The Ces in Las Vegas, the most important technology fair in the world, will start in attendance tomorrow 5th January. The continuous defections by the giants and the increase in Omicron variant infections have however pushed the organizers to shorten the program, bringing the closure to 7 January, one day before the original date of 8.
Who gave up
Many absences: about 50 exhibitors (which represented 7% of the overall space of the fair) canceled their presence. They have been replaced, according to the website of the event, by 143 companies that have asked to participate in the last few days. In the last two weeks, companies such as Meta, Twitter, Amazon, Lenovo, Google, Microsoft, MSI and AMD, have withdrawn their participation, in part replacing it with streaming events. pavilions dedicated to automotive news
What happened last year
Last year’s edition, in the midst of the pandemic, did not take place. In a press release sent to participating companies and guests, including journalists, the Consumer Technology Association confirmed the event again, underlining the presence of more than 2,200 exhibitors on site, with the addition of another 143 brands as expected.
What will happen this year
The conferences of Samsung, Lg and Qualcomm still remain standing. The opening keynote was entrusted to the CEO of GM Mary Barra, who, however, will intervene remotely. The automaker will present (online) its first electric pickup, Chevrolet Silverado.
Among the names of the guests who will take the stage, however, there will be the CEO of Samsung Jong-Hee Han. The South Korean house, in addition to the safe presentation of the new line of monitors, could launch the repeatedly postponed Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, a version that should combine some functions of the Galaxy S21 with a more affordable price. Keep your eyes open, however, on possible ideas on the 5G front and, as in some editions to this part, on folding devices, from smartphones to TVs. The Consumer electronic show has traditionally been prolific for laptops. There will be Asus, HP and Dell: the latter – for now – has focused attention on the game by announcing Conpet Nyx, a project that should allow gamers to easily access their library and change screens even during a game. Finally, there will be Nvidia and Qualcomm (also with the keynote of the ceo Cristiano Amon).
