tech journalist paul hochman joins us from las vegas. hi there paul. >>hello sir. how are you? >>i'm doing very well. what's getting the most buzz and who are the innovators this year. >>the most buzz is coming from some very unexpected places, at least from my perspective. the most buzz is coming from car companies believe it or not. car companies which didn't even exist here at the consumer electronics show 6 or 7 years ago, now are almost front and center. they take up the whole north hall of the las vegas convention center. kia is one of the innovators. they're jumping in with both feet. samsung, a brand you've certainly heard of, is doing some truly groundbreaking, in fact world record type stuff. lowes home improvementagain a brand you wouldn't associate with electronics getting into the smart home world. and finally some of the brands you do know---sandisk, a big name in storage all over the world. a lot of the biggest servers and hard drives are made by sandisk. guess what? they're making a tiny device which is changing everybody's life in the car. so those are the big