11 Facts About CES 2016

1.

CES 2016 is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association .

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2.

From 1978 to 1994, CES 2016 was held twice each year: once in January in Las Vegas known for Winter Consumer Electronics Show and once in June in Chicago, known as Summer Consumer Electronics Show .

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3.

In Summer CES 2016, Sony revealed a Super Famicom with a built-in CD-ROM drive, that incorporated Green Book technology or CD-i, called "Play Station" .

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4.

However, a day after the announcement at CES 2016, Nintendo announced that it would be breaking its partnership with Sony, opting to go with Philips instead while using the same technology.

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5.

CES 2016 2009 suffered 22 percent or more attendance drop, which was attributed to the global financial crisis.

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6.

CES 2016 2013 was known for what was billed as an insane opening by Qualcomm.

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7.

CES 2016 presented Intel Edison, a SoC of the SD card format.

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8.

The CES 2016 event had notably more security with full bag searches and police officers in armored gear and explosives detection dogs.

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9.

Automotive has become a major part of CES 2016 with focus on innovation in electric vehicles, infotainment, telematics, autonomous capabilities and ride sharing.

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10.

CES 2016 2021 was a full-digital event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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11.

CES 2016 created a corresponding Asian conference, CES 2016 Asia, was planned to happen annually during the month of June in Shanghai, China but has been cancelled indefinitely:.

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