[The Dong-a Ilbo] CES 2016 to Open in the U.S. on January 6 ‘Connecting with the Internet of Things (IoT), driving with autonomous cars, and wearing wearable devices.’ This phrase summarizes the trends for 'CES 2016,' the world's largest consumer electronics show, which kicks off in Las Vegas, USA, on the 6th of next month (local time). Every year in early January, CES is where global electronics companies gather to present the year's technology trends and future directions. According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organizer of CES, CES 2016 will see a significant presence not only from traditional electronics companies but also from nine major automakers, including Kia Motors, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, along with 115 automotive parts and electronics technology firms. As a result, the automotive exhibition space is expected to be 25% larger than this year's CES. This is why autonomous vehicles and wearable technology, combined with information technology (IT), are considered the main highlights of this exhibition. IoT, a technology that has been the hottest topic in the electronics industry since 2014, is becoming more of a reality each year. Samsung Electronics has announced its goal to apply IoT technology to 90% of its products by 2017 and to make all of its products IoT-enabled by 2020. Following the keynote by Yoon Boo-keun, President of Samsung's Consumer Electronics (CE) division this year, Hong Won-pyo, who recently moved to Samsung SDS's Solution Business Unit, will take the stage as a keynote speaker next January to showcase Samsung's latest IoT technologies, including SleepSense. CES 2016 will also be an arena to watch who will take the lead in the IoT platform competition. As a new standard is needed for products from different companies to interoperate, platform alliances among IT companies have been strengthening recently. Samsung Electronics has