Inasimilarway, trackingdevicemaker
Trackimo,which launched to theNorth
AmericanmarketatCES2015, has
takenanadvancedpieceof technology
andmadenumerous form factorsso
that itsusescanbeexpandedandcater
tonewmarkets.Whatwasoriginally
aperson trackingdevicecannowbe
used foreverything from trackingpets
tocommercial equipment to relatives
withAlzheimer’s. Trackimowill be
exhibiting itsaffordableproductsat
CESagain thisyearand, due to the
success it sawat2015’sCES, ithas
quadrupled thesizeof itsboothand
will be launchingseveral newproducts
at theshow, according toTrackimo
presidentMarkRuzycki.
CES isn’t justabout thedevices
themselves, buteverythingassociated
with them too. Accessoriessuchas
cases, speakersandstylusesplay
ahuge role. iRing, forexample, is
an innovationdesigned toenhance
smartphonesecurityand toallowyou
tocomfortablygripandexpand the
useofyour smartdevice. Andyetall
youdo isstickasmall hook (that can
beeasily removed) onto thebackof
it. According toownerRaeKim, iRing
will beshowcasingnew iRingmounting
systems forbikes, tabletsandphoto
shootingatCES2016.
QUALITYCONTROL
A running themeamong thebig
names inelectronics is thisaspiration
forsuperiorquality. Plantronics, an
electronicscompanyspecializing in
audiosolutions (especiallyheadsets),
wassetupwhenapilotworking for
UnitedAirlinesandhisclose friend, also
apilot, hadgrown frustratedwith their
headsetsanddecided tomake their
own. Thecompanyhas thephilosophy
that itwill “maintainuncompromising
standardsofquality, provideuserswith
an ideal communicationsexperience,
anddeliverextraordinaryservice,”
according toVPof consumersolutions
TanguyLeborgne. It isperhaps this
attitude thathaskept itat the topof its
gamesince the1960s.
“Forty-sixyearsago,Neil
Armstrong’s famouswords from
theMoonwerespoken througha
Plantronicsheadset, and todaywe’re
still thego-to for customerswhowant
SmartWatchesondisplayat the2015CES
50Cent at theSMSAudiobooth
Scenes from the show floor at the2015 International CES
2015CESEntertainmentMattersAmbassadorNickCannon
premiumaudio,whether inabusiness
setting, ona runorplayingaconsole
game,”Leborgneadds.
FULLYCHARGED
Nomatterhowhighastandarda
product is, batterywill likelybean
issue. It’sanall too familiar feeling
whenyourphonedieshalfway
through theday, oryour tablet screen
turns toblackmidway throughwriting
an importantdocument. Jackery
makespremiumportablechargers
for cell phonesand tablets. Theyare
lightweightandsomehavemultiple
ports tochargeseveral devicesatonce.
What setsJackeryapart fromother
chargingsolutions, according toJeh
Lin, thecompany’sVPofbusiness
development, is theproducts’ quality
anddesign: “Wecareabout thequality;
ifyouholdaJackeryproduct inyour
hand it feelsgood—the roundededges,
thealuminumsurface, thesignature
orangecoating (other colors).”While
battery lifecausesproblemsnow, at a
CES in the future, someonemight be
exhibitingabatterymorepowerful
thanwe couldeven imagine.
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