Consumer Electronics Show – The Most Prestigious Event In Las Vegas, Nevada

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a much-awaited event that was held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a trade-only show where new and old products are introduced to audience mostly composed of people from media, celebrities, gadget experts, and other notable personalities.
This event is not open to the general public since it is considered as one of the major technology-related trade shows in the US.

This affair was first held in New York City in June 1967. In 1978 to 1994, this event was held twice each year; first from Las Vegas (January) called as Winter Consumer Electronics Show (WCES) and in Chicago, Illinois (June) known as Summer Consumer Electronics Show (SCES).
The trade show changed its usual affair of twice a year. The organizers had decided that the electronics trade show should be only held once in Las Vegas.
In 2005, there was a funny incident that had occurred when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates demonstrated an electronics device which failed to work, making the audience laughed and be amused with it.
In 2006, the electronics show was held for three days starting from January 5-8. The venues were Alexis Park Hotel, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, and Sands Convention Center. High Definition television is the central theme, but Blu-ray was trying to get the spotlight away from the HD television. Philips also introduced its rollable display prototype which features a screen that can retain an image for several long months even without the use of electricity. Attendance reached a whopping 150,000 people in 1.67 million net square feet of space, thus making it the largest electronics event in the country.
In 2008, the exhibition started from January 7-8. One of the main speakers was Bill Gates who formally announced his retirement from Microsoft. The eye-catcher product this year was the Panasonic which impressed the crowd with its latest innovation, the 150-inch Plasma TV.