| CES | |
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.jpg) Attendees at CES 2016 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Consumer electronics |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Las Vegas Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Winchester, Nevada,U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | June 24, 1967 (58 years ago) (1967-06-24) |
| Most recent | January 7, 2025 (6 months ago) (2025-01-07)[1] |
| Next event | January 6, 2026 (5 months' time) (2026-01-06) |
| Attendance | 141,000 (2025)[2] |
| Organized by | Consumer Technology Association |
| Website | ces.tech |
CES (/ˌsi.i.ˈɛs/; formerly an initialism forConsumer Electronics Show)[3] is an annualtrade show organized by theConsumer Technology Association (CTA). Held in January at theLas Vegas Convention Center inWinchester, Nevada, United States, the event typically hosts presentations of new products and technologies in theconsumer electronics industry.
The first CES was held in June 1967 inNew York City. It was a spin-off of the Chicago Music Show which, until then, had served as the main event for exhibiting consumer electronics. The event had 17,500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors; the kickoff speaker wasMotorola chairmanBob Galvin.[4] From 1978 to 1994, CES was held twice each year: once in January in Las Vegas as theWinter Consumer Electronics Show (WCES) and once in June inChicago as theSummer Consumer Electronics Show (SCES).
The winter show was held in Las Vegas in 1995 as planned.[5] However, since the summer Chicago shows were beginning to lose popularity, the organizers decided to experiment by having the show travel around to different cities starting in 1995 with a planned show inPhiladelphia at thePennsylvania Convention Center.[citation needed] However, the inauguralE3 gaming show was scheduled to be held on the West Coast in May and proved a source of increasing competition, causing the Philadelphia Summer CES show to be cancelled.[6] The 1996 Winter show was again held in Las Vegas in January,[7][8] followed by a Summer show this time inOrlando, Florida; however, only a fraction of the traditional exhibitors participated.[8] The next "Summer" show was scheduled to be held in conjunction with SpringCOMDEX inAtlanta; however, when only two dozen-or-so exhibitors signed on, the CES portion of the show was cancelled.
In 1998, the show changed to a once-a-year format, with Las Vegas as the location. In Las Vegas, the show is one of the largest (the other beingCONEXPO-CON/AGG), taking up to 18 days to set up, run and break down.[9]
The first CES was held in New York City from June 24 to 28, 1967. The 200 exhibitors attracted 17,500 attendees to the Hilton and Americana hotels over those four days. Also displayed were pocket radios and TVs withintegrated circuits.[10]
At the 1970 CES,Philips unveiled the first-ever homeVCR, the N1500 videocassette recorder. Until that point, VCRs cost upward of $50,000 and were used mainly by TV stations, but the Philips model with a built-in tuner was just $900.[11]
The 1976 Winter CES was held January 7–9 in Chicago at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Per the show guide, it included video (with television receivers and video systems panels), audio (including CB radio, radio, audio compacts, audio components, and tape equipment panels), and calculator and watch areas (considered separate component conferences). Speakers included the FTC's Joan Bernstein on "The Warranty Law – Its Status and Impact", and the FCC's Richard M. Smith on "Regulating Citizens' Band Radios".
The 1976 Summer CES was also held June 13–16 in Chicago at McCormick Place.
TheAtari VCS was shown publicly for the first time at the 1977 CES.[12]
The 1979 Winter CES was held in January in Las Vegas. Atari 400 and 800 computers were introduced. Bill Gates appeared at CES for the first time, introducing the firstBASIC compiler for theApple II.Texas Instruments showed off the TI-99/4.
The 1979 Summer CES was held June 3–6 in Chicago atMcCormick Place. Features (per the show guide) included personal communications, retail advertising, promotion and store layout, exports, video, audio, auto sound/telephone sales, and a large series of retail sales and sales management breakouts.
At the 1981 CES,Philips andSony introduced theCD player, which they had developed together.[13]
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The 1982 Summer CES in Chicago at McCormick Place saw the first appearance of theCommodore 64[12] and General Consumer Electronics'Vectrex.[14]
In 1983, Summer CES retired to McCormick Place in Chicago and featured the introduction of theColeco Adam and theAtari 600XL.[15]
The Amiga was first shown publicly at the 1984 Summer CES.[12] In addition, Japanese jazz fusion artistRyo Kawasaki performed with the Commodore 64 as a demo for theKawasaki Synthesizer.[16]
At the 1985 Summer CES, Nintendo unveiled theNintendo Entertainment System (NES), the American version of its Famicom,[12] with a new case redesigned by Lance Barr and featuring a "zero insertion force" cartridge slot.[17]
The video gameTetris was first shown publicly in the U.S. at the 1988 Summer CES.[12]
The gameJohn Madden Football was unveiled at the 1991 CES.[12]
Winter CES saw unveiling ofGame Gear.[18]
In Summer CES, Sony revealed a Super Famicom with a built-in CD-ROM drive, that incorporated Green Book technology orCD-i, called "Play Station" (also known asSNES-CD). However, a day after the announcement at CES, Nintendo announced that it would be breaking its partnership with Sony, opting to go withPhilips instead while using the same technology.[19][20] Games for NEC'sTurboGrafx-16,Sega Genesis, and SNK'sNeo-Geo took center stage.[21]
Winter CES was held in Las Vegas. A major video game of the show wasStreet Fighter II on the SNES.[22] In the summer CES held in Chicago and dominated by video game products,[23]Apple Inc. unveiled itsNewton MessagePad.[24] First recorders introduced for the two rival digital systems targeted as replacements for thePhilipsCompact Cassette analog audio tape system:MiniDisc created by Sony andDigital Compact Cassette (DCC), created by Philips andMatsushita.[25][26]
In a one-time experiment, the 1993 Summer CES was open to the general public.[27]
Major announcements during this edition were:
AT&T displayed prototype AT&T 3DO units at the Winter CES.[32]
The 1998 CES was dominated by players for the burgeoningDVD format, with a variety of features and price points. TheDIVX format was also showcased, but received relatively little attention, and no companies had DIVX players on display.[33]
Microsoft and chair Bill Gates officially unveiled the final design of itsXbox console and controller.[34][35] The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) announced expansion ofCharge Up to Recycle! program to include all consumer rechargeable batteries, addingNickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH),Lithium Ion (Li-Ion), and SmallVRLA (SSLA/Pb).
Microsoft demonstrated a preview version ofWindows XP Media Center Edition at CES 2002.[36]
The Memory Stick PRO was introduced as a joint effort between Sony andSanDisk.[37]Adobe announcedAdobe Photoshop Album to import, organize and edit digital photos, and allows quick and easy searching and sharing of entire photo collections.Pentax announced theOptioS digital camera. Sony launched its first DVD HandycamCamcorders. Olympus announced weather proof metal bodyOlympus mjuU10D, S300D, u300D and 400 Digital cameras.[38]
The first handheld video players based on Microsoft'sPortable Media Player (PMC) were introduced. The media saw this as a challenge against Apple'siPod line, which by that time did not have a portable video player.Creative Technology planned to be the first to introduce a player based on PMC.[39]
Digital video recorders (DVC) were highly prolific during the show of 2004,[40] as well as theHDMI interface.[41]
The Blu-ray Group held at the PRIL April 2004 CES the first US press conference to promote theBlu-ray Disc format.[42]
The 2005 CES was from January 6 to 9, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at theLas Vegas Convention Center. The event started off with a twist when the main keynote address byMicrosoft chairmanBill Gates went wrong, as his demonstration of theXbox 360 resulted in anout of memory error,[43] much to the amusement of the onlookers.Samsung showed off a 102-inch (2.6 m)plasma television.[44]
Zimiti Ltd (renamed Boardbug Ltd in 2007) won the "Best of Innovators"[45] award for Personal Electronics. It is the only British company to have won this award.
The 2006 exhibition took place on January 5–8, 2006, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, theSands Convention Center, theAlexis Park hotel and theLas Vegas Hilton hotel.HDTV was a central theme in the Bill Gates keynote[46] as well as many of the other manufacturer's speeches. The standards competition betweenHD DVD andBlu-ray Disc was conspicuous, with some of the first HD movie releases[47] and first HD players being announced at the show.Philips showed arollable display prototype whose screen can retain an image for several months.[48]Hillcrest Labs won the "Best Of Innovations" award in the video accessories category for software and hardware that allows a television to be controlled with natural gestures.[49][50] Attendance was over 150,000 individuals in 1.67 million net square feet of space, making it the largest electronics event in the United States.
In a break from recent tradition, the 2007 CES exhibition did not begin on a Thursday, nor span a weekend. It ran from Monday to Thursday on January 8–11, 2007. The venues also changed slightly, with the high-performance audio and home theater expo moving from the Alexis Park venue toThe Venetian. The remaining venues were the same as previous years: the Las Vegas Convention Center was the center of events, with the adjacent Las Vegas Hilton, and the Sands Expo and Convention Center hosting satellite exhibitions.
The location for the main keynotes was the other major change for 2007. Previously held at the Las Vegas Hilton's Main Theater, they staged for the first time atThe Palazzo Ballroom in The Venetian. Bill Gates gave his ninth pre-showkeynote address on the Sunday evening. The opening keynote was presented by Gary Shapiro (President/CEO of theConsumer Electronics Association, which hosts the event), withEd Zander, Chairman/CEO ofMotorola. Other keynote speakers scheduled includedRobert Iger fromThe Walt Disney Company,Michael Dell, founder ofDell Inc., andLeslie Moonves ofCBS.
Finally, Industry Insider presentations moved to the Las Vegas Hilton, with contributions fromOlli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO ofNokia andJohn Chambers, CEO ofCisco.
In the gaming section forWindows Vista andDirectX 10, there were two games shown:Age of Conan andCrysis.
The 2008 exhibition was from January 7 to 10, 2008, in Las Vegas with 141,150 attendees. Bill Gates gave the keynote speech, in which he formally announced his retirement from his day-to-day duties at Microsoft. Along with the announcement, he presented a lengthy comedy skit on what his last day with Microsoft would be like, complete with cameos from celebrities, to film directors, to politicians includingJay-Z,Steven Spielberg,Barack Obama,Hillary Clinton and many others.[51][failed verification]
Panasonic attracted much attention by releasing a 150" Plasma TV as well as a 50" TV as thin as 0.46 inches (11.6 mm).
The 2009 exhibition, held January 7–10, 2009, returned to the previous Thursday–Sunday schedule, and attracted 113,085 attendees. Among more than 2,700 exhibiting companies were approximately 300 first-time exhibitors.
Several highlights includedorganic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions,[52][53][54] thePalm Pre,[55][56]Mattel MindFlex Game,[57]pico projectors,[58][59][60][61] theMarvellSheevaPlugplug computer,[62] and3D projectors.[63][64][65]
TheMinoru 3D Webcam, a USB webcam that was billed as the world's firststereoscopic 3D consumerstereowebcam won the "Fans Favorite" award.[66] Dell introduced itsDell Adamosubnotebook.[67]
The game showJeopardy! filmed one episode from thecelebrity series and the 2009Tournament of Champions on a new set at the Sony booth. The set was moved to their main studio atSony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, starting with the show's 26th season through the 29th season.
CES 2009 suffered an attendance drop of at least 22%, which was attributed to theGreat Recession.[68]
The 2010 exhibition was held January 7–10, 2010, and attracted more than 120,000 attendees.[69]
Highlights include the Intel Infoscape, which is run on theIntel Core i7 processor. One computer ran two 7-foot (2.1 m) screens, displaying 576 cubes hooked up to 20,000 information sources, including 20 live video feeds. Visitors would touch one of the cubes, and an infobox displaying that content would come forward. One journalist explained, "The graphics on the giant screens were a tons of fun to move around with their uncanny quickness and smooth motion, and the whole thing felt super responsive, Giving us a peek into the future, it seemed a lot like that computer screen in the movieMinority Report. It was the most spectacular demo we saw at CES 2010."[70][71] Equally impressive, Parrot presented the first prototype of ParrotAR.Drone, a remote-controlled flying toy which streams video via WiFi to an iPhone.
Sustainable Planet grew by 40% in 2010.[72]
The 2011 exhibition was held from January 6 to 9, 2011.[73] CESWEB is reporting that their pre-audit numbers show an attendance of 128,949.
Many tablets were introduced in 2011's show, such as theMotorola Xoom tablet, winning Best of Show,[74] which runsAndroid Honeycomb. Many 4G phones were also unveiled at the show, including theLG Revolution,Samsung Infuse 4G,HTC Thunderbolt,Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc,Motorola CLIQ 2,Motorola Droid Bionic, andMotorola Atrix 4G. In a push towards mobile devices,Microsoft demonstrated an early version of thenext release of the Windows operating system, running onARM-based devices.[75]
3D TVs were introduced by many giants, such as Mitsubishi's 92-inch model of its 2011 lineup of theater-sized 3D Home Cinema TVs.[76] Toshiba also unveiled its Glasses Free 4K 3D TV prototype.[77] Samsung announced the Plasma 3D HD TV series named D8000[78] and LG introduced the LED 3D TV of its Infinia Nano series.[79]
3net, a3DTV channel co-owned byDiscovery Communications,Sony, andIMAX, was previewed.[80]
The 2012 exhibition was held from January 8 to 13, 2012. Microsoft released an official statement saying that CES 2012 will be Microsoft's last appearance at the event.[81][82] The show organizers claimed that 153,000 people attended the 2012 show, a 2% increase from the previous year and a new all-time attendance record.[83] Intel was caught falsifying a demo of their newIvy Bridge processors.[84] AMD demonstrated their newTrinityAPUs.[85]
AMTC was demonstrating this 'Tier-2' CE products ('middleware') featuring theInview Technology platform. Inview claimed that its low processing andmemory footprint means connected TV capabilities are available at low-cost, as the software is provided royalty free. Parrot presented the "world's most advanced headphones" the Parrot ZIK By Starck.[86]
This was also the first year in which thePhoto Marketing Association held its annual trade show in conjunction with CES, with the PMA show branded as PMA@CES.
The 2013 International CES, instead of starting on Thursday went from Tuesday to Friday, January 8–11, 2013, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[87] Over 3,000 exhibitors showcased a wide range of innovative products this year. CES 2013 was known for what was billed as an insane opening byQualcomm. This year the categories include 3D, Accessories, Audio, Automotive Electronics, Embedded Technology, Lifestyle Electronics, Wireless & Wireless Devices to name a few.[88] 2013 International CES however was not necessarily being noted for announcing the newest products, but getting a lot of press for the fundamental changes about to hit the digital world; such as motion detection sensors, the driverless cars and digital home safety and technology.[89]
Major announcements during this edition were:
The 2014 International CES was held during the week from January 7 to 10, 2014, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[98] The firstLi-Fismartphone prototype was presented at the show. The smartphone uses SunPartner's Wysips CONNECT, a technique that converts light waves into usable energy, making the phone capable of receiving and decoding signals without drawing on its battery.[99] The phone also has a transparentphotovoltaic screen that lets light recharge the phone.[100]
LG debuted itswebOS on smartTVs and new 77-inch curved OLED Ultra HD TV.[101]Samsung unveiled its curved TVs with two series of concave TVs.[102]
ProtectCELL showcased its comprehensive mobile protection plans for all major devices, including the iPhone 5S and 5C, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 and Galaxy S4. With demonstrations such as blending a Blackberry, ProtectCELL proves they will cover all damages.[103]
The AMD presentation mentioned (among others) – the Kaveri CPU of the Steamroller architecture,Heterogenous System Architecture (HSA) lineup and the intention to build upon that, immersive experience,Mantle andAMD TrueAudio.[104]
In the Intel keynote presentation, its CEO talked about three areas in which technology can improve: living, working, and playing. He also presentedIntel Edison, a SoC of the SD card format.[105]
Pebble announced thePebble Steelsmartwatch, which has a thin body, tactile metal buttons, and Corning Gorilla Glass.
Laser diodes were unveiled at the show that are going to be used forhigh-beam headlights inAudi vehicles. The high beams will be lasers, though the low beams will belight-emitting diodes. The car maker says that their high beams have a 500-meter range, which is roughly twice the distance of LED high beams. Lasers are expensive though. Lasers are smaller, brighter and more energy efficient than LED headlamps. Their laser headlamps use less than half the energy of LEDs. Laser diodes can emit 170lumens per watt, while LEDs generate only 100 lumens. Lasers are sensitive to heat but that has not stopped their production for vehicles. Laser technology is not as advanced compared with LEDs, which have been around for decades.[106]
The 2015 International CES was held during the week January 6–9, 2015, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The 2015 CES was reportedly the largest in its history, with 3,600 exhibitors and 170,000 professional/industry attendees.[107]
The 2016 CES was held January 6–9, 2016, in Las Vegas and 3,600 companies attended; the CES 2016 venues of the Las Vegas Convention Center, theWestgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino and the Sands Expo & Convention Center had over 2.4 million square feet utilized for the event. The 2016 event had notably more security, with full-bag searches and police officers with tactical gear and search dogs.[108]
In 2016, there were only 22 CES Innovation Awards Honorees in the Tech for a Better World category. These included Advanced Ordnance Teaching, Clinical Bidet, Ossia's Cota Wireless Power Technology,[109] eFit, eGeeTouch Smart Fingerprint-NFC Luggage Lock, Eye Tribe Tracker Pro, homnistat, Hydrao, Jacoti Hearing Suite, K-1 Assistive Device, Luminon, MATRIX, Netatmo Presence, Noke U Locke, Owlet Baby Monitor, PanaCast 2, RemoPill, SCiO, Smart Air Purifier, The New Kano, Whirlpool Smart Top Load, and ZPower.[110]
One of the most anticipated technologies at 2016 CES was experiencing consumer device charging without wires—or "wireless power" --, as shown by companies like Energous, Ossia, and WiTricity.[111]
CES 2017 was held January 5–8, 2017, in Las Vegas.[112] Even with tight security at the show, two prototypeRazer triple-screen gaming laptops were stolen during the show.Min-Liang Tan, co-founder and chief executive officer ofRazer, said that the company is treating the case as "industrial espionage". A Razer spokesperson said they were offering $25,000 for any "original information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction" of anyone who was involved with the crime.[113]
CES 2018 was held January 9–12, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Many companies such asAmazon,Nvidia, andGoogle had a presence at the event.[114]
The newest model of Sony's Aibo companion robot was featured here, and was noticed as one of the standout items of 2018.
In this year, there were 31 CES Innovation Award categories. CES Best of Innovation Award Honorees included Siren Diabetic Socks, 2018 Nissan Leaf, Samsung's first consumer Micro LED TV,Wi-Charge's Long-Range Wireless Power Technology,[115] Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick, 3D Touch Surface Display by Continental Automotive Systems, Aipoly Autonomous Store Platform, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, Amaryllo's AR4, A.I. security camera, IRIVER media player, Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound Shape, BUDDY robot by Blue Frog Robotics, HP's 3D Camera, Dell Ocean-Bound Plastics Packaging Program, ElliQ by Intuition Robotics, Ethereal Halo by Ethereal Machines, InstruMMents 01 world's first Dimensioning Instrument, Kensington VeriMark Fingerprint Key, Lancey smart space heater, LG 4K UHD Projector, Light L16 multi-aperture camera, Looxid VR, MARS smart TWS earbuds, Sproutel's social robot, Nura headphones, 1MORE ComfoBuds Pro True Wireless In-Ear Headphones,[116] NUVIZ Head-Up Display for motorcyclists, Samsung Family Hub 3.0 Refrigerator, Trident 3 Arctic gaming console, Dynamic's WalletCard, WHILL Model Ci and Willow Wearable Breast Pump.
Celebrating CES 2018, a Las Vegas strip club even decided to introduce the public to their creations, the world's first-ever robot strippers.[117]
CES 2019 was held on January 8–11, 2019 in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada with 182,000 total attendants and over 4400 companies exhibited.John Deere had a presence at the event[118] whileMercedes-Benz debuted the second-generation CLA Class at the show.[119]Hikvision andIFlytek, two companies later sanctioned by the U.S. government for allegedly enabling human rights abuses inXinjiang with their technology, were also present.[120]
Honda introduced the Autonomous Work Vehicle and P.A.T.H. (Predicting Action of The Human) Bot at the show.[121] Russia's search giantYandex announced that they had been offering free driverless rides as a demo of their autonomousYandex taxi service.[122]
There are 30 CES Innovation Award categories. CES Best of Innovation Honorees include theKitchenAid Cook Processor Connect,LG V40 ThinQ, Zumi RoboCar,Ring Spotlight Cam, Samsung 2019 Family Hub, and the 2018 Nissan Leaf for the second time in a row.[123] Google had set up its Google Assistant-themed ride at their booth.[124]
Notoriously, CES received a large amount of negative press and backlash from feminists worldwide for its decision (later reversed) to revoke a CES Innovations Award for a female pleasure device presented to Lora DiCarlo, with CES stating the reasoning for the revocation was "products that are immoral, obscene, indecent, profane, or not in keeping with CTA's image will be disqualified.".[125] The award was later reinstated.[126]
The 53rd CES was held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 7 to 10, 2020.[127]Apple Inc. attended its first CES since 1992.[127][128]
Automotive has become a major part of CES with focus on innovation in electric vehicles, infotainment, telematics, autonomous capabilities and ride sharing. Even major OEMs are now using CES to introduce new automotive technologies to the public the first time. Suppliers to the automotive industry involving electronics are increasingly present at the CES. At the CES 2020 it was particularly noticeable that a large number of vendors in autonomous (self driving) technology were present. Mercedes showcased their Vision AVTRconcept car of the future inspired by the movie Avatar.[129] Sony was possibly the biggest surprise at CES 2020 with their electric vehicle concept incorporating Sony technologies for sensors and infotainment.[130] A range of the electric vehicles shown at CES 2020 are expected to enter production in the next 1–2 years from the established OEMs as well as startups such as Rivian, BYTON, Faraday Future and others.[131]
Hyundai and Uber announced a joint-initiative at CES 2020 to develop a 100% electrically-powered flying taxi that will feature vertical take off/landing and a four-passenger capacity at 180 mph. The partnership marks the first for theUber Elevate initiative for aerialridesharing.[132]
Consumer-focusedinternet security startup,Clario Tech Limited,[133] launched at CES 2020, announcing their new cross-platform security application, while hosting booth #12055.[134]
Hydraloop won Best of the Best, Best Start Up and, Best Sustainable Product at the CES 2020.[135][136]
CES 2021 was a full-digital event[137] due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[138]
The show ran from January 11 to 14.[139]
CES management reviewed dozens ofvideo conferencing platforms to find one that would support tens of thousands of people, and ultimately chose to use Microsoft Teams for the service. For exhibiting companies, the digital venue remained live for 30 days until February 15.[140]
On January 12, 2021,Billie Eilish gave a live digital performance.Ryan Seacrest held a session discussing digital performances and spoke to Billie Eilish andDua Lipa.[141][142]
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The show ran from January 5 to 7.[143] Although the show was originally scheduled to run until January 8, the Consumer Technology Association decided to close the show one day early, citing public health concerns after many companies pulled out of the in-person event.[144]
Due to increasedSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection counts reported, many companies such asIntel,Lenovo,TikTok,T-Mobile,Amazon,Google, andMeta switched to a virtual-only appearance. As of December 25, 2021, 42 exhibitors had canceled, which is approximately 7% of the total exhibit floor.[145][146] Additionally, many major tech publications such asThe Verge,CNET,Engadget,Gizmodo,TechCrunch,TechRadar andTom's Guide as well as many tech YouTube channels only reported on the show remotely.[147]
General Motors CEO Barra said the company would participate in a digital-only format, and that her keynote speech to debut the electric version of theChevrolet Silverado EV would be delivered remotely.[148]
Samsung Electronics introduced Bespoke Home, a consumer-tailored home appliance. The company also unveiled a micro-LED TV andQD-OLED panels. Benz announced the new electric concept car EQXX. Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a meta-mobility vision which combines robotics and metaverse. They also unveiled personal mobility, L7, Spot, and MobED. BMW unveiled an iX flow that useselectronic ink to change the color of the vehicle's exterior.[149]VinFast (a member ofVingroup fromVietnam) also introduced theirelectric subVF 5,VF 6,VF 7,VF 8 andVF 9.[150] Ossia, Inc showcased the Cota Power Table, which leverages a wireless power invention created and patented by Hatem Zeine; Cota which received the 2022 CES Innovation Award in the Mobile Devices and Accessories category.[151]
CES 2023 was held from January 5 to 8, attracting 115,000 attendees.[152]
CES 2024 was held from January 9 to 12.
CES 2025 was held from January 7 to 10, with over 141,000 in attendance.[165][166]AI was widely represented, including inPCs.gaming and robotics.[167] Other innovations unveiled includelithium-free, paper-thincellulose batteries and aspoon that delivers an electric current to trick the tongue into tasting salt without consuming it.[168] Healthcare tech included AI self-balancing, omnidirectional exoskeletons for mobility, a needle-free injection gadget and "clinic-in-a-box" booths to deliver remote healthcare.[169] Along with an array of concept cars, theXPeng AeroHT Land Aircraft Carrier combinationeVTOL and6x6 carrier van was debuted.[170]
The CES created a corresponding Asian conference,CES Asia, was planned to happen annually during the month of June inShanghai, China but has been cancelled indefinitely:[171]
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