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The first CES was held in June, 1967 in New York City .
From known as ''Summer Consumer Electronics Show (SCES)''.

CES is now considered one of the major technology-related trade shows, with the cancellation of Comdex .


2005

The 2005 Exhibit was from 6 to January 9 in Las Vegas. The event started off with a twist when the main keynote address by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates went wrong as a device that was being demonstrated failed, much to the amusement of the onlookers.

Samsung showed off a 102-inch Plasma Television .


2006

The 2006 CES show took place on Thursday showed a Rollable Display prototype whose screen can retain an image for several months without electricity .

Attendance was over 150,000 individuals in 1.67 million ft&2 of space.


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