This year's CES week was held from January 7th-10th. CES stands for Consumer Electronics Show and is a non-public trade show held each January in Las Vegas,Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. It is pretty much a big "geek fest" in which reviews of products are introduced and new products are announced. It is the industry's largest educational forum that helps companies expand their businesses.
Since the first CES took place in New York City in June of 1967, this event has grown ever so quickly. In 1967 there were 200 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees, but since then, this trade show
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Blu-ray for the win
by LJ Dovichi May 2nd, 2008 | DVD
DVD has lost the format war to Blu-ray and slowly is going the way of the VHS and Betamax -- its predecessors. I, for one, thought history would repeat itself, and DVD would win but that was not the case, the future is Blu ray. Thanks a lot, Sony.
In 1975 Sony developed the Betamax video cassette and player, trying to dictate the industry's standard and monopolize it. JVC decided instead of buying into the rights of developing Betamax players they would develop their own player, and thus VHS was born. By 1988 Sony conceded defeat as VHS became the industry
In 1975 Sony developed the Betamax video cassette and player, trying to dictate the industry's standard and monopolize it. JVC decided instead of buying into the rights of developing Betamax players they would develop their own player, and thus VHS was born. By 1988 Sony conceded defeat as VHS became the industry
