WORLD TRADE SHOW- CES 2016

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is the common platform for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies all over the world. CES is the finite description for what to expect from Technology in the year ahead. CES is held in Las Vegas every year, it has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.
The International Consumer Electronics Show (International CES) showcases more than 3,600 exhibiting companies, including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more; a conference program with more than 200 conference sessions and more than 150K attendees from 150 countries and because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the technology trade association representing the $285 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed.

The following are the product categories in CES :-

• 3D Printing
• Accessories
• Audio
• Automotive Electronics
• Communications Infrastructure
• Computer Hardware/Software/Services
• Content Creation & Distribution
• Digital Imaging/Photography
• Electronic Gaming
• Fitness and Sports
• Health and Biotech
• Internet Services
• Online Media
• Robotics
• Sensors 
• Smart Home
• Startups
• Video
• Wearables 
• Wireless Devices & Services

CES HISTORY:-

The first CES took place in New York City in June of 1967.Since then it has created a revolution by announcing new products and technologies year by year that have transformed our lives.Following are the list of few products and technologies unveiled at CES  during past few years:-

• Videocassette Recorder (VCR), 1970  

• Laserdisc Player, 1974 

• Camcorder, 1981 

• Compact Disc Player, 1981 

• Digital Audio Technology, 1990 

• Compact Disc - Interactive, 1991 

• Mini Disc, 1993 

• Radio Data System, 1993 

• Digital Satellite System, 1994 

• Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), 1996   

• High Definition Television (HDTV), 1998   Hard-disc VCR (PVR), 1999

• Digital Audio Radio (DAR), 2000

• Microsoft Xbox, 2001

• Plasma TV, 2001

• Home Media Server, 2002

• HD Radio, 2003

• Blu-Ray DVD, 2003

• HDTV PVR, 2003

• HD Radio, 2004

• IP TV, 2005

• An explosion of digital content services, 2006

• New convergence of content and technology, 2007

• OLED TV, 2008

• 3D HDTV, 2009

• Tablets, Netbooks and Android Devices, 2010

• Connected TV, Smart Appliances, Android Honeycomb, Ford’s Electric Focus, Motorola Atrix, Microsoft Avatar Kinect, 2011

• Ultrabooks, 3D OLED, Android 4.0 tablets, 2012

• Ultra HDTV, Flexible OLED, Driverless Car Technology,  2013

• 3D Printers, Sensor Technology, Curved UHD