasing amount of health-related technology. I am a fan of the Withings monitoring cuff to take measurements of my blood pressure, as well as my dad’s. We tend towards high blood pressure (dealing with technology probably doesn’t help), so I monitor it on a regular basis. It uploads the readings to an electronic database. We print out the listing of the readings before we head to the doctor, which allows the information to be reviewed without the “increased by the stress of going to the doctor” effect.

    Going to the show? Withings is at Level 2, Halls A-D, Booth 54119.  Tell them I said “Hi!” They have a new blood pressure monitor that was shown at last year’s CES but still awaits approval. See? That cool new thing announced at CES may — or may not — be available for sale!

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