Was #CES2021 The Largest Digital Tech Industry Event?

Monday, January 18th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Despite claims from Gary Shapiro, CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), before the trade show proper, who said in an interview with Venturebeat that more than 100,000 people were already registered for #CES2021, the CTA’s final press release made no mention of the actual number of attendees despite the claim from the organisers that the event […]

Why #CES2021 Twitter Was Down On Last Year

Monday, January 18th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It may surprise you that an event billed as an all-digital-#CES2021, as opposed to the equivalent in-person trade show the year before, should have 50% less traction on social media, yet that is exactly what our sister site aka.tv has reported over the last 30 day period. As you can see from the figures below, […]

We Miss You & Can’t Wait To Welcome You Back in 2022

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Las Vegas resorts and attractions joined together to show support of #CES2021 with an orchestrated marquee display hours before the start of the annual show. CES, which has been held in Las Vegas for more than four decades, is being held virtually this year in light of the pandemic. More than two dozen marquees along […]

#CES2021 ‪@ChipoloTM‬ Ocean Edition

Monday, January 11th, 2021

Andrew Neale

At #CES2021 Chipolo announced that it is pledging USD 1 to the charity Oceanic Global for every ‘Ocean Edition’ Chipolo sold. Inspired by the projected tripling of plastic waste flowing into our oceans, Chipolo has spent 2020 working to tackle the harm caused to our climates, ecosystems and marine life by creating the first sustainable […]

#CES2021 Variety Explores the Future of Entertainment

Monday, January 11th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Variety returns to Las Vegas with its popular Entertainment Summit exploring how new technologies and innovation are steering the future of film, TV, digital media, gaming and more. The Flight Attendant star & Executive Producer Kaley Cuoco, Twitch COO Sarah Clemens, ViacomCBS Streaming CEO Tom Ryan, TikTok VP Blake Chandlee and HBO EVP Brand Marketing […]

LiveArea Debuts Pioneering In-Store Checkout Technology

Monday, January 11th, 2021

Andrew Neale

LiveArea, a global customer experience and commerce agency, and a business unit of PFSweb, Inc., (NASDAQ: PFSW), will debut LiveArea Scan & Go at #CES2021 this week. Jim Butler, Executive Vice President and General Manager at LiveArea told us “Today’s shoppers need to have the option of unattended retail moments. Forcing shoppers to download apps […]

The Hottest Swiss Startups Return To #CES2021

Saturday, January 9th, 2021

Andrew Neale

Swiss innovation lands in virtual Las Vegas Monday, January 11 through Thursday, January 14 with 23 tech startups showcased in the Swisstech pavilion. Selected from a vast field of Switzerland’s entrepreneur and startup ecosystem, Switzerland Global Enterprise along with their partners Presence Switzerland, Innosuisse, swissnex, digitalswitzerland, and Swiss Business Hub USA, bring the leading edge innovation that Switzerland is consistently recognized for the third year in a row to CES. These companies and […]

#CES2022, January 5–8, 2022

Friday, January 8th, 2021

Andrew Neale

The Consumer Technology Association has announced plans to return to a live, physical event next year. The organisers said, “we plan to return to Las Vegas for CES 2022, combining the best elements of a physical and digital show.” #CES2022 is scheduled for January 5–8, 2022.

LG’s OLED, QNED Mini LED, NanoCell, Smart TVs webOS 6.0

Friday, January 8th, 2021

Andrew Neale

Ahead of #CES2021, LG Electronics has announced the introduction of webOS 6.0 for its 2021 OLED, QNED Mini LED, NanoCell and UHD smart TVs. Paired with the new Magic Remote, the latest version of the company’s acclaimed TV platform offers viewers a more enjoyable and intuitive content discovery experience. The upgraded LG ThinQ AI in […]

A New Way to Create 3D Models To Boost Online Sales

Friday, January 8th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Wichita, Kansas based Scan Shop aims to reveal the importance of using 3D and AR to sell more products online. Using Scanblue technology, Scan Shop solves the challenge of product digitisation at scale for manufacturers while still offering competitive pricing. Trevor Crotts, Scan Shop CEO told us “When customers use the augmented reality feature to […]