CNN 2012-01-17

 So,ohs apply to pretty much all of the products on display at the International Consumer Electronic Show.The CES convention is happening this week in Las Vegas,Nevada.It's usually a big draw in the tech world,but some folks are starting to question the convention's importance.Den 1 gives us a preview of this year's event.We're in the heart of the convention centre where you'll find more than 30 football fields of gadgetry 2 and here's a taste of what you'll see.As always Television make the boldest statement at the show and this year you'll see more of what're called all LED televisions.These are ultra thin and offer the best picture on the market,and pretty much each TV you see has 3D funtionality and connects to the Internet.To appreciate just how difficult it is to put on this show.Just come outside and check out all the crates 3.This is the stuff from_right here,behind us are the crates from Microsoft and this is just a tiny fraction of the overall amount of equipment here in Las Vegas.One of the big themes for the show seem all the accessories for smart phones and tablets and one of the more usual contraptions we've seen.This turns your Ipad into a guitar.This is a product from Ion.It will retail 4 for 99 dollars when it comes out this summer.And it teaches you how to play the guitar.Panasonic is trying to give us a sense of what cars might look like in the future.This is not a video game but a vision to make driving safer and easier.People may think of CES really as a place to unveil TVs and computers,but it's really a lot more than that,it's really for any product that requires batteries or electricity and is available to consumers.We're at the_booth and as you may have guessed,they sell massage 5 chairs.In computers this year,it's all about ultrabooks,thin powerful laptops with a long battery life.Virtually every computer maker 6 is coming out with their own version.Companies like Google and Apple don't come to CES.Instead they hold their own events throughout the year.Microsoft has decided 7 to go that route and says this will its last year at the show which has some wondering whether CES is losing its clout 8.The big companies don't want to be on the show's schedule to say,ok early January every year we have to have the big product for the year,but I haven't seen one new product that is a thing that we've never seen before,a behavior we've never seen before and that's what everyone looks for and this show gets a knock when it doesn't have one of those.But for smaller companies and start-ups,CES is still percevied as a must._is making its debut 9 this year and it makes a product that turns your Iphone into a robot.We're interested in being here and getting exposure,and I think the less other products announcements better off for us.Despite the changes in the industry,CES still remains 10 a very powerful draw with more than 27,00 companies coming to the event.Den CNN Las Vegas.