From Jan 6- Jan 9, 2011 I will be attending the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow.
The International Consumer Electronic Show draws more than 120,000 attendees with the exhibit space covering more than 1.5 million square feet of the Las Vegas Convention center.
When I first attended CES in 2009 Netbooks were just making their big splash and the big debate was LCD vs Plasma. Their were no Droids, no Tablets and most certainly no 3-D tv’s.
Here’s a quick look at the products that have debuted at CES over the past 20 years:
I am not overly excited about the possibility of tablet computers being the highlight of CES 2011. I already know that Apple will not be exhibiting at the show- (Apple never goes to CES) and the ipad will most likely continue to dominate the market for some time, especially with the prospect of an iPad 2 in the coming months.
It’s hard to tell what will catch my attention this year. I hope to see some amazing 3-D TV’s although I think the manufacturers still need to find a reason to make me WANT a 3-D TV…as I already know that I don’t need it! I also don’t want to wear those stupid glasses.
Here’s a little video from my time out at the 2009 Consumer Electronic Show:
And here are few thoughts on what to expect at CES 2011:
http://mobilelocalsocial.com/2010/what-to-expect-at-ces-2011/
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/12/ces-2011-preview-what-we-expect-to-see.html
Let me know if you are going to be at the show- @miketoner on Twitter
