Why CES 2017 was surprisingly low on new trends

With CES 2017 wrapped up, the event was remarkably low in trending content, with Taykey reporting less than 10 trends for the four-day event. A small amount of trends means low conversation volume, and perhaps low excitement surrounding CES product announcements.
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Why were people not as excited about CES 2017 as previous years?  
Perhaps because CES took off right where 2016 tech trends left off. The hottest items at the event we