# CES ’22 Redux: Gaming Systems and Automated Machines

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2022-01-14
- Length: 31m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep168/

## Summary

Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, discusses key trends from CES 2022, highlighting how gaming and automation are driving semiconductor innovation. He explains that gaming is shifting towards laptops and streaming interfaces, with ray tracing and AI upscaling like Nvidia's DLSS becoming critical for performance. McGregor also covers the rise of autonomous machines, including Hyundai's avatar robots and the broader push for factory and industrial automation due to labor costs and demographics.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=0) Introduction and CES Overview
- [5:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=319) Gaming Hardware and Platform Shifts
- [7:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=448) TV Technology and Ray Tracing
- [12:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=732) Handheld Gaming and Qualcomm's Reference Design
- [15:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=904) The Metaverse, Omniverse, and Virtual Environments
- [21:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=1292) Automation and Avatar Robots
- [26:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-14-ces-22-redux-gaming-systems-and-automated-machines#t=1587) CES Consumer Electronics Highlights

## Topics

- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Tirias Research (company)
- Intel (company)
- AMD (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Apple (company)
- Asus ROG (product)
- Hyundai (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Tesla (company)
- LG (company)
- DLSS (product)
- Odyssey (product)
- Freestyle (product)

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