Pepcom had everything on the menu and I was hungry

TGI Fridays has litterally everything on the menu, and so did Pepcom this year, and I’m not talking about the food (which was awesome by the way).

I went into the event with an open mind looking for some semblance of a consistent theme from one booth to the next. What I found was that no such theme existed.  There was literally every walk of consumer electronics and technology.  I found myself almost forcing a theme into Pepcom, but at the end of the event, I could not find one over-powering trend.

There was a fair share of “like” products from booth to booth, meaning common solutions that caught my eye . From what I jotted down on paper, the list looks like:

  • Robotics – I almost tripped over at least 3 robots traveling through the aisles.
  • Health – everything from workout apps to home healthcare solutions.
  • Wireless  – What would a tech show be without wireless solutions?
  • Ultrabooks – Asus and Lenovo caught my attention more than any other.
  • Apps – Everything from DVD burning, to network management, to smart televisions.
  • Storage – Of course Seagate was there as well as WD and G-Technologies and some flash suppliers.

If Pepcom was any indication of what we will be facing the next few days at CES, I have my work cut out for me, but needless to say, it will be a fun ride.

I expect a fair share of the above in my coverage of CES…with a heavy emphasis on Ultrabooks, apps, and of course storage, but like Pepcom, I am going in with an open mind.

Stay tuned on seagate.com/ces.

Even more from CES.

2012-01-10T00:20:13+00:00

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