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March 29, 2024

CES 2013

Technicians install Sony's 4k Ultra HD television at the Sony booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013.
CES unveils big TVs with 'ultra-high definition'
Jan. 8, 2013
The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen.
This undated photo provided by Lego shows “Reptar,” a robotic snake that is one of 17 possible creations available in the new, $350 Lego Mindstorms EV3 platform that will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections. Lego is scheduled to announce the kit at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Las Vegas.
New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
Jan. 7, 2013
Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit.
Smartphone users can tap into new technology affixed to Caesars slots
Jan. 7, 2013
Players may now get rules and detailed information about their favorite casino games on their cellphones by tapping onto an electronic tile attached to slot machines and tables on the Las Vegas Strip.
A reporter looks at a Sony X-Reality PRO 4K Ultra HD television during a Sony news conference at the 2013 International CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center Monday, January 7, 2013.
Techies, celebrities and a U.S. president gather for this year's Consumer Electronics Show
Jan. 7, 2013
Las Vegas' largest annual convention, which attracts techies and celebrities from around the world, opens this week on and around the Strip. The International Consumer Electronics Show trade show floor opens its doors Tuesday, although several activities began Sunday. It is sponsored by the Washington-based Consumer Electronics Association, a 2,000-member organization that supports the $206 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry.
Juan Galdamez sets up a HD Radio booth for the International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2013. The annual CES electronics technology trade show is expected to cover 1.85 million square feet of exhibition space and attract 150,000 attendees. The show begins January 8.
Mark your calendar for this year's top events, conventions
Jan. 7, 2013
Among the most significant this year will be the arrival of four relatively small conferences that could pay enormous dividends to Las Vegas if history repeats.
An image provided by Lenoovo shows  the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC that they say is the first "interpersonal computer." It is a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
Jan. 7, 2013
Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
High-tech developers flock to Startup Weekend with visions of funding in mind
Jan. 3, 2013
Startup Weekend in Las Vegas begins Friday, with the winner having the chance of presenting his or her new business idea to the hordes of tech gurus at next week's Consumer Electronics Show.