CES 2021: CES 2021 to be solely on-line as a consequence of COVID-19 – Newest Information

Whereas large tech corporations like Apple , Alphabet’s Google and Samsung have separate product launch occasions and corporations launching digital devices at CES have typically been smaller, the occasion has been an necessary venue for know-how corporations and patrons to satisfy to conduct enterprise .

CES is the largest annual occasion in Las Vegas and cancellation will likely be a blow to the town, the place resort costs soar and roads clog with site visitors in the course of the occasion. In accordance with the CTA, CES 2020 had an estimated 170,000 attendees, together with 60,000 worldwide attendees.

Gary Shapiro, chief govt of CTA, mentioned the choice was made now to provide corporations and companions in Las Vegas time to plan forward. “We do not assume there is a vaccine that will likely be out there and protected and examined that persons are snug with by January,” he mentioned.

Pricing for the web CES hasn’t been determined but, Shapiro mentioned. Tickets for CES this 12 months ranged from $300 to $1,700. The digital CES occasion is scheduled for Jan. 6-9.