cnet's lindsey turntine. >> it will be big this year.year was just the beginning and we saw things like the smart watches, this year they will be everywhere. >> reporter: if it soundsfuturistic. >> this is the state of the art. >> reporter: this was the way to the future 25 years ago. >> we set out for the consumer show in las vegas. >> reporter: as reported by steve croft on the cbs news series. at the 1989 consumer electronics show, vcrs with on screen programming were all the rage. >> you just plug in the vcr and prints out what to do on the tv screen like an automatic bank teller. >> the rate of change is extremely quick. anything that you might have imagined 20 years ago could exist in the future and probably does. >> reporter: among the current future offerings are cars that drive with or without someone behind the wheel. and homes that think for themselves. >> this year we're going to see gadgets you might not expect. things in the kitchen, small devices, talking over the internet to you when you are not at home. so the sky is the

joining me now from las vegas with a preview is lindsey turntine, the editor in chief of the tech websitepeople are talking about this year. do you have a favorite? >> oh, man. there's so much to explore. i'm really excited about all the connected home tech that's going to be happening at this show. there's going to be some interesting announcements about different ways to connect all of the technology in your home, even outside of your living room. this show has always been huge for televisions and home theater. it will continue to be, but there's a lot more happening in different corners of your home. it'll be really exciting. are you talking about samsung? i mean, they in particular, right, they're showing off some huge ultra high-deaf curve tvs anne connectivity. >> they're showing off all kinds of things. they announced recently a new platform that they intend to connect all the samsung devices in your home that can talk to each other. so an internet connected television connected to your tv, but then also in the future potentially connected to other devices maybe from outside manufa