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DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC. 1

CES 2015

52,326 exhibitors

2.06 million square ft of exhibit space

22 miles walked

46,200 steps

So much to see, so little time. A brief summary of the trends and products seen at

the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from the eyes of two designers.

Contents


Big Themes

Internet of Everything

4K

Wearables

Partnerships

Wireless

ProductsWearables

3D printers

AR

Drones

Home

360 cameras

Curved screens

Fully charged

Aesthetics

Material contrast

Matte

Texture

Materials

Gold/Champagne

Visible tech

Strange & Unusual

Twerkbot

Selfie-sticks

Hair growth stimulator

Integrated fabrics

Big Themes of CES


This year wasn’t a year for big unveils and shifts in conversation.

Everything was smart. Everything had an app. And everything will soon be

connected. The two big areas of focus of these smart, connected

products were home and self.

Wearables stole the show in terms of numbers but it still feels like they are

finding their place in our lives. It’s clear there is a demand but unclear what

the need is. Are consumers looking for convenience from a smart watch, a

fitness tracker, an environmental monitor or a combination? It’s a young

market and companies seem to be exploring features and playing with

aesthetics (is it a watch? a fashion statement? a tech device?), and over

the next year it will be interesting to see how many of these young

wearable companies remain standing.

TVs and video have gone beyond reality to making the real world look

artificially enhanced. It looks impressive but has it gone too far? Also, how

are consumers and networks going to handle the data management of all

this extra data?

Internet of everything

Connecting smart things

A few years ago, everyone was talking about smart

things. Now it’s the Internet of Everything. It’s about

bringing all of those once-independent smart objects

together so that they can deliver more valuable

information to the user and work together to

generate new opportunities, businesses and ways of

interacting (or not interacting) with the products we

encounter everyday.

Samsung, OneLink, ADT and Mother were a few of

the brands offering a series of app-controlled

products and sensors that monitor you, your

environment and just about anything you want.

Some of these companies are focused on making

the products themselves and others are focused on

being the central hub by which you can monitor and

control other smart products.


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As expected, wearable products

were everywhere. The majority of

smart watches and fitness monitors

were made for the wrist with several

smaller companies exploring more

discreet options worn on the body.

It was a challenge to tell the

difference between the technologies

and many companies seem to be

focused on aesthetics to gain

consumers’ attention.

Many of the big players are

partnering with fashion designers to

attract customers looking for a more

stylish lifestyle product.

Wearables


Mio

4K & OLED

Beyond HD to Ultra High Definition


“It [4K] arrived on Monday, like a hyper-

detailed unicorn emerging from the HDR mist.”

– The Verge

4K delivers a crisper, more vibrant image that’s

become so intense that the image no longer

looks like reality but more like CG. This raises

questions around how networks are going to

share these large amounts of data or where

consumers shooting home video are going to

store the massive files these new video

camera are creating.

LG was touting OLED TV which delivers a

“true” black or “perfect black” that added more

contrast and intensity to the image on screen.

LG also presented curved screens as the

better alternative for 180 degree viewing.

Wireless Devices

Headphones and earpieces

seem to be leading the charge

in wireless devices connecting

you to your music through

Bluetooth.

Wireless charging is also

starting to gain ground for

small devices but is still in its

infancy. It will likely be a few

more years before we start to

see the wall warts and power

strips disappear from our

homes and offices.


Aftershokz

Samsung

Intel

Bragi Dash


Products

Wrist wearables are already boring. Walking through the wearables

section this year was like the time you tried to take on the 20-piece

Chicken McNugget by yourself. The first few McNuggets will bring you joy

and excitement. But by the 18th or 19th, your stomach is hurting and you

have become numb to the once amazing, golden flavors that you were just

enjoying moments before. As mentioned in the Big Themes of CES,

wearables were everywhere but it was a challenge to tell the differences

between most of the wrist-worn fitness trackers and smart watches. Is the

market big enough to support all these companies?

Building on the DIY trend, 3D printers are gaining traction in consumer

electronics as they come down in price and offer a wider array of materials

for people to use at home.

Digital eyewear, connected home products, headphones and drones were

also big attractions at the show.

Wearables Wrist monitors dominated the

show in all shapes and sizes,

monitoring movements, UV

light and sleep, as well as

alerting you, typically through a

smartphone or tablet.

The ability to measure BMI or

muscle mass was a popular

new feature amongst many of

the fitness products.

Circular interfaces are getting

popular as these products

evolve from a square screen to

something more traditional.


3D printers

3D printers have been getting

a lot of press lately as they

come down in price and are

finding their way beyond

professional to home use.

Cube was one 3D printing

company showing off printed

fabric, shoes and fashion

accessories.

Materials are also evolving

from basic rigid plastics to

wood, stone composites and

edibles.

Remote printing is becoming

more common.


Digital eyewear

Many of the big players are

stepping into digital eyewear.

Sony has a line of products

ranging from what look like

Google glasses with face

recognition to a more

immersive headset for gaming.

Oculus, Samsung and others

were also showing off their

augmented reality “glasses.”


Drones

Unmanned systems were a

popular stop at the show as

octopus-like gadgets flew

around in caged-off areas. They

ranged from small, mini-drones

that you can pilot from your

smartphone to larger drones

that you can attach to a camera

and program to automatically

follow you.

The two-wheeled mini-drones

that stay on land, like the ones

offered by Parrot, were also

interesting.


Home

Streaming from the larger

trend of the Internet of Things,

many companies are jumping

onboard by offering different

smart, glossy white devices for

monitoring your home.

These products offer to save

time, provide peace of mind,

and save money as they help

consumers optimize how they

live and control their home

environments.


Smart Lighting

As part of your connected

home, smart lighting offers

customized illumination that

can help you sleep better,

reduce stress, add ambiance

to a room – and all can be

controlled from your smart

device.


Home

Other interesting home

products were the LG Styler

and Whirlpool’s Swash that

provided new clothing care

systems focused on freshening

delicate clothing that doesn’t

need to be washed after being

worn but needs to be steamed,

pressed and given a refresh.

LG also offered a new base for

their standup washing machine

that provides an additional

small washer for an efficient

small load of laundry.


Staying charged

At home & on the go

To help everyone stay

connected at all times

many companies are

offering portable charging

packs, back packs, etc.

And to make charging

easier, wireless is gaining

ground.


Office TechOptimizing your work space & working remotely


GogoroSmart electric scooter


Aesthetics


Minimal aesthetics are still very popular in home appliances,

speakers and wearables. Soft geometric forms are often

paired with a fun pop of color or a geometric pattern to make

them stand out.

Most home monitoring products are rocking the glossy white

finish and using light as a detail to communicate information in

a modern, unobtrusive way.

Gold and champagne are still popular material/color accents.

Materials 3D printed

Self-healing

Smudge-free/fingerprint-

free surfaces

Transparent

Wood


Contrast

Matte / Gloss

Color contrast

Gold accents

Wood integration


Texture

Geometric

Triangles

Hexagons

Vectors

Halftone

Knurled/ hash-line



MatteColor, material, texture

Gold / ChampagneColor, material, texture


Proud partners


Design Concepts had the privilege of working with First Alert

and FitLinxx on several products displayed at the show.


Jarden Onelink


FitLinxx AmpStrip

Strange & Unusual


Strange & unusual

Twerk-bot (glute

exercise machine)


Selfie-drone


RocketskatesLike Heelys but powered.

iGrow Laser Hair Therapy


Panasonic Beauty Smart Mirror

•Digital zoom-in from your seat

•Preview looks, haircuts and clothing


FashionWare

Integrated LED fabrics

Authors

Kenny Hsieh

Industrial designer

Rachel Wallace

Industrial designer


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