Image of the day: CES from 1960s to 1980s

The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show is the 48th edition of the event. Since its inauguration in 1967, many aspects of the show have changed, including the location, number of attendees and exhibitors, and frequency of event.

For example, did you know the first CES was held in New York City during the month of June, rather than Las Vegas in January? Also, the inaugural event featured only 100 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees whereas the 2014 CES hosted 3,673 exhibitors and was visited by a total of 160,498 attendees. Another interesting change is that CES was held twice a year between 1978 and 1994; the first segment was held Las Vegas in January (just like now) and was known as Winter CES, and the second was held in Chicago during June and known as Summer CES.

On the other hand, one element that has remained virtually the same since 1967 is the controversial “booth babes,” originally called CES guides.

All in all, some rather prolific and ground-breaking technologies have emerged from CES over the course of its 50-year run, including the VCR (1970), the camcorder (1981), the CD players (1981), the MiniDisc (1993), the digital radio (2000), the Xbox (2001), Blu-ray (2003), OLED TV (2008), and driverless car technology (2013). In a few hours Nicole DiGiose, our editor on the floor, will report on what 2015 has in store.

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