Technology is constantly evolving. It's not only exciting, but also very important to be abreast of the latest trends in consumer electronics and innovations.
The Consumer Electronics Show, CES, is the largest consumer technology trade show in the world and the most powerful. It is where companies, manufacturers, developers, global innovators and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, and technology delivery systems converge and showcase their latest and greatest products. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association, CES is also the one and only trade show that features the entire tech landscape at one venue. Some of the featured categories include 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart cities, sports, robotics and so much more. I have attended many shows over the years and always find it interesting and enlightening.
Enjoy these photos from CES 2024.
This year, CES was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The very first CES was held in New York City in June of 1967. Then, the 200 exhibitors attracted 17,500 attendees to the Hilton and Americana hotels over the four days. Some of the products displayed were pocket radios and TVs with integrated circuits. The show has certainly come a long way with this year’s staggering 3500 exhibitors from more than 150 countries and regions across 41 different technology categories.
There was so much to see at the show. Automotive and mobility items were featured prominently this year. Bugatti, renowned for its high-performance sports cars, showcased this new vehicle alongside its creative Electric Scooters Concept.
This year, CES featured a huge variety of robots, from simple automated machines to personalized humanoids. This is the Lotus Robotics RoboCube which is an intelligent cleaning robot proposed for use around cities and communities.
The robots are deployed with self-driving technology to work safely, securely, and efficiently.
This is the Unitree Go2 – the All-Terrain Robodog.
It has a self-developed 4D LIDAR L1 and an AI-driven control system, which can be programmed to do a host of behaviors including jumping, stretching, shaking hands, cheering, pouncing, and sitting down.
Richtech Robotics showcased advanced AI capabilities through its Robot Bartender, which pours drinks with extreme accuracy.
Sporty e-bikes continue to rise in popularity. More than 40-million e-bikes sold around the world last year. Some of the new models at CES allow riders to use smart-phone technologies to request map routes and control directional movement.
There was a section devoted to pet care and advanced systems for both indoor and outdoor monitoring.
There were also small home gadgets such as light switches, thermostats, and locks that have already been made “smart” but are getting even “smarter.”
iSwimWeaR presented personal health management supplies that help water enthusiasts keep track of important vitals while underwater.
And as a guest of Samsung this year, I stepped into their expansive “Samsung City” space to see all they had to offer.
There were designated areas showcasing Samsung’s SmartThings, Health products, mobile devices, home experience items, and their large screen experience corner.
For valuables and for pets, Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag2 allows one to track a pet’s or an item’s location.
And a digital display of the Samsung AI-enabled Family Hub+ Refrigerator.
Samsung also introduced the Transparent MicroLED, which empowers users to customize transparency levels to their preferences – making screen watching even more personalized for the user.
The ultra-customizable MicroLED panels allow users to personalize shape, size and ratio of screens to fit any space or environment.
The user can select higher brightness, and bolder, greater color saturation.
And, Samsung created an entirely new category of TVs called The Frame - the picture frame-like TV by Samsung. It is a 4K TV designed to marry both form and function. It’s a TV when it’s on, art when it’s off. Plus, with the Samsung Art Store, one can create a dynamic gallery with access to thousands of professionally curated and organized collections from local and world-renowned artists or choose to display personal art and photography. Here's a short video.
I hope this glimpse of the future of technology inspires you to keep on top of the latest advancements, and to "learn something new every day."
Having a strong interest in technology and wanting to be informed of all the latest advances and gadgets, I always try to attend CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. I hope you caught my post about it on my Instagram page @MarthStewart48 - we had so much fun!
This year, I attended the multi-day trade event as Samsung’s special guest. We did an incredible demo in their very high-tech kitchen at the Samsung booth showcasing SmartThings, the company's innovative new products collection using on-device AI and intelligent integration. It is their connected ecosystem developed to make life easier at home. CMO of Samsung North America, Allison Stransky, introduced me. And then, our own Kevin Sharkey and Thomas Joseph, joined me to show how to make the perfect smashed baked potato - the same way we do it at my restaurant, The Bedford by Martha Stewart. We showed Samsung’s AI-enabled Family Hub+ Refrigerator which helps determine if all the ingredients for a specific recipe are ready using its AI Vision Inside. When it’s time to start cooking, SmartThings knows to connect the fridge to the connected oven & start pre-heating. Then SmartThings on the Samsung TV gives an alert when the food is done. We also made Marthatinis - the perfect drink with my smashed baked potato. And I tried Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6. In all, it was a great event and demo. My favorite phrase “it’s a good thing” may now become “it’s a SmartThing” after this latest CES visit. Be sure to click on this highlighted link to watch the video! You'll love it. And, be sure to follow Samsung on Instagram @SamsungUS to learn more about their innovative products.
Here are a few photos. I will share more images from this fascinating event in my next blog. Stay tuned.
Samsung has a very large presence at this year’s CES 2024 event. It was great to attend this show as Samsung’s special guest. CES 2024 runs through today. The event is expected to bring about 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas.
Samsung features lots of great innovations including their SmarthThings, which allows users to connect, monitor, and control multiple smart home devices quickly and easily.
Here I am with President and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America KS Choi.
And here I am with Thomas Joseph, our Culinary EVP, and Kevin Sharkey, EVP Executive Director of Design. We’re drinking my famous Marthatinis.
It's always so great to start off the new year eating healthy, delicious, organic greens.
My large half-acre outdoor vegetable garden is cleared, cleaned and put to bed for the winter season, but I'm fortunate to have lots of wonderful vegetables thriving indoors, in a special greenhouse located behind my Equipment Barn.
Here are some photos of what we have growing, enjoy.
This entire greenhouse is almost all glass. Most of the energy comes from the sun through giant windows, which can be programmed to open for ventilation or cooling when needed. This photo was taken this week just before a night of heavy rains.
We built 16 of these wooden garden boxes to fit the entire length and width of the space. Raised bed gardening allows good drainage, prevents soil compaction, and provides protection for those plants that may otherwise get trampled.
The beds are well-marked to indicate watering instructions.
These reminders are also laminated, so they don’t get wet during watering sessions – a helpful and time saving tip.
This structure uses minimal artificial heat, where many cold hardy crops, such as root vegetables and brassicas, can be grown and harvested through the winter months. I also installed grow lights specially designed to substitute natural sunlight, stimulating photosynthesis, and provide the right color spectrum for thriving plants.
This house is also equipped with fans for proper air circulation when needed.
Cilantro, Coriandrum sativum, is also known commonly as coriander or Chinese parsley. Coriander is actually the dried seed of cilantro. Cilantro is a popular micro-green garnish that complements meat, fish, poultry, noodle dishes, and soups. Everyone here at the farm loves the cilantro, but some don’t. Do you know… some even say it tastes like soap? For those, the issue is genetic. These people have a variation in a group of olfactory-receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy-flavored aldehydes in cilantro leaves. Among those who strongly dislike cilantro – the late Chef Julia Child.
All my plants are grown organically and have no chemical taste at all. This is the celery – also great for my daily green juice. Celery is part of the Apiaceae family, which includes carrots, parsnips, parsley, and celeriac.
Here’s our parsley. Parsley is a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. It derives its name from the Greek word meaning “rock celery.”
This parsley has round, curly leaves. In general, it is less robust in taste than the flat-leaf varieties.
This is our bed of arugula. Arugula leaves, also known as rocket or roquette, are tender and bite-sized with a tangy flavor. All our vegetables are planted at different times as part of succession planting, a practice of seeding crops at intervals of seven to 21 days in order to maintain a consistent supply of harvestable produce throughout the season. I am a big fan of succession planting. This dramatically increases a garden’s yield, while also improving produce quality.
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, and mostly eaten raw as a crunchy salad vegetable.
Radish greens are the edible tops of the radish plant, and are commonly eaten as a vegetable in Korea and China.
These are the leaves of beets. Beets are sweet and tender – and one of the healthiest foods. Beets contain a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains, which provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and detoxification support.
And these are the bold red beet stalks. Beetroot stalks are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.
These are the leaves of turnips. The vegetables are not ready yet, but when harvesting, I always gently remove the surrounding earth first to see if the vegetables are big enough. If not, I push the soil back into place. Turnips are smooth flat, round and white vegetables that mature early and are best harvested young – when they are up to two inches in diameter. The flavor is sweet and fruity, and the texture is crisp and tender. Both the root and the leaves of the turnip are edible. The leaves have a taste similar to mustard greens but with a less intense spicy flavor.
Lettuce always grows so well in this greenhouse. These need to grow a little bit more before harvesting. It’s a real treat to have lettuce like this all year long.
I always grow lots of varieties of lettuce, so I can share them with my daughter and her children.
One cannot miss the gorgeous Swiss chard stalk colors. They are so vibrant with stems of yellow, red, rose, gold, and white. Chard has very nutritious leaves making it a popular addition to healthful diets.
The most common method for picking is to cut off the outer leaves about two inches above the ground while they are young, tender, and about eight to 12 inches long.
In the next bed, our kale. Kale is related to cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, and Brussels sprouts. There are many different types of kale – the leaves can be green or purple in color, and have either smooth or curly shapes.
I use spinach for my daily green juice. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and a good source of manganese, magnesium, iron and vitamin B2.
Basil, also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae. It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide – in sauces and soups, on pizza and pasta, in salads, sandwiches, and a host of other dishes.
I am so pleased with my vegetable greenhouse and how productive it is every year. We’re looking forward to a winter filled with bountiful harvests.
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