The future is closer than we think, said Kevin Ho -- and it's not going to be terrifying at all, he claims. Life today would be unimaginable for people from a few decades or a few centuries ago, explained Ho, President of Huawei's handset line, speaking Wednesday morning at the CES Asia 2016 event in Shanghai, China. Just imagine trying to explain ships and trains and even airplanes, all of which would have been terrifying to someone from 10,000 years ago. Then imagine bringing that same person to the modern world. "What if coming to today's society, somebody showed you a black box -- a smartphone -- with video phone functionality? What would people from ancient society think knowing that we can fly?" he asked the crowd.