World’s Largest Innovation Event Features Ground-Breaking Technologies, Global Tech Leaders and Entertainment Elite
ARLINGTON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 21, 2016 — CES® 2016 shined a spotlight on innovation that will transform our world with 3,887 exhibiting companies showcasing ground-breaking technologies, and launching some 20,000 new products at the event. CES 2016, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, brought together tech and other business leaders from around the world, policymakers and Hollywood’s foremost influencers for a star-studded event that brought the next-generation of innovation to the global stage. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, CES 2016 ran January 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“CES 2016 marked the largest unveiling of game-changing innovation in the world, with the largest show floor – more than 2.47 million net square feet – in CES history,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association. “The products that debuted at CES will address many of the world’s most pressing problems, making improvements in healthcare, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, entertainment, retail and beyond, while creating new markets, new opportunities and new jobs.”
Some of the most buzzed-about tech innovation unveiled at CES 2016 included:
Accessibility
Aipoly Vision
Casio
2.5D Printing Technology
Jacoti Hearing Suite
NuEyes ODG Smart
Glasses
Audio
Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90
Speaker
Philips Fidelio E6
Automotive Electronics
Chevy
Volt EV
Faraday Future FFZero1
Nvidia Drive PX 2
Volkswagen
e-Golf Touch
Computer Hardware/Software/Services
Samsung
Notebook 9 Windows 10 Laptop
Razer Blade Stealth Ultrabook
Dell
Latitude 13 7370
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
Fitness & Sports/Health & Biotech
Fitbit
Blaze
Gyenno Spoon
Misfit Ray and Specter
Withings Thermo
and Go
Sleep Number It Bed
Polar Balance
Lifestyle
Temptraq
Sensorwake
OAXIS
Wellness Line
Robotics
Segway Advanced
Personal Robot
Mother from Sen.se
Cerevo’s Tipron
Somabar
Robotic Bartender
Smart Home
Samsung Family Hub
Refrigerator
Cassia Hub
Picobrew
Marathon Laundry
Unmanned Systems
Ehang 184
Autonomous Aerial Vehicle
Yuneec Typhoon H Drone
Parrot Disco
Lily
Camera
Video
Panasonic’s DX900 4K LED
TV
LG Signature OLED G6
LG Rollable Display
Samsung SUHD
TV Lineup
Virtual Reality
Oculus Virtual
Reality
HTC Vive Pre
3D Rudder
Wearables
DAQRI Smart Helmet
Under
Armour Health Box
Carl Zeiss Smart Lenses
Huawei Watch Jewel
Owlet
Smart Sock
Recon Empire EVS
Lively Wearable
Ouraring’s
ŌURA Wellness Ring
“CES is the premier event underscoring the trend in consumers choosing experiences over products,” said Bridget Karlin, managing director, Internet of Things, Intel. “CES brings innovations from every corner of the world, made possible by both large and small companies. Intel is excited and pleased to be part of CES.”
Top executives from major global brands took to the CES stage to introduce products, make company announcements and provide insight into the future of innovation, including keynotes from GM’s Mary Barra, IBM’s Ginni Rometty, Intel’s Brian Krzanich, Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Samsung’s Dr. WP Hong, Volkswagen’s Dr. Herbert Diess, YouTube’s Robert Kyncl, NBCUniversal’s Steve Burke and an all-star lineup of panelists, including Bosch’s Dr. Volkmar Denner, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Qualcomm’s Steve Mollenkopf and Mobileye’s Prof. Amnon Shashua who discussed the future of urban mobility. Additionally, the CES 2016 Conference Program featured more than 200 sessions with more than 800 speakers representing every major industry from automotive, retail, entertainment, engineering, software and more.
CES 2016 also was a must-attend event for policymakers and regulators to
engage with the technology companies driving innovation and the global
economy. Twenty-seven international, federal, state and local government
officials delivered remarks or spoke on panels, including Transportation
Secretary Anthony Foxx, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Administrator Michael Huerta, every member of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), four members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, Director of the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office Michelle Lee, Sens. Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mark
Warner (D-VA), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and France’s Minister of
Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, Emmanuel Macron. In total, more
than 160 top policymakers, regulators and staff attended CES 2016.
