It was rather hard to find true convergence products at CES. Most vendors are still too enamored with technology and not excited enough about building a truly consumer-oriented, appliance-like offering. I wasn’t particularly excited about Apple’s announcements either, but I’ll leave that to another time and focus on the companies and products that stood out at CES. The company that stood out as the real power at CES was Samsung.
It's funny how consistently wrong Enderle manages to be. About the iPod: So the next one will be a gaming device or phone? Sure.., when the very reason for the iPod's popularity is its simplicity and focus. Turning it into a geeky gadget that does a million things - and none of them well - is the last thing Apple would do.
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The Consumer Electronics Show: Slow Progress
Posted by: Rob Enderle January 17, 2005 05:00 AMIt was rather hard to find true convergence products at CES. Most vendors are still too enamored with technology and not excited enough about building a truly consumer-oriented, appliance-like offering. I wasn’t particularly excited about Apple’s announcements either, but I’ll leave that to another time and focus on the companies and products that stood out at CES. The company that stood out as the real power at CES was Samsung.