This will be a CES like no other, as we experience it remotely from across the globe on our own screens. CES is still going …
This will be a CES like no other, as we experience it remotely from across the globe on our own screens. CES is still going to do what CES does best — show off the latest innovations and ideas in tech, and set the agenda for what’s happening in the industry in the months and years ahead. CNET will cover every category with our team of experienced reporters and editors who will dig up the most compelling products and the most important stories. Here’s how to watch CNET’s livestream on the first day of CES 2021. To get you prepped for this year’s virtual show, here’s a rundown of what to expect at CES 2021. This year’s virtual CES will feature around 2,000 vendors. For context, last year’s show in Las Vegas had 4,500. Typically, one of the biggest challenges of CES is the sheer amount of information clutter you have to sort through to find the good stuff. CNET always accepts the mission of filtering the key CES products and trends for consumers. This year will be a little different with less than half of the companies involved. The vendors showing up to 2021’s all-digital CES are more likely to have something new and interesting to talk about, rather than just showing up because they always do and they already had the hotel booked. Companies are going to be pitching a lot of tech to help people cope with COVID-19 fears, lockdown life and working and learning from home. In the health and smart home spaces, we’re going to see high-tech masks, smart air purifiers, more hands-free devices, UV-C lights to kill germs and plenty more. Certainly, computer-makers will lean into over a third of American employees working from home to pitch devices and accessories to make their work lives easier. And home entertainment vendors will pitch TVs, soundbars and streaming devices and services to a public that is still stuck getting nearly all of its entertainment in the living room.
