Fast Fact(s):
- This year’s CES in Las Vegas – one of the largest technology showcases in the world, is expected to have more than 3,600 exhibitors from 140 countries, with more than 20,000 products on display.
- Many of those products will never make it into mainstream production, while others will launch but ultimately fail to resonate with consumers. Some will spark the imagination of the public, investors and competitors, and a handful may even go on to become the next big things.
- Some of the products that debuted at CES:
- Videocassette recorder (VCR), 1970
- Laserdisc Player, 1974
- Camcorder, 1981
- Compact Disc Player, 1981
- Digital Audio Technology, 1990
- Compact Disc Interactive, 1991
- Mini Disc, 1993
- Radio Data System, 1993
- Digital Satellite System, 1994
- Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), 1996
- High Definition Television (HDTV), 1998
- Hard-disc VCR (PVR), 1999
- Digital Audio Radio (DAR), 2000
- Microsoft Xbox, 2001 .... just to name a few.
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