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We had an awesome time last week at CES 2016.
For the uninitiated,CES(Consumer Electronics Show) is a massive expo of the world’s leading technology that takes place the first week of January in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spanning multiple locations on the Las Vegas strip, large enterprises and new startups alike showcase the best and brightest in hardware.
At Fictiv, we were so excited to see some of our customers likeRoost,八， 和Avogy, as well as partners likePalo Alto Innovations和Flextronics rocking a presence at theshow。
One of the most striking things to me this year was the increase in startup companies and crowdfunding campaigns alike. CES has historically been dominated by Fortune 500s and top retailers, each showcasing their newest television or smart home device. While their presence remained, and there were some beautiful prototypes (theFaraday FutureCar, anyone?), it was the startups that overwhelmingly captured hearts and minds.
尤里卡公园（Eureka Park）接管了Sands Expo Hall的一楼，展示了来自全球的硬件初创公司。从Revols，定制塑形耳机在成功的Indiegogo广告系列中加热了打搭配设计精美的全地形轮椅，Edyn的智能花园传感器，以及Caeden’s Sona bracelet for daily stress relief, there were an incredible amount of companies solving problems with beautiful design.
Within 3D printing, new materials were abundant, as were more sophisticated machines. But most important to me was the amount of cross-collaboration between major industry players as well as a focus on showcasing the artists and builders who actually use their product (3D Systems for example had a great showcase of several fashion designers who used 3D printing in their art). It was quite pleasing to see the interplay between the different machine manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, and builders.
We were thrilled to support that cross-collaboration through co-hosting a dinner party with the lovely folks athackster.io。来自Autodesk，Arduino，Sparkfun，Next Thing Co.，Microsoft等等，来自代表生命周期所有部分的硬件公司的50多人加入了我们，加入了意大利食品，并讨论了民主化硬件的未来。看到硬件生态系统的互连是多么令人难以置信，许多人已经彼此认识，同时仍然能够促进新的有意义的关系和协作。
We look forward to seeing all these new relationships and technologies grow in the next year, and in the next year, and are grateful to help support it. Until next year, CES!
