Intel CEO Craig Barrett is due to present the opening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show , which is billed as focusing on how "digital transformations" in the home and office are changing our lives.

Few would accuse the chip giant's head honcho of not practising what he preaches in terms of digital transformation. This is, after all, the man known for his love of the great outdoors, who talks of "a passion to be a forest ranger". He has transformed the thousands of acres which make up his huge ranch in Bitterwood Valley , Montana with pervasive always-on Wi-Fi. So you know he's not kidding when he argues that our lifestyles will change so that we can "easily experience digital content anytime, anywhere and on any device".

The question that remains is when this level of connectivity filters down to the rest of us.