Gitex Shopper to showcase latest gadgets
DUBAI, August 27, 2015
Gitex Shopper, one of the biggest consumer electronics retail shows in the Middle East, will highlights the industry’s top developments for 2015 and celebrate its 25th anniversary this October in Dubai, UAE.
The event will take place from October 3 to 10, at Dubai World Trade Centre.
For more than two decades Gitex Shopper has been the Middle East’s foremost consumer IT and electronics show, showcasing the latest trends of the fast-paced tech industry, said a statement.
This year’s event will showcase:
Wearables: With wearable tech exploding onto the market in recent years, increasingly fashionable and functional devices such as fitness monitors, smart watches and glasses are expected to drive the growth of the market to an anticipated $19 billion in retail revenue by 2018, according to a recent Juniper Research study.
Digital Wallets: With Apple Pay preparing for its activation in the Middle East market, and local versions of the digital wallet already taking the UAE by storm, the days of checking for “wallet, phone, keys,” will soon be gone.
Virtual Reality: With accessible heads-up displays such as Samsung GearVR and Google Cardboard making VR hardware affordable and usable smartphone peripherals. These consumer media devices are ripe for new content, with many advanced displays such as Meta, Magic Leap, Glyph and the Microsoft HoloLens system starting to gain notable traction as they work to launch consumer products.
Phablet: Current trends are showing that tablets are often used as ‘second screens’, and with phablets growing in availability, consumers will be encouraged to use these as their primary media consumption device – negating the need for a tablet.
The Internet of Everything continues to grow alongside user-oriented computing, with embedded technologies predicted to be the focus of digital business products and processes in industrial and operational contexts.
The event will also be feature latest advances in technologies such as 3D printers, intelligent drones – robotics, virtual assistants, beacon technology and biometrics, said the statement.
Gitex Shopper 2015 will take place from 11 am to 11 pm, and entry tickets are priced at Dh30 ($8) per person and entry for children below the age of five will be free, added the statement. – TradeArabia News Service