CES Hits Vegas with Ultrabooks, Tablets, and OLED-TVs

Originally posted at Fox Business. The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off Tuesday, playing host to more than 150,000 electronics-savvy, gadget-obsessed techies in Las Vegas. Companies including Microsoft (MSFT: 27.94, +0.20, +0.72%), Samsung, LG, and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ: 26.87, +0.43, +1.63%) will be wowing spectators with their latest in home connectivity, mobile devices, and computing at this year's show. Since 1967, CES has been the premiere venue for technology giants to show off their latest innovations, and this year the venue -- the Las Vegas Convention Center -- may top its all-time record for exhibit space used of 1.85 million square feet. Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, says that one exciting element of this year's show is that the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) has combined its annual conference with CES, which will add more than 500 new exhibitors. Continue reading this article here.