Melville, NY—Canon USA will welcome visionaries back to its booth, #16206 in the LVCC’s Center Hall, at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among those being welcomed back this year is FoxTales.
The experiential marketing technology company works with brands to create immersive shareable moments. FoxTales has created a “face painting in the dark” experience with Canon’s ME20F-SH multipurpose camera. The exhibit showcases the ME20F-SH’s low-light video capabilities.
In addition, joining FoxTales will be a host of new visionary companies focused on manufacturing, retail, sports and entertainment. Each visionary will highlight how they leverage Canon’s sensor and optics technologies, innovations as well as manufacturing to help shape their vision.
“CES 2018 marks our persistent trajectory of redefining the boundaries of innovation and creating business solutions for more imaging related products,” said Eliott Peck, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon USA, Inc., and chairman/CEO, Canon Information Technology Services, Inc. “We learned, we listened. And we look forward to continuing on this journey as we introduce new visionaries that are leveraging Canon technologies in ways that inspire new concepts of imaging.”
Visionaries at Canon’s CES 2018 Booth
Among the other visionaries that will be featured at Canon’s CES booth is Fellow Robots. This company is helping revolutionize the retail industry via robots through machine learning and shelf analytics. Its goals is to simplify the inventory process. Fellow Robots will display two robots to engage in real-time inventory scanning demonstrations using Canon cameras and sensors.
Also, those interested in technology-driven marketing and advertising in sports and entertainment verticals will be able to remote control a simulated stadium camera. The simulation is designed to provide an in-seat fan engagement experience. Brizi, the company behind BriziCam, will give attendees the opportunity to test the zoom capabilities of Canon cameras from a “field” away.
Furthermore, anyone looking to examine their backswing or work on their short game can tee off with a golf simulation experience from About Golf. This simulation leverages Canon projectors.
Also appearing in the Canon booth will be Silhouette. This visionary creates 3D educational models utilizing 2D prints from a Canon inkjet printer. In addition, the Crowley Company will be there. Crowley is a leader in digital imaging technologies for the archival preservation and records management industries. Also Tome, which develops AI enterprise software for connected products and mobility solutions, will have a presence at the booth.
Code Canon Hackathon & Imaging Products
Further expanding its focus on innovation, Canon recently hosted its first-ever Code Canon hackathon. Focusing on the possibilities of imaging and creating unique trailblazing solutions, more than 80 developers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, start-ups and fresh code teams gathered in New York City. 
For two days they worked on solutions in imaging for commercial applications. Visitors to the Canon CES booth can learn more by watching the Code Canon hackathon video.
Also new to the booth this year, Canon will showcase its lineup of inkjet card printers, thermal retransfer ID card printers and label printers. They offer on-demand printing that yields professional-quality output. Customers in a variety of markets will appreciate this new lineup. It enables them to create print materials in-house, on-demand to meet everyday business printing needs. They include security credential cards, encrypted ID cards, product labels and business cards.
Additionally, Canon will show its portfolio of consumer and professional imaging products. They will include cameras such as the PowerShot G1 X Mark III. This is Canon’s first point-and-shoot camera to feature an APS-C sensor. Also on display will be the latest lineup of Pixma printers as well as displays showcasing the company’s heritage of technologies, optics, sensors and processors. usa.canon.com
