This year, the 50th anniversary CES trade show had more items to peruse than ever before. Of the 3,800 exhibitors across 2.5 million square feet, here are a few of many stand-out items.
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Smartphone apps that let people book a car to drive or ride in won’t kill mass public transit. But they will make buses and people movers better, to the point where any type of car becomes a luxury.
As thousands of weekend revelers descend on Las Vegas for their traditional two days of fun and gaming, they will join nearly 175,000 CES visitors on the Strip, an unusual and potent cocktail that could create nightmare traffic scenarios on Friday and Saturday.
Less than two decades ago, e-sports consisted of a few dozen elite gamers gathering in warehouses to compete for modest-at-best prizes. Today, e-sports has climbed out of basements and warehouses and onto major cable networks and is on the verge of becoming a $1 billion industry.
Plans to provide more trip planning services, a ranking system that puts guests and homeowners on their best behavior and a high adoption rate among seniors means Airbnb believes it can only keep growing.
Following in the tracks of Walt Disney Co., Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, has announced it will be launching wearable technology to improve customers interaction on its ships and at its resorts.
For hotels, CES 2017 is a time to make serious money. But CES organizers are worried that what convention-goers may perceive as price gouging will keep them away, and ultimately kill the show.
Nevada transportation officials, taking advantage of companies coming to Las Vegas for CES 2017, tapped about 100 transportation-companies to pitch them on a partnership.
There are plenty of fascinating stories on the horizon for 2017. Here are some of the things you’ll be reading about in the next 12 months, with a touch of prognostication.
The organizers of CES are proving again that technology reaches all corners of life and that’s exemplified in the selection of the 2017 show’s opening keynote address.
Southern Nevada visitation numbers were flat in November, but the region is still on track to break 2015’s record of 42.3 million tourists for the year.
Electric-car maker Tesla is seizing on next week’s Las Vegas consumer electronics show to host investors and analysts at Gigafactory 1, the sprawling Reno plant where it makes batteries and energy storage packs.
With 320,000 people expected in the Las Vegas area this New Year’s Eve, revelers can expect to pay a little more for a room this weekend.
Short-term rentals that become “party houses” in neighborhoods near the Strip have been an issue on Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian’s to-do list for years.
The National Labor Relations Board has certified a union representation vote for 268 security workers at Mandalay Bay who will be represented by the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America.