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CES 2020 - Screens, 8K, 5G, Cars, Micromobility, Smart Home

Episode Summary

Field trip report from CES 2020 with @stevesi @smc90. Topics covered include screens, 8K TV, 5G, transportation, smart home, USB-C.

Episode Notes

This episode of our news show teases apart what was just a concept, what's near from the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2020). Board partner Steven Sinofsky (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi) takes us on a quick tour of the based on his annual field trip report from the floor.

Topics covered include:

• folding screens and 8K displays
• 5G, wi-fi 6, new millimeter wave 5G
• transportation: cars, voice, micromobility
• smart home automation and security
• batteries and USB-C

Articles/ headlines in this episode:

• CES 2020: The Primordial Soup of Innovation by Steven Sinofsky, Learning by Shipping
• Eight big takeways from CES 2020 by Dieter Bohn, The Verge