Giant treat for gadget aficionados
World’s largest innovation showcase draws thousands amid tech craze
h o u s ands of gadget lovers have flocked t o A s i a Wo r l d - E x p o (AWE) since Tuesday for the world’s largest and fastest-growing electronics exhibition — the Global Sources Electronics show — with more innovative products set to go on display.
With a total of 3,500 booths comprising the latest electronics from China, South Korea and across Asia, the first phase of the show exhibiting consumer electronics and security products will end on Thursday. It will be followed by the Mobile Electronics phase II from Oct 18 to 21, featuring 2,600 booths with the latest drones, smartphones, tablets, wearable devices and mobile accessories.
Global Sources trade shows h av e a l w ay s b e e n w i d e l y - credited with excellence in establishing all-dimensional interaction between visitors and exhibitors, and the 2016 fall Global Sources Electronics show is no exception. Visitors will be able to attain insights into the most cuttingedge products across various categories through manifold immersive experience zones and pavilions.
The Sports & Health Wearables Zone displays the newest fitness, outdoor and personal care wearable technology products, while the Korea Pavilion highlights mobile gadgets and accessories from South Korean suppliers.
In view of the exponential billion expansion of the virtual reality (VR) market — VR market is expected to reach $33.9 billion by 2022, says a report by Indian research company Ma r ke t s a n d Ma r ke t s t h i s year, Global Sources rides the trend and hosts Hong Kong’s first-ever Virtual /Augmented/Mixed Reality Ecosystem Summit in addition to Mobile VR Experience Zone. The latter, just as its name implies, allows participants to have a taste of the most-emerging VR and gaming products while the full-day VR/AR/MR Ecosystem Summit will provide a macroscopic lens over the VR/ AR/MR industry, with industry specialists sharing views in technology, applications, software and hardware in the industry.
Smart-home is another prominent vogue, on which Global Source Mobile Electronics show will actively help visitors to catch by unveiling Asia’s first Smart Living Pavilion, with 110 booths covering smart home security, lighting and energy management, entertainment, and appliances and gadgets.
In collaboration with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), the Global Sources Electronics show integrates the Smart Living Experience Showcase i n t o t h e l i v i n g p av i l i o n , a “live” on-site smart home that incorporates state-of-the-art automation systems to provide inhabitants with sophisticated monitoring and control over various home devices.
Meanwhile, Global Sources Gifts & Home show will be held concurrently from Oct 18 to 21, featuring a wide range of innovative and eco-friendly gifts, premiums and home products from China and across Asia, and aggregating quality suppliers to provide buyers with creative, selected and smart home items.
Thousands of top buyers are expected to attend the Gifts & Home Show, including Ace Hardware, Arnott’s, Bata, Carrefour, Home Retail Group, In g r i d M i l l e t , K i n g f i s h e r, LEGO, Mattel, Nestle, Office Depot, Rewe Far East, Sketch- ers, Tchibo, Tesco, The Home Depot and Walt Disney.
Visitors will easily spot emerging trends and products in the limelight at a variety of pavilions and galleries. Living & Giving Gallery features a range of Analyst’s Choice products, product demonstrations and interactive displays and Color Trends by Pantone presents the hot hues in home products for the coming season.
Among the emerging trends of the Mobile Electronics and Gifts & Home, the proliferation of wearable devices, from fitness trackers to Google Glass, has reshaped our life in a way we have never imagined. Just a decade ago, no one could picture that over a million people would buy a watch which not only tells the time, reads text messages but tracks heart rate as well. But that’s exactly what is happening. Chinese companies, riding the wave, are actively looking for a balance between price advantage and quality, allowing more people to have access to the leadingedge wearables. Smartwatch makers, for instance, are selling affordable watches with their own design and operating systems.
Eager to keep up with the leading trend and experience smart watches and rings? Global Sources Mobile Electronics and Gifts & Home show will never let you down.
The Global Sources 2016 fall shows, which run from Monday to Oct 29 at AWE, comprise three shows — Global Sources Electronics, Global Sources Gifts & Home, and Global Sources Fashion. The trade event showcases innovative products in the electronics, gifts and home, and fashion categories, offered by more than 8,500 booths from around the globe. And over 60,000 buyers from 150 countries and regions are expected to flock to the innovation incubation center.
Founded in 1970, Global Sources has been listed on the Nasdaq since 2000.
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