Improbable Insights

The Meaning of CES 2016 CES 2016 is now over. There seemed to be a distinct lack of overarching trends, but there were many major threads. Virtual reality, IoT, smart home, audio, and many other technologies all made an impact at one of the world's biggest technology showcases. Meaning We're joined this week by co-host Eric Klein, third chair David Bryant, and guest Camille Bryant to discuss this year's CES, and reflect on the meaning of technology shows in the Internet era. We talk about the cool tech we saw, what nifty gadgets we thought were really useful, and the various aspects of mega-trade shows in the modern age.  Eric thinks there wasn't a lot of wheat to be found in the chaff of copycats at this year's show. Loyd is impressed by Nikon's return to Pro DX format cameras with their spiffy new D500. David clearly wants a drone. Camille was super-impressed with the Oculus booth and demos. But there were a lot of other things to see and cool tech to discuss. Tools David and Eric talk about how little