CES 2013. The world’s largest consumer electronics show begins in Las Vegas

The International Consumer Electronics Show – the largest in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world – started today in the U.S. Las Vegas. CES is traditionally used by leading companies in the hi-tech industry for announcing the most interesting innovations in computer, home appliances and mobile electronics. Industry attention to the show is largely due to the fact that it opens the calendar year and is held in the largest and most developed regional market – the U.S.

Unlike other largest technological forums, CES is closed for public, but its novelties are actively covered in the press. More than 150 thousand high-tech professionals and media representatives are expected to visit the exhibition, which will close on January 11.

More than 3,100 companies from over 150 countries participate. They will present new products in 15 categories including audio technology, automotive electronics, digital photography, gaming and entertainment technology, wireless devices and other.

Traditionally, at CES 2013 a lot of attention will be given to mobile electronics. Hybrid mobile devices with large screens of about 5-5.5 inches, for which the market has already coined the term phablet, may become one of the trends of the event. phone, tablet .

Although a number of major market players – Nokia, Apple, Google, Amazon – will not be exhibiting at CES 2013, the South Korean company Samsung Electronics may be in the spotlight. Samsung is expected to showcase innovative flexible smartphone screens, and rumor has it that the company may unveil a new Samsung Galaxy S IV model.

Many computer hardware manufacturers will try to attract the attention of the audience CES 2013 to their developments – laptops, tablets and computers-transformers with touch screens – on the operating system Windows 8, released in October 2012. Although Microsoft isn’t officially participating in the event, its impact at this year’s CES in the PC segment will be significant.

Several interesting new products will be presented at CES 2013 in the segment of entertainment technology. Experts expect such manufacturers as Sony, Panasonic, LG and Samsung to demonstrate new models of televisions with super high resolution 4K Ultra High Definition screens. In addition, a teaser of the “unprecedented new form of television” published on its website and Samsung, which allows you to expect the company’s presentation of a product in this area.

On the other hand, attention will be riveted to solutions for delivering content to be viewed on such TVs. Sony and Intel are expected to unveil new set-top boxes that, if successfully negotiated with content providers, could compete with online movie and TV show streaming services.

Developments in the field of gesture recognition, voice recognition, eye movement and even facial expressions can be trending at CES 2013. Control systems using such technologies are gradually being built into both mobile devices and large-scale consumer electronics.

In addition, a large number of auto industry companies including Audi, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru are participating in CES 2013, which reflects the gradual integration of more and more electronic components and communications equipment in cars.

CES has been held in the U.S. since 1967 by the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry organization