From wearables to drones to autonomous cars to virtual reality gear, the coolest new tech toys and gadgets will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.
Before the show floor opens on January 6, let's look back at some of the hottest tech gadgets of 2015:
Fitbit's (NYSE:FIT) Charge HR debuted in January of 2015. The company says the $150 device is the No. 1 selling fitness tracker and wearable in the U.S. The Charge HR and Fitbit's more expensive GPS watch, Surge, have automatic exercise recognition and heart rate tracking.
Fitbit's app was the most-downloaded iPhone app the day after Christmas, suggesting strong Fitbit device sales during the holidays.
Fitbit's stock has been in a downtrend since peaking in August.Shares are down more than 40% from that high. But they're still up 50% from their June IPO price of 20.
The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Watch was also one of the hottest sellers this holiday season, according to analysts. And in early November, before Black Friday, Canalys said Apple had shipped nearly 7 million smart watches since their April launch.
Apple also launched its new Apple TV in October. With indications of a big usage jump after Christmas, that suggests a boost in sales.
However, Apple stock didn't perform well this year. Shares fell 1% for the year as of Wednesday's close. Apple is about 20% below its all-time high reached in April.
Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google in October updated its Chromecast streaming stick, which uses your smartphone, tablet or laptop as a remote. The new model enables faster streaming and better performance in congested areas. Alphabet says that some 20 million Chromecasts have been sold since their launch in mid-2013.
Alphabet is trading 2% below its high reached in Tuesday's session. Shares are up 10% since breaking out of a base in October, and gained nearly 50% this year.
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has its own Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, which the e-commerce giant says were some of its biggest sellers during Black Friday. And its top seller across all products $100 and over was the Echo, a speaker that doubles as a voice-command service. The Echo was on Oprah's favorite things list for 2015.
Amazon is trading just 1% below its high set on Tuesday, when it reached profit-taking zone. Shares are now up 18% since breaking out of a base in October, and popped 122% in 2015.
Looking ahead, virtual reality gear from Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) are slated to begin sales in 2016. And Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) soon plans to ship developer kits for its augmented reality headset, the HoloLens.
Investor's Business Daily will be at CES in Las Vegas next week to show you the latest and greatest in consumer electronics products.Read
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