It's probably no coincidence that the International CES trade show kicks off right after the start of a new year. After all, it's a time to make a fresh start, to look ahead to the coming months, and to dream big.
It's also a time to remember how big plans can sometimes unravel over the remaining 11 months of the year.
So as we ready ourselves for yet another CES—the 2014 show opens its doors on Tuesday—we thought we'd prepare for what's ahead by looking back. A year ago, we were basking in new TV technologies, smartwatches, smarter cars, intelligent appliances, slick tablets, and more. What happened to those CES 2013 standouts as the year progressed? And what can that tell us about managing our expectations in 2014?
4K HDTVs: Hardware but not a lot of content
What happened then: Much of the excitement at CES 2013 centered on 4K or Ultra HD resolution sets—big TVs with four times the resolution of 1080p HDTVs. At the show, LG, Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Westinghouse, and Vizio all promised 4K sets, though their stratospheric price tags—suggested prices last January topped out at $25,000—probably dulled consumer anticipation to some extent. Still, Sony's beautiful 56-inch OLED 4K prototype, for one, impressed with its stunning resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels. (At least, it impressed when the demo worked.)
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