Security remains tight this year at CES, with bag restrictions and security checkpoints in place to manage the more than 170,000 people expected to attend.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
Brunswick CEO Dave Foulkes is bringing a first to CES: the debut of a high-tech watercraft at the massive technology show.
Las Vegas city officials welcomed delegations from six countries to its technology-focused coworking space in downtown on Monday, a day before the official start of one of the largest consumer electronic shows in the U.S.
Homes are getting smarter and smarter, and as they do, manufacturers will continue to work to satisfy consumers’ desire to automate some of life’s basic tasks.
Sony will release the PlayStation 5 around this “holiday season,” it said Monday at CES. Executive Jim Ryan said more will be revealed about the console in the coming months.
Intel showcased its concept foldable PC with the code name “Horseshoe Bend” at a pre-CES news conference Monday.
Facebook’s Privacy Checkup tool, launched in 2014, now gives users eight categories divided into four adjustable sections. It lets people quickly manage data-sharing settings within the platform.
Pet technology will be on display in at least two areas at the convention, with exhibitors showing off gadgets like advanced collars and smart litter boxes.
Activists criticized the CES show in the past for not inviting enough women to headline events, but some are now criticizing the choice to invite presidential daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump to keynote the 2020 show.
Hyundai and Uber on Monday announced a partnership for the ride-hailing company’s Uber Air vision.
The Consumer Technology Association, which sponsors CES, has placed kiosks with facial recognition technology across some of the trade show’s 11 venues.
Samsung and Phillips have joined three others that are already partners in Filmmaker Mode, the company said Monday at a pre-CES press conference.
The first of two tunnels being built by the Boring Co. for the Las Vegas Convention Center is nearing the halfway point and is on track to be complete for CES 2021.
TCL Corp. announced its new 10 series — TCL 10Pro, TCL 10L, TCL 10 5G — that will come to the market this year during a Monday press conference at CES 2020.
The company provided updates during a Monday press conference at CES 2020.
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