CES 2015 in Tweets - social media users reveal the top brands and trends including 4K TVs, Sony, Audi and Wearables
Over the years the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has showcased emerging technology that someday hopes to change the world. Since its humble beginnings in 1967 VCRs, CD Players, the Sony Walkman and the Xbox all made their debut at the trade show.
With CES 2015 drawing to a close we’ve taken a look at some of the best tweets coming out of this year’s conference.
Samsung racked up an impressive 18,643 mentions, according to analysis from Hotwire, helped in part to the debut of a massive 110 inch 8K television screen. Tweeters at the conference went mad for its clarity and detail though some questioned the need for 8K when 4K is only just breaking through.
Walking #CES2015 w/ @richminer @kraneland @JustQuy ..found our next TV. 110" 8K @samsung TV looked like a window pic.twitter.com/k8cY7YV4r2
— Peter Pham (@peterpham) January 8, 2015
So this is an 8K (!!!) TV from @MeetMHL and @samsung #CES2015 pic.twitter.com/11acSNV1Dh — Jacob Tulsky (@jtulsky) January 7, 2015I've been saying around 16K to 32K we move from screens to windows. Samsung's 110" 8K Glassesless 3D display shows this future. #CES2015
— Dan Kaminsky (@dakami) January 7, 2015
Audi also generated an impressive number of tweets during CES 2015 (3,966 according to Hotwire) with the car manufacturer’s A7 driverless car generating the most chatter as it drove 550 miles itself to the conference in Las Vegas.
This Audi A7 completed a driverless 900km journey to #CES2015 using piloted driving technology. #DrivingNotDriving pic.twitter.com/2aM4PGnXIg — Audi South Africa (@audisouthafrica) January 6, 2015Audi is heading to #CES with their almost first automated A7. #drivingnotdriving
— Umut AYDIN (@umutaydin) January 4, 2015
LG sparked conversation with not one but two products at this year’s show, notching up and impressive 3,758 tweets along the way. The LG G Watch R and the Flex 2 got visitors talking on social media.
The LG G Watch R looks like a traditional watch. Runs on Android Wear & works with any Android phone. #CES2015 pic.twitter.com/UfF3C94n0v — Richard Lord (@rlord182) January 8, 2015We get a quick look at the new LG smartwatch called the G Watch R. #ces2015 http://t.co/BHhYqYCYil
— Lon Seidman (@lonseidman) January 7, 2015
Geek moment at #CES2015. I'm excited to see the new G Flex 2 phone from LG--who doesn't want an OLED, 1080p screen? #LG #iPhone6Plus owner — P.J. McNealy (@pjmcnealy) January 5, 2015LG's G Flex 2 curved smartphone. Tough enough to sit on and has a special selfie feature. #ces2015 pic.twitter.com/x5frPxnvHa
— Adrian Weckler (@adrianweckler) January 6, 2015
Sony was tweeted about over 2,000 times during the event with its 4K Action Cam gathering interest. Not only is the camera light, weatherproof and durable it captures 4K video and features image stabilisation to appease the drone crowd.
This is a 4K image stabilized camera smaller than my palm @Sony's new ActionCam #CES2015 #SonyCES pic.twitter.com/UzIO81HUDD — David Danto (@NJDavidD) January 6, 2015Sony Introduces 4K Actioncam for $1K #CES2015 Will be Great for Extreme Sports Movies! pic.twitter.com/o6xw09NKEQ
— Jim Harris (@JimHarris) January 6, 2015
Speaking of drones the Bionic Bird was a favourite at CES. Featuring a radio inside the Bionic Bird can be controlled via a smartphone and reportedly unlike similar inventions of its ilk flies well outdoors.
Bionic Bird - Smartphone Controlled Bird Robot! [CES 2015]: http://t.co/AhbQFOcc4F via @YouTube — mybionicbird (@mybionicbird) January 9, 2015Two cool things at #CES2015 Bionic bird controlled by an iPhone app latest mouse trap that uses infrared. http://t.co/Yk3yQFCar2
— RemoteOfficeTech (@Remotechy) January 7, 2015
Trend wise at this year’s CES 4K was the hot topic with Hotwire recording some 15,912 tweets about the technology. TV manufactures from Samsung to Sony to LG and all that’s in between showed off some sort of 4K screen.
Samsung's 4K curved TV stairway to heaven. Shrug #CES2015 https://t.co/MDJnbLbDwz — TNW at #CES2015 (@TheNextWeb) January 9, 2015Sharp's Super Slim 4K UHD TV on display at #CES2015 #SharpCES https://t.co/qLCrAVczSg
— SharpAQUOS (@SharpAQUOS) January 6, 2015
It probably comes as no surprise that the number two trend from CES this year is wearables with an impressive 3,998 mentions. From ODG Smart Glasses to numerous watch offerings wearables were big news.
I tried on 59 Wearables at #CES2015. Heres's a photo of every single one of them http://t.co/HmATrGbJyV pic.twitter.com/WueO9YeSwb — Harrison Weber (@HarrisonWeber) January 8, 2015Fashion meets tech at #ces2015! @swarovski has the blingiest activity tracker yet. pic.twitter.com/TGzNDhcXbS
— Sara Glassman (@SaraRGlassman) January 7, 2015
Rounding out the top three CES 2015 trends in terms of mentions was the internet of things with a plethora of connected devices on show in the Nevada desert.
. @Jaguar F-Type uses eye-sensing & distraction detection tech powered by #Intel http://t.co/U9kHwPApCS #IOT #CES2015 pic.twitter.com/3f1vIyZWgq — Intel Malaysia (@myintel) January 9, 2015Pics of @invoxia's Triby - the ultimate fridge communicator: calls + drawings + stream music #CES2015 #IoT pic.twitter.com/utzPFdkYZk
— Tom Emrich (@tomemrich) January 5, 2015
Throughout CES 2015 AKQA’s Christopher Marsh has been keeping The Drum up to date with his top new tech from the show. Catch up with his posts (day one, day two, day three) featuring connected sports bras, driverless cars and the latest in 3D printing.