CES 2017

The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas celebrated its 50th anniversary in style with a celebration of technology that spawned multiple locales throughout the city.

- Gareth Von Kallenbach

Thousands of companies big and small descended on the city from all corners of the globe to tout their products to buyers, media, and other industry insiders as they attempt to stand out from their competition. This year featured a huge increase in drone and virtual-reality technology as well as the usual audio, computer, gaming, home entertainment, appliances, and automotive technology that has long been staples of the show.

It would be impossible to recap the numerous devices and other innovations we saw due to the sheer immensity of the show and the vast number of companies that were on hand; however numerous companies stood out with their innovative new products such as the impressive virtual-reality capable graphic cards from EVGA, NVIDIA, and MSI. We were also extremely impressed with the high level of gaming peripherals that were on display from Logitech, Plantronics, RAZER, Cherry, and others which should a new emphasis on form and function while maintaining a competitive price point.

During an in-depth meeting with SanDisk we saw 256 gigabyte micro-SD cards for cameras as well as impressive line of hard drives and other storage media which emphasized their recent merger with Western Digital.