The DeanBeat: What to expect from CES 2019

Next week I’ll head off for my annual holiday from gaming as I focus on covering technology at the CES 2019 event in Las Vegas. Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the lobbying group that puts on the biggest tech trade show, told me that the event will draw 180,000 attendees and 4,500 exhibitors. The show will cover 2.8 million square feet of exhibition space, and it will have 1,160 startups in its Eureka Park section.

I’m expecting to see some big trends — yes, some of them obvious — like artificial intelligence everywhere at the show, like smart sensors and self-driving cars. I want to see AI applied to solving real-world problems like elderly care and health wearables that can warn you of an imminent stroke — without a ton of false alarms.