CES 2021 Trends To Look For In Streaming TV, Fitness Apps, Video Chat Software And More

This story is part of THESE, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the best gadgets from CES 2021 completely virtual.

CES 2021 it will be a different tech show during a very different year. Most of us have had to give up everything from movie theaters to gyms to bars in favor of streaming services, fitness apps, and video chat platforms, bringing software and services closer to home. the top of the pyramid of technological innovation. This evolution will be shown in the virtual conference.

While no one will walk the floors of Las Vegas trying new products that promise consolidate your TV broadcast, use your brain waves to dispel anxiety and improve your sleep, applications and services that have been at the center of our entertainment, exercise, and work and social lives will play an important role at this year’s CES, often taking advantage of the virtual environment in which they naturally operate.

Here are some software services, applications, and trends we expect to see at CES 2021.

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Streaming services grapple with movie theater closings

Although there will be far fewer major media companies present at CES 2021, we are likely to see how some of the pivots from movies are doing to streaming services, such as CNET’s Joan Solsman reported. The Warner Bros. director will take part in a keynote called Entertainment Transformed, and will likely discuss the company’s plans to release all their new movies this year for streaming in HBO Max the same day they hit theaters, starting with last month Wonder Woman 1984.

Other CES panels will include executives from Amazon, Starz, Pluto TV and more discussing the massive increase in streaming service subscriptions since the start of the pandemic closures last March.

While we’re not expecting announcements from major players like Netflix or Hulu, 2021 is likely to continue the rise in subscriptions to the streaming service, especially as more shows and movies change hands or premiere. The Office’s arrival at NBC’s Peacock likely boosted subscriptions this month, for example, as Wonder Woman 1984 did for HBO Max.

Pandemic brings home entertainment and video chat equipment to the forefront

With many parts of the world dealing with sudden increases in coronavirus cases and many people still working and entertaining from home, home entertainment providers will have tons of new televisions, sound bars and streaming devices on display at CES 2021. .

We have already glimpsed new Sony TVs that feature massive and bright OLED screens and run the new Google TV streaming system. Samsung will also have a ton of new home entertainment products to show off, including huge MicroLED TVs that allow you to watch four shows at the same time, QLED TVs that come in 4K and 8K resolution and sound bars with subwoofer microphones to enhance your home theater experience.

On the video chat side, we’ll see a number of providers looking to enhance your experience on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or your service of choice, for work or socializing. Companies like Owl Labs, j5create and Labpano will showcase 360-degree cameras and related software, while Crew in a Box claims to offer a professional-quality plug-and-play remote video production solution.

It remains to be seen if any of these will catch on as widely as popular smart home tools like the Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest and the Facebook portal, which are now compatible with Zoom and other video chat platforms. But many people will continue to work from home until Vaccine for COVID-19 widely available, these products are likely to pique some interest.

Fitness apps, services and products grow in popularity

As the pandemic shut down or the limited use of many gyms and fitness classes starting in March, home fitness products, apps and services saw great growth. At CES, we expect to see several new offerings in this category. Ultrahuman, a new health and fitness app debuting at the fair, uses a MasterClass-like strategy that helps people meditate, train, and optimize sleep with the help of athletes, neuroscientists, artists, and psychologists. Wearable device company Amazfit introduces its new Amazfit HomeStudio, a connected treadmill, and a fitness class center.

Samsung TVs are even getting in on the fitness action: a new feature on the electronics giant’s 2021 TVs called Smart trainer allows you to connect a webcam to your TV so the Samsung Health app can track your workout progress and offer training and encouragement.

With people investing huge amounts of money in home gym equipment and the apps and services that go with it (looking at you, Peloton), it will be interesting to see if, when gyms are totally safe to return, people will flock to return or stay in. your home fitness studios. The fitness technology we see at CES could be one more sign of the move away from exercise in gyms and living rooms.

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