Every year in January, the biggest names in consumer technology gather in Las Vegas to flaunt their wares, showcase the most desirable devices in their
Every year in January, the biggest names in consumer technology gather in Las Vegas to flaunt their wares, showcase the most desirable devices in their arsenal, and set the trends for the coming year.
Many will tell you that the theme is AI, or voice control, or 8K, but really, it’s none of these things — it’s interoperability.
That’s a big word that means that things work nicely together, but let’s throw it over to Gabriella Montez instead:
Everyone is special in their own way, We make each other strong, We’re not the same, We’re different in a good way, Together’s where we belong! Go Wildcats and go Apple
While Apple plopped a huge sign on the side of a hotel extolling the virtues of privacy — and Qualcomm nose-thumbed about 5G availability — what Apple actually did was reach out and take Samsung and others by the hand. The announcement that you’ll be able to get access to iTunes content on Samsung TVs is a huge step for the company.
Support for HomeKit is coming to a number of TVs, as well as AirPlay 2 support rolling out to a number of models from LG, Samsung, Sony and Visio. This is a huge change for Apple on televisions, as Apple TV will no longer be the only way to get content on the big screen.
Now the cynic might say that Apple is laying the groundwork to launch a Netflix-rivalling service in 2019 and all the ducks are now in a row, but it’s more than that.
