CES 2017: 3 significant technology trends

You might have detected a "bit" of intentional tongue-in-cheek in my recent coverage of the most "intriguing" products released at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, but rest assured that the news wasn't all bizarre. Some truly significant technologies (and products based on them) were both introduced for the first time and notably advanced from prior versions. I thought I'd devote this particular post to showcasing three that particularly stuck with me. Learning goes deep While the world may not need an electric toothbrush that claims to have "artificial intelligence", both that term and the comparable "deep learning" were everywhere at CES, often for good reason. Traditionally, computer vision, audio analysis, and other similar applications have relied on special-purpose algorithms custom-designed to recognize particular patterns.