As happens every year, I ran out of caffeine, battery power, or both toward the end of CES 2012.  As such, I’ve been looking through my notes to clean up some of my writing for various sources which will discuss what I saw there. Some of the things which I found very interesting included:

• DocuSign Ink, which is electronic signature service used by millions.
• iTwin’s simple file sharing device, which now supports multiple paired keys to a single shared location.
• Encrypted storage from Imation and Ironkey, as well as the future of authentication.
• Two Factor Authentication from a credit card, with PIN authentication (!)
• Kingston’s WiDrive flash-based file sharing device
• New scanners from Visioneer/Xerox, LG, and Canon to fill niches in the portable scanner market
• Security and filtering tools for smartphones from Absolute Security and NetNanny
• Home automation tools such as the Nest Learning Thermostat and smart garage door openers from providers which can (1) tell you what the condition of the monitored system is (e.g. temperature or whether or not the door is currently open) and (2) change the temperature or close the door from you using a smartphone app.
• Elder care devices from some providers which use your cell phone instead of the Lifecall (“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”) device, and which will tell you if your senior didn’t take their medicine, as well as if they haven’t checked in when they’re supposed to.

Since I’m selling the stuff I’ve written on this to someone, I’m going to withhold the data from this space, but I’ll post the link (and the content, if the contract permits it) when the story goes live.