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4 NEWS: AI and 8K steal the show in Las Vegas 5 NEWS: CES: Samsung outlines its 2020 vision
6 NEWS: CES: TechUK supported UK brands 7 NEWS: Dixons Carphone CEO quits to join Boots 12 OPINION: CES: Clare Newsome on voice control and AI 13 OPINION: CES: Daniel Todaro makes the case for smart tech
16 THE ERT INTERVIEW: Why Magimix UK MD Steve Punter feels privileged to work for the premium food-prep brand
20 PROFILE: The Italian job – how appliance maker Bertazzoni has changed its route to market. Tim Wallace reports
22 ANALYSIS: Voice control is fast becoming mainstream. Jamie Carter listens in to the latest smart-home trends
28 ANALYSIS: Norway is the fi rst country to switch to digital radio. ERT editor Sean Hannam was there to see it happen
32 CES REVIEW: Steve May shares the Las Vegas stage with artifi cial intelligence, OLED and a line-up of robot assistants
43 SHOPFLOOR CASE STUDY: Our adopted Turning Point retailer Trafalgar Electronics in Rugby gets some advice from Gekko on social networking
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