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- February 24, 2023
- 2026-02-21 5:00 pm
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The Design 1st team arrived in Las Vegas last week for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012 – the largest annual trade show in the US featuring 2700 Exhibitors, 150k attendees and over 1.6 Millionsquare feet of floor space.
For gadget lovers, product designers and tech companies CES gives exclusive access to the hottest product debuts in consumer technology. While attendees at the CES come for many different reasons – they all have one thing in common a love for technology, innovation and gadgets.
For Design 1st making the trek to CES provided us the opportunity to check out new trends in product design and catch up with clients. In particular three clients that we ran into at the show spanned the range of car-technology, audio speakers and consumer gadgets. Here’s a breakdown of the technology each of our clients was debuting:
Car technology is changing at the speed of light as auto manufacturers race to adapt the next wave of innovation in consoles and “infotainment” systems. At CES 2012 QNX proved they were leading the pack, winning the Best of Show Award in Auto Tech with their fully tricked out 2011 Porsche Carrera S 2011. As the video illustrates below – the Porsche was outfitted with customized instrument panel, console display, tachometer display and rear seat displays running QNX’s CAR (Connected Automotive Reference) platform. The Design 1st team completed the physical design and integration, prototyping the parts, finishing and the module installations. Working closely with the QNX team the result was a well received integration of exciting new QNX’s technology with the Porsche interior design – maintaining the high end look and feel.
Audio speakers have continued to innovate and improve each year, 2011 was no different – GoldenEar Technology was born and hit the industry by storm picking up 7 awards for their new line-up of loudspeakers. At CES 2012 GoldenEar Technology continued on their pace revealing the new Triton Three Tower, SuperCinema 3D Array sound bar and Invisa in-wall speakers setting themselves up for another successful year. In the video below GoldenEar Technology founder Sandy Gross explains the innovative technology in their new speakers:
Vinci Genius
As far as consumer products go, the Vinci genius found its niche in the “toddler market” – creating a Tablet computer exclusively designed for preschoolers. For CES 2012, Vinci set up a large booth to reveal their new “dBlock” learning system featuring a 7” touch screen that allows for individual or interconnected group use.
Overall, CES 2012 had 100 hundreds of products the Design 1st team wanted to take home – but instead we snapped a few photos, and committed others to memory to help set the pace for innovative design in 2012. For our clients CES proved to be a huge opportunity to reach a larger audience, go head-to-head with competitors and debut new products for 2012.
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