It might not be obvious from the TV coverage, but the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (which of course are being held in 2021) are infused with big data and AI to an extent never before experienced in an Olympic games. It's been 53 years since the Olympics officially adopted electronic time-keeping equipment to track racers in Olympic events. Omega's Magic Eye camera, which debuted in 1948, gave us the first of many "photo-finish" for track events, and was soon adopted in other events too. Now the technology is going up a notch in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (which perhaps should have been called the 2021 games), and Omega is behind much of it. For example, Omega, which is the official timekeeper for 35 Olympic sports, is using cameras equipped with computer vision capabilities to track the movement of beach volleyball players, as well as the ball.

AI was definitely the dominant theme at CES this week. According to a keynote from LG's president and CTO, Dr. I.P. Park, this technology is "an opportunity of our lifetime to open the next chapter in … human progress." But then again, AI really is becoming pervasive. Consider that Amazon.com recently announced that more than 100 million Alexa devices have been sold. OK then, for CES – which, by the way, had about 180,000 attendees and more than 2.9 million net square feet of exhibit space in Las Vegas -- what were some of the standout innovations?