In 2010, connected TVs were 9 percent of the market. Last year, 3D television sets created a lot of hype, but connected TVs got a better reception. And as the sales of MicrosoftвЂ™s Kinect motion-control system suggest (it sold 2.5 million units in 25 days), gesture controls are going to be hot and will allow for more and more specialty gadgets. A car such as the Nissan Leaf electric car can use sensors to measure driving efficiency and report back to the car owner, who can then work on improving his or her driving efficiency. Adding sensors and cameras to devices will open the way to make the devices more intelligent. But the camera makers who are doing well are remaking their devices with global positioning system (GPS) capability and internet uploading.Дubravac said that the increasing use of new kinds of control schemes will likely lead to a wave of renewal in different categories of products. Digital cameras are expected to grow only 1 percent in 2010 in terms of U.S. In 2011, tablet sales are expected to nearly double. Based on consumer surveys, the best price for tablets is $301 to $440.

Now that category of device has become a big battleground, Dubravac said. Just a year ago, before the iPad launched, lots of people were skeptical that you could sell a gadget to users with a screen that was somewhere between 5 inches and 15 inches.

Dubravac said he wouldnвЂ™t be surprised to see more than 100 tablets on display among the 2,500 exhibitors. Tablet computers are also going to be huge at the show. About 20 million are expected to sell in 2011. In fact, Amazon sold more than 8 million Kindle eBook readers in 2010, and the market looks healthier than ever. ThatвЂ™s contrary to past expectations since smartphones and tablet computers were expected to kill off eBook readers in 2010. Sean Dubravac (pictured above, right) and Ben Arnold (left) said that each of the different mobile markets will likely give rise to specialized mobile devices, such as eBook readers. вЂњBut we think about it as the intelligence of things.вЂќ вЂњPeople have referred to the smarter gadgets as the internet of things,вЂќ he said. An Internet-connected meat-cooking thermometer? DonвЂ™t be surprised if you see one - least of all because one already exists! The addition of connectivity, sensors, computing power, and location information will make devices far more intelligent and useful, justifying the existence of a specialty product in the presence of a universal one, Dubravac said.

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