Amazon's Alexa Set To Dominate CES

Although CES formally opens today, press and analysts have already endured a day and a half of press conferences and mini-exhibitions. While CES will include almost every consumer product under the sun, there are themes and trends that emerge every year as the industry shifts around new technologies, business models, and consumer trends. As a result, these "press days" provide us a preview of what to expect at CES and some clear trends are quickly emerging. The first trend is the maturation of the IoT market with more complete smart home solutions. As an example, smoke detector company First Alert is demonstrating a complete line of smart home products that include a baby monitor that can detect respiration, a smoke/carbon monoxide detector that is Alexa enabled, a home health monitor, and a thermostat that is on the Google platform.