| The world's largest annual trade show | | | | "The New Face of America's Elections" |
| for consumer technology, International | | | | "Take the Blogosphere Seriously" |
| CES (Consumer Electronics Show), will | | | | "Keeping CE off the Curb Through |
| take place in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas | | | | E-Cycling |
| Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and | | | | Tech's Greener Pastures" |
| Sands Expo & Convention Center/The | | | | "Finding Private Equity" |
| Venetian from January 7 to January 10, | | | | "The Power of Social Networking" |
| 2008. | | | | "Making Room for the Boom" CE for Aging |
| The International CES features 2,700 | | | | Consumers" |
| exhibitors and draws more than 140,000 | | | | "Mobile TV: Looks Great. How Do You Sell |
| attendees annually from more than 140 | | | | It?" |
| countries such as retailers, | | | | "The Top 10 Technologies You Never Heard |
| manufacturers, broadband developers, | | | | Of" |
| content providers and creators, wireless | | | | "Finding the Right Bandwith" |
| carriers, cable and satellite TV | | | | "Display Trends: What's Next?" |
| providers, installers, government | | | | In addition, 2008 CES Keynote speakers |
| leaders, corporate buyers, financial | | | | will include Microsoft's Bill Gates |
| analysts and the media. | | | | (Sunday, January 6, 2008, 6:30 PM), |
| The 2008 International CES will feature | | | | Panasonic's Toshihiro Sakamoto (Monday, |
| the hottest product debuts covering more | | | | January 7, 2008, 8:30 AM), Intel's Paul |
| than 30 product areas, including the | | | | Otellini (Monday, January 7, 2008, 4:30 |
| latest in content, wireless, digital | | | | PM), Comcast's Brian L. Roberts |
| imaging, mobile electronics, home | | | | (Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 9 AM) and |
| theater and audio. Approximately 200 | | | | General Motors' Rick Wagoner (Tuesday, |
| conferences will take place during the | | | | January 8, 2008, 4:30 PM). All CES |
| 2008 International CES, which is | | | | keynote addresses will take place at the |
| sponsored by the Consumer Electronics | | | | Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom. |
| Association (CEA). | | | | "What an incredible line up of industry |
| Topics for the 2008 International CES | | | | visionaries to kick off the 2008 |
| will include: | | | | International CES," said Gary Shapiro, |
| "IPTV: The Television of Tomorrow?" | | | | president and CEO of CEA. "We look |
| "Preparing for the Analog Shutoff" | | | | forward to hearing their visions for the |
| "The New Definition of TV" | | | | future of consumer technology, |
| "Home Theater in 3D" | | | | particularly the impact new consumer |
| "Home Entertainment and the Home PC" | | | | technology products will have on digital |
| "Back on the Air: Mobile TV" | | | | content and services." |
| "The Drive for Gaming in 2007" | | | | The first CES trade show took place in |
| "Installation: Is it for the Average | | | | the summer of 1967 with a total of 200 |
| Joe?" | | | | exhibitors and approximately 17,500 |
| "The Golden Age of Digital Imaging" | | | | attendees. Products that have made their |
| "Bringing Automation Home" | | | | debut at CES over the years include |
| "Accessory to Success: The Power of | | | | videocassette recorder (1970), laserdisc |
| Add-Ons" | | | | player (1974), camcorder (1981), compact |
| "Innovation Through Design" | | | | disc player (1981), digital satellite |
| "World of Wireless" | | | | system (1994), digital versatile disk |
| "The High-End Audio Demo in an iPod | | | | (1996), high definition television |
| World" | | | | (1998) and plasma TV (2001). |
| "Downloading and Streaming HD over the | | | | "If you are planning to attend 2008 |
| Air - Home Video's Future | | | | International CES, remember that hotel |
| "Mobile on the Move: What's in Store for | | | | rooms sell out months in advance," said |
| Car Electronics?" | | | | Kyle Collins, Director of Interactive |
| "Market Navigation for the Navigation | | | | Marketing for |
| Market" | | | | "Fortunately, still has room |
| "What's This Button Do? Ease-of-Use and | | | | availability at many of our Las Vegas |
| the Consumer" | | | | partner hotels but you should definitely |
| "The True Cost of DRM: What Can't We Do | | | | reserve your room as soon as possible. |
| Now?" | | | | |