This year, a few members of MSI had the opportunity to represent clients at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan 8 – Jan 13. More than 2,700 exhibitors showcased their latest products on more than 1.6 million net square feet of exhibit space, with a total of 149,529 in attendance. Crowded doesn’t seem to really describe the setting but excitement does!
With hundreds of thousands of products on display, there was definitely a buzz around the following:
- Ultrabooks — thin and light laptop computers, expected to challenge Apple’s Macbook Air. What’s more, Intel expects more than 75 new ultrabook designs this year.
- OLED TVs use organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and are amazingly thin with impressive color depths and are priced (as of now) around $5,000.
- Smartphones – and not just any smartphones – models with touch screens, and the market is flush with options from almost every mobile phone manufacturer.
- Connectivity – not really a specific product – but there was definitely buzz around all the internet-connected devices hitting the market, including camcorders that stream digital videos directly to Facebook and also MSI’s own client, LiftMaster, who unveiled their new generation of garage door openers with MyQ Technology.
These new garage door openers with MyQ Technology use a patented, two-way communication technology that allows homeowners to connect to and control the garage door opener, gate operators, and home lights from anywhere in the world using their Internet-enabled mobile phone or computer. Equipped with a fully integrated Battery Back-up system, these LiftMaster openers continue to operate the garage door even during a power outage, ensuring reliable, uninterrupted access to the home and garage. LiftMaster offers a free downloadable app any mobile marketplace.
Since these products were so unique to the show floor, the media took notice. Check out all the great media coverage for LiftMaster’s new line of garage door openers with MyQ Technology at CES 2012.’