CES 2020 The world just got smarter

There’s little better predictor for what the tech future holds than CES, the annual Las Vegas trade show that traditionally kicks off the year. Major companies turn up to show off new releases, fancy prototypes, and fresh technologies; there’s a slight underlying thread of one-upsmanship between business competitors, which extends all the way from the size of their booths to the brightness of their screens. 2020’s show was absolutely no different – and much of the war was fought on the smart home battlefield.

Let’s take the camera sector as an example. We saw a high profile smart camera from Arlo, which unveiled its Pro 3 Floodlight ($249, around £190), a wireless cam with