Opinion Column from PC Magazine: Top 10 Trends from CES 2005: "Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show, I look at hundreds of products and talk to vendors, customers, and journalists about what's hot and what's not. This year, along with all the conversation, I managed a team that posted 135 separate news and analysis stories about the show. As the event coalesced, key themes emerged that will drive the consumer-technology industry now and over the next four or five years. Here are my top ten themes from CES 2005. Unlike David Letterman's lists, though, they're not in any particular order.
5. DVR is a Feature, Not a Product: Back when TiVo and ReplayTV launched, the digital video recorder seemed to be the next big electronics product, after DVD. But over the last five years, hard-drive and flash-based-media recording have become pervasive. DVR is rapidly becoming part of many consumer devices, from satellite radio to set top boxes.
10. Portable Video Players Explode: It's still too early to know whether the audience will adopt them, but the video/photo/music player was a staple of this year's announcements. "
By Jim Louderback
ExtremeTech
NOTE: In my mind, the other 8 themes on Jim's list are just plain common sense. And IF "8. China Is a Major Force" why isn't there any coverage on the Pacific Rim booths?
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