Consumer Electronics Show
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. At the show, many previews of products are introduced, or new products are announced.
The first CES was held in June, 1967 in New York City. From 1978 to 1994, CES was held twice each year: once in January in Las Vegas known as Winter Consumer Electronics Show (WCES) and once in June in Chicago, Illinois known as Summer Consumer Electronics Show (SCES).
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This year - 2005
The 2005 exhibit was from 6 to January 9 in Las Vegas. The event started off with a twist when the main keynote address by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates went wrong as a device that was being demonstrated failed, much to the amusement of the onlookers.
Samsung showed off a 102 inch plasma tv.
Products
Products and technologies introduced at CES include:
- Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), 1970
- Laserdisc player, 1974
- Pong, 1975
- Camcorder, 1981
- Compact Disc player, 1981
- Nintendo Entertainment System, 1985
- CD-i, 1991
- DVD, 1996
- HDTV, 1998
- Personal video recorder (PVR), 1999
- Microsoft Xbox, 2001
