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Consumer Electronics: What's the future?

01.01.70

There is no better place for a peek into what products top global brands such as Sony, HP, Samsung, etc. have come out this year, and maybe even further out, than the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), usually held every second week of January in the world's exhibition and convention capital, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

And 2012's edition of CES was no different, with its mix of new generations of popular, existing ranges, previews of entirely new products and, even, the next sea change in consumer electronics and the technologies that will foretell the future for consumers.

Held over four days, between January 10 and 13, 2012, the 44th annual CES featured over 20,000 new products showcased by 3,000 plus exhibitors displaying their wares across 1.9 million square feet of exhibition space. All totalled, CES 2012 attracted in excess of 150,000 visitors, with more than 120,000 visiting from countries other than the US.

Also noteworthy, media reports point to a growing Chinese presence as signalled by hundreds of exhibitors at this year's CES. A fact perhaps adding fire to speculation of increased Chinese movement up the value chain, especially in areas such as the tablet PC market. In fact, there were said to be over 200 exhibitors just from China's manufacturing hub of Shenzhen.

Source: Sunday Times.lk