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The corrected release reads:
2013 INTERNATIONAL CES OPENS WITH RECORD
BREAKING SHOW
More than 3,250 exhibitors unveil new technologies across 1.9
million net square feet; Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs Delivers Preshow CES
keynote with surprise appearance by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer
The 2013 International CES® opened its doors today featuring
more than 3,250 exhibitors across 1.9 million net square feet of exhibit
space, breaking both space and exhibitor records that were set last
year. Innovation propelled this year’s preshow press events that kicked
off with 74 companies showcasing their latest tech at CES Unveiled on
Sunday night, and nearly 30 exhibitors launching new products during CES
Press Day. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA)®, the 2013 International CES, the world’s largest
annual innovation event, opens today and runs through Friday, January 11
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Some 20,000 new products will launch this week at the 2013
International CES and we couldn’t be more excited to kick off this
record-breaking show,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “CES
has an incredible story to tell with every major technology company
spanning the globe participating in this year’s CES to showcase their
innovations.”
Qualcomm’s chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Dr. Paul Jacobs,
delivered the preshow keynote address Monday evening to highlight the
company’s mobile roots. “We are at the heart of mobile devices that are
the center of everything you do,” said Jacobs. He was joined on stage by
Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer to demo Microsoft Windows
products that include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 10 processor. The
Snapdragon 800 will be a premium processor for tablets, smartphones and
full PCs and leverage the power of LTE, ultra HD and 7.1 surround.
It was a star-studded event with preview clips from two upcoming motion
pictures debuted. Celebrity appearances were made by Director, Guillermo
Del Toro, NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski and Marc Jenkins, Star Trek Into the
Darkness actor Alice Eve and Scott Chambers and Big Bird from Sesame
Street. The event capped off with a performance by Adam Levine and two
other members of multi-platinum, three-time Grammy Award winning band
Maroon 5.
Pre CES media events kicked off Sunday night with CES Unveiled: The
Official Press Event of CES. Seventy-four exhibiting companies drew one
of the highest media crowds in Unveiled history with companies such as
3M Touch Systems, Body Media, Canopy Co., Chevrolet, Fitbug, Goal Zero,
HAPI Labs, House of Marley, Hz0, Liquid Image, Matrix Audio, Parrot,
Synaptics and Urban Hello. Major trends included ultra-HDTV, hybrid
tablets, flexible touch screen display, apps and mobile solutions.
Product announcements continued on Monday, January 7 with CES Press Day,
featuring 28 exhibitor press conferences, the largest number of Press
Day events in show history. Product announcements included:
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LG – 55” OLED TV. Three sizes of smart capable Ultra HDTVs
(84-inch, 65-inch, 55-inch)
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Livio - FM Connect enables in-car FM radio listeners to
interact with FM broadcasts from dashboard through a
Bluetooth-connected smartphone
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Monster - New lines and designs of headphones including Nick
Cannon`s NCredible headsets
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Sharp - Ultra HD – 85 inch 8K TV delivering 16 X resolution of
HDTV
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VOXX – NM100 rearview navigation
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Fujifilm – Two new X series cameras X100S and X20 Startup
time of 0.5 seconds, shutter lag time of 0.1 second
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Huawei – Ascend Mate smartphone with 6.1 inch screen –
currently the world’s largest smart phone
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Intel – Perceptual Computing adds natural human interfaces to
computing, voice, touch, facial recognition and gestures. User becomes
password through facial recognition
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Limitless Computing - VYZAR - geo-location based 3D augmented
reality technology
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Samsung - New flagship Smart TV Samsung LED F8000 (46-inch,
55-inch, 60-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch) with voice recognition
technology
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Panasonic - New TV Series: ZT60, ST60, WT60, DT60 - High
Efficient LED TV’s reduce power consumption by 15 percent and are
ENERGY STAR 6.0 certified
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DISH Network - DISH Anywhere, powered by Hopper with Sling
takes the DVR and live TV mobile.
Note to Editors:
The official name of the global technology
event is “International CES.”
Subsequent references to the show
can be shortened to “CES.”
Please do not use “Consumer
Electronics Show” to refer to the International CES.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade
association promoting growth in the $206 billion U.S. consumer
electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of
CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research,
technical training and education, industry promotion, standards
development and the fostering of business and strategic
relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The
Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into
CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online: www.CE.org
and www.DeclareInnovation.com.
Follow CES at www.CESweb.org
and through social media: http://facebook.com/InternationalCES,
http://twitter.com/IntlCES,
http://blog.ce.org/.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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2013 International CES
January 8-11, 2013, Las Vegas, NV
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Economic Retreat
March 8-10, 2013, Snowmass, CO
CONTACTS :
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)Tara Dunion,
703-907-7419tdunion@CE.orgwww.CE.orgorAllison
Fried, 703-907-7603afried@CE.orgwww.CESweb.orgConsumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Tara Dunion, 703-907-7419
tdunion@CE.org
www.CE.org
or
Allison Fried, 703-907-7603
afried@CE.org
www.CESweb.org
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