CES Top 10 sensor trends

Sensors come in all shapes and sizes these days and fulfill all sorts of uses. From pressure and humidity sensors increasingly appearing in smartphones, to night vision and infrared, sensors are everywhere and in every form. Here’s a look at 10 trends in 10 sensor applications emerging from the recent International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and over the past year.

The use of sensors across a new range of consumer products and businesses is exploding, as one can observe from the almost daily new devices launched by Internet of Things startups. This trend is helping both consumers and businesses to become truly digital, fostering the elimination of inefficiencies and a new “industrial” revolution.

Here are the top 10 sensor trends:

• Wearables
• Infrared imaging
• Sensor combinations
• Temperature and humidity sensors
• Night vision
• Gyroscopes
• Chemical and biological sensors
• Accelerometers
• Light sensors
• Gesture sensors

Source: Slideshow: Top 10 sensor trends to follow