It is our pleasure this month to feature our intern, Hanwool Jang’s article about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) in Las Vegas that she attended in early January. The show is an example of the diversity among the World The World Trade Centers Association members as the WTC Las Vegas is a partnership between the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), producer of the CES. As those of you who read her article about holidays around the world, You will agree that she is a very thorough researcher and engaging and beautiful writer. Enjoy.

It is the goal of our internship program to provide opportunities for significant student growth and connections. We are always looking for young people who will benefit from our training and programs. In the past, we did not pay any interns, but this created a barrier to those students who could not afford to work without pay. We now offer a limited number of paid internship positions for Delaware residents attending Delaware colleges. In addition to pay, they will attend our events and travel with us to Washington or New York, and around the state to meet with companies, elected officials, and organizations as their class schedules permit. We will work with their professors to design an internship that meets curriculum requirements for credit. Not all positions require international business knowledge. Right now, we really would like to have a graphic designer to help us. Please encourage the young people you know to apply for any internship. We hope it will be the best six months of their college career.

Carla Sydney Stone

President

A prominent feature of the new smart home section is connectivity. New smart home trends are emerging that should give users a more connected and seamless experience with the Internet of Things.

Following the launch of Matter, which is a proprietary standard for home automation, at the end of 2022, several companies have taken advantage of the CES 2023 platform to unveil new Matter-certified devices. The Matter interoperability standard lets smart devices on different platforms work together. Consumers can purchase products from different brands without considering the brand of electronic products they have been using. It means that small businesses’ products can compete regardless of the brand name.

Samsung presented a sustainable future home through SmartThings during the CES. SmartThings connects all furniture in the house and even car. It can effectively manage the flow of energy without waste and features such as AI Energy Mode can help optimize energy use when there’s a surplus or shortage in energy. The AI Saving Mode setting constantly monitors and reduces energy usage based on the estimated energy bill, with the Away Notification sending notifications when unnecessary energy usage is detected. Consumers can also control the amount of washer detergent and water usage in the washing machine through AI scan. With a system including in-vehicle cameras and sensors, Ready Care helps monitor driver cognition and focus, alerting the driver when changes in the driver’s condition are sensed. For example, on a very cold winter day, it will turn on the heater and close the curtains before arriving home.

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