That is my… short thought of the day.
Prompted by this CES coverage:
From China to Brazil, Russia to Mexico, India to Turkey and many places in between, consumers want instant voice and data connections from their handhelds on every street corner, easier access to more music and high-definition (HD) video and the ability to harness the collective intelligence and aspirations of their communities.
This phenomenon is playing out in an evolving, multipolar world for consumer electronics. In this world, economic, cultural and political powers are growing rapidly in emerging nations, starting to unlock their potential. China and India are the obvious examples, but progress in Mexico, Russia, Brazil as well as the emerging economies of Eastern Europe is less familiar. All are crucial to understand the evolving nature of the consumer electronics industry in a multipolar world.
Initially, globalization was a concept exported to the emerging world by dominant economies like the United States. Now, emerging economies have grasped globalization and packaged it, and are sending new versions of it back to the West.
It is against this backdrop that the industry heads to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. [...]
