Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2019: CES 2020 opens today unveiling the next generation of innovation that will redefine industries, create jobs & the promise to solve many of society’s challenges.
With more than 4,400 exhibiting companies, including 1,200 startups, CES 2020 features the latest transformative technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), vehicle technology, digital health & more. Owned & produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), CES 2020 runs through January 10, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The innovation on display this week at CES embodies the drive and passion that fuels our industry and furthers economic growth on a global scale,” said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, CTA in a press release. “The entire tech ecosystem is here at CES 2020, and the products and technologies launching this week will inspire, connect and change lives for the better.”
While the CES exhibit show floor opens today, the full week of innovation kicked off on Sunday and Monday with Media Days, CTA’s 2020 Tech Trends to Watch presentation, CES Unveiled Las Vegas, conference programming at the ARIA & preshow keynotes from Samsung & Daimler.
Pre-show Keynotes
Samsung Consumer Electronics President and CEO H S Kim delivered the 1st CES 2020 keynote. Kim focused on the “Age of Experience,” a decade of human-centric innovation that combines hardware and software to create personalized experiences “to make life more convenient, enjoyable & meaningful.”
Highlighting the company’s latest advances in intelligent robotics, AI, 5G & Edge computing, Samsung offered a snapshot of the future in which these technologies will come together to offer richer, more adaptive experiences for consumers. “In the Age of Experience, we need to re-think the space we have to accommodate our diverse and evolving lifestyles,” said Kim.
Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG & Head of Mercedes-Benz, delivered a keynote address Monday evening, where he shared the company’s plans for a sustainable autonomous future. “When you come to CES you ask yourself ‘What’s Next’, & that question is what we have been asking ourselves for 130 years,” said Källenius.
He was joined on stage by director James Cameron to unveil Mercedes Benz’s latest concept car, the Vision AVTR, a partnership between Mercedes-Benz & Cameron’s film franchise. The car has no doors & 33 movable, multidirectional “bionic flaps” that are meant to look like scales on a reptile. The Vision AVTR detects your pulse & can sense your breathing. Mercedes designed the concept car to merge the passenger & automobile into a “symbiotic organism.”
2020 Tech Trends to Watch Presentation
CTA’s Steve Koenig & Lesley Rohrbaugh presented 2020 Tech Trends to Watch on Sunday, & gave an exclusive preview of the January U.S. Consumer Technology Sales & Forecasts. Skyrocketing popularity of streaming services along with 5G connectivity & AI-enabled devices will drive revenue growth for the US consumer tech industry to a record US $422 billion in retail revenues in 2020 – nearly 4% growth over last year.
Unveiled Las Vegas
Sunday evening featured one of the largest CES Unveiled events in show history, with more than 220 exhibiting companies, including 98 startups from Eureka Park, the startup hub at CES 2020. More than 1,900 media gathered at CES Unveiled for a sneak preview of the innovation debuting this week at the show, including the Source Hydropanel, which can extract water from air & electricity; a smart bathmat that tracks weight, BMI & posture; a service robot for those with disabilities. Check out all the highlights here.
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