CES 2018: Tech devices are ready to get personal with us - SiliconANGLE

If there is a single image that sums up what can be expected in consumer technology over the coming year, it appeared barely three hours into the press conference cycle Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: Steve Koenig, senior director of market research at the Consumer Technology Association, flashed an image on a ballroom screen of a woman in bed with her arms peacefully wrapped around the Somnox (pictured), a robotic pillow designed to breathe with the holder and ensure a restful sleep. The coming year will be about more than just using new tech gadgets. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and relentless data gathering, technology has crossed the Rubicon into a world where user interaction will become personal, contextual and intimate. When consumers are not cuddling up with robots, they will be using more devices with AI capabilities for home appliances, TVs, cars and health monitoring. The news from the mammoth CES gathering so far is that digital assistants such as Amazon.com