1. CES And Libraries
Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project
Ncompass Live with Michael Sauers
01/29/14
2. So…What Is CES?
• Consumer Electronic Show
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Not open to the public
Tuesday the 7th – Friday the 10th
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Typically hosts
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Press Events start on Sunday the 5th
previews of products
new product announcements
150,000 Industry Professionals
3,200 Exhibitors
Two Million Square Feet
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That Equals…
7. What’s It Take To Attend?
Cost
Things to Bring
Tuesday Night – Saturday Morning
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Hotel (Circus Circus):
$200-400
Food:
$100
Transportation:
$14 Round Trip Shuttle
Ticket In
Free (Register Early)
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Shuttle Free Between Hotels and Venue
Otherwise, about $7-$15 Taxi Ride
A Pretty Decent Camera
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$80 Night Average
Flight:
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Extra Memory Card
Power Brick for Phone
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(Samsung NX300 with Low Light Lense)
Reception is “so-so” so will be a drain on your
batteries
REALLY GOOD SHOES!
Attire ranges from Jeans and T-Shirts to Full Suits
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I Opted To Look Business Casual
(Jeans, Dress Shirt, Sport Jacket)
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14. Two Main Venues
Convention Center
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Most of the Exhibits are here
Every Mainstream Company
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Samsung ,LG, etc
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Conferences / Workshops are hosted here
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More Expensive and elaborate displays
Super Crowded, mostly consists of “Fan
Boys/Girls”
The Venetian
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“Eureka Park”
Lots more “hands-on” demos
Less people
More start-up companies
16. Stats from: Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project
17. Exhibitors
Number of Exhibitors
Have Been In Library
Last 12 Months
Library Is Important To
Community
3,200
.53% of 3,200 =
91% of 3,200=
1,696 Exhibitors
Been In Library Last 12 Months
2,912 Exhibitors
Feel Libraries Are Important
18. Questions Asked
• Have you considered libraries?
• Do you value libraries?
• Can you see your product in libraries?
• Would you let a library beta-test your product?
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30. Trends at CES
• Home Automation / Life Automation
• Wearable Technologies
• Self Driving Cars
• Gaming
• Current Tech (But Still Talked About As New)
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3D Printers
4k TVs
3D TVs
• Others
57. Other Things At CES
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Lots of Give-A-Ways
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LOTS of companies with Audio Equipment
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From Headphones to Phone Cases
And even more Phone Case Companies
A large amount of OEM Manufactures…
Every major Tablet/PC Company
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59. Take A Ways– Kids At Play
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Nothing “shocking” at CES
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We were trending in a direction of converting physical products into digital products
Now they are complimenting each other (Firby, Sifteo, Little Bits, More Programming)
Play Experience is changing
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Different arrangement of sensors and how those sensors communicate to each other
Merging of digital and physical
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We have had access to these types of technologies for years
Children are being given more technology at a younger age (think cellphones / tablets)
Be gender and age neutral
None of us is as smart as all of us – Ken Blanchard
Augmented reality doesn’t need to be a virtual environment
No longer a “maker movement” it’s a revolution
Children have a digital identify now before they are born.
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62. Take-A-Ways
• Clothes that vibrate for direction
• Clothes that light-up based on mood or sound
• Performance monitors
63. Plans For Next Year
• Take LOTS More Photos
• Arrive Earlier and attend the Press Event
• Pre-Plan for the evening events/parties
• More Networking
