CES 2018: LED Lighting People You Need To Know These
Jul 28, 2018
From January 9th to 12th, local time, the annual CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) was held in Las Vegas, USA. As one of the most important consumer electronics exhibitions in the world, every year, big-name manufacturers from all over the world participate in it, and spare no effort to display their own black technology and new products, and the product categories will also cover home appliances, video, mobile phones, automobiles, AR/ Multiple areas such as VR.
As an illuminator, what do you need to know about this year's CES? Xiaobian will take you through this CES.
Smart home and smart speakers
As early as a few years ago, smart home devices were a major event at CES. But until recently, they have entered the reach of most consumers, because whether it is installed, connected to a mobile phone, or voice assistant, these processes are increasingly convenient.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
In the past few years, smart home technology has gradually taken over some basic functions - traditional light bulbs, power outlets, speakers, door handles and more. This year, companies will continue to expand the coverage of smart homes, incorporate new equipment types, and offer a wider range of options under existing categories. You may already have a connected light bulb, but there is more than one place where you can load a light bulb.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
At present, Amazon's best-selling voice assistant carrier, Amazon Smart Speaker, has helped Alexa enter thousands of families. Many large-scale small technology companies have officially seen the popularity of Amazon Alexa and began to cooperate extensively. Smart light bulbs, smart sweeping robots, home security systems and even refrigerators, microwave ovens, coffee machines, etc. are all trying to access voice assistants, and thousands more are developing new features for Alexa.
Of course, with Google's participation, the Google Home family will naturally not be less. However, LG also launched the ThinQ smart speaker built-in Google Assistant a few years ago, and decided to appear at CES, so it can be said that the sound of Google Assistant is strong.
In addition, according to the invitation letter received by the media, on January 9th, Alibaba Artificial Intelligence Laboratory will hold an IoT strategy conference at the CES Exhibition Center, attended by Alibaba's head of artificial intelligence laboratory. Ningfa Branch Vice President You Renjie and the relevant person in charge of the International Bluetooth Organization Association.
In addition, there is an invisible player who is Apple. Although Apple does not participate in CES, last year, many home platforms were compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform, and Apple also used this to remotely brush a sense of presence. This year, the presence of Apple in the absence of presence is worthy of attention.
Auto driving and car lighting
Auto-driving is still the highlight of this year's CES. From the current news, OEMs including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai and others will appear at this CES.
In autonomous driving, this year's CES, Baidu, which has opened the Apollo platform for autopilot, will release the Apollo 2.0 version to the world, and the full line of products on the platform will also be officially released worldwide. According to Baidu, Apollo 2.0 will have the most open, complete and safe autopilot capability, supporting simple urban road autopilot.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
In the field of automotive lighting, OSRAM will also showcase the first use of LED and laser source technology to provide illumination and marker projection for the road ahead. In short: OSRAM is constantly striving to promote the future of automotive lighting, making vehicles smarter, safer and more stylish, while responding more sensitively to changes in the internal and external environment.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
The OSRAM DMD laser source is suitable for providing illumination and marker projection on the road ahead. This responsive headlight technology is extremely high resolution, creating an anti-glare experience with millions of pixels, even communicating with other drivers, passengers and road users, as well as playing the latest movies after parking.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
In addition, drivers can use Osram's interior lighting system to adjust the interior lighting to cater to or enhance their mood. With biomonitoring technology, the vehicle measures the driver's stress level and automatically adjusts the lighting color and lighting level to allow the driver to relax and ensure safe driving.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
In the automotive lighting system, this year, before Kia made its debut at the International Consumer Electronics Show, an all-electric Niro SUV has been sorted out. Although it is advertised as a "concept car," it will join the existing Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrids later this year. It is a test vehicle that is ahead of the mass production model and has a large number of conceptual technologies such as human machine interface (HMI) and so-called "motion graphics" lighting systems.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
5G, Internet of Things and smart city
5G mobile communication technology will push the network speed to a new level. At that time, it takes less than 5 minutes to download an average movie, and its speed is about 100 times that of 4G now. More importantly, the 5G network has ultra-low latency, which enables faster communication between devices and devices. It is the most important technical support for building an Internet of Things, smart city, and building autonomous vehicles.
CES 2018: LED lighting people you need to know these
The most direct impact of 5G commercial rapid propulsion is to promote the construction of macro base stations and micro base stations, and the two have a significant correlation with the light poles. Many street lamps are the most intensive urban infrastructure and become urban blood vessels. The future of smart street lamps is an important source of information collection for the Internet of Things. It is the first site and important entrance for the transformation of smart cities. In the future, smart city construction and smart street lights will take off together with cloud construction, communication infrastructure construction, and macro base station construction.
