There's just no denying the power of a CES TechZone. These pockets of market-specific technology will draw you in and then surround you with emerging products and the companies that were innovative enough to bring this mind-blowing technology to consumers the world over. Get ready.Plus, save time for special events as well as key attractions and displays — all at the 2008 International CES, January 7-10.
Zone in on your technology of choice
| TechZone Name | Location | Sponsor |
| Advanced Display Technologies | LVCC South Hall 2 | DisplaySearch |
| Blu-ray Disc™ | LVCC South Hall 2 | Blu-Ray Disc Association |
| Discover Wireless Mobility, brought to you by Qualcomm | LVCC South Hall 3 | Qualcomm |
| DisplayPort | Sands Expo and Convention Center | Video Electronics Standards Association |
| HANA Alliance | LVCC North Hall Meeting Rooms | |
| HD DVD | LVCC South Hall 1 | HD DVD Promotion Group |
| HDMI | LVCC South Hall 2 | |
| HomePlug | LVCC South Hall 2 | HomePlug Alliance |
| IP | Sands Expo and Convention Center | |
| Location Based Services (LBS) | LVCC North Hall 4 | |
| Mobile Internet & WiMAX | Sands Expo and Convention Center | Yankee Group |
| NextGen Home Experience | LVCC Central Plaza 4 | |
| NFC Forum | Sands Expo and Convention Center | NFC Forum |
| Podcasting | Sands Expo and Convention Center | |
| Robotics | Sands Expo and Convention Center | Robotics Trends |
| Sustainable Technologies | LVCC South Hall 1 | Digital Freedom Initiative |
| TechHome | LVCC South Hall 2 | CEA's TechHome Division |
| USB | LVCC South Hall 3-4 | USB-IF |
| WiMedia | LVCC South Hall 3 | WiMedia Alliance |
| Wireless Distribution | LVCC South Hall 4 | |
| ZigBee | LVCC South Hall 1 | The ZigBee Alliance |
Advanced Display Technologies
LVCC South Hall 2
Sponsor(s): DisplaySearch
The Advanced Display Technologies TechZone showcases the latest developments in all advanced display technologies from around the world covering a-Si TFT LCDs, LTPS TFT LCDs, AMOLEDs, PMOLEDs, PDPs, flexible, reflective and 3D displays for a wide variety of applications ranging from mobile phones to TVs and more. Come and see the displays of tomorrow that will drive the display supply chain from $600B in 2006 to over $1 trillion in the near future and change the way we view entertainment and information.
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Blu-ray Disc™
LVCC South Hall 2
Sponsor(s): Blu-Ray Disc Association
Meeting the need for high-definition video, the Blu-ray Disc is here. Blu-ray offers five to 10 times more storage capacity than DVD, offering room for interactive and bonus features for Hollywood movies or more room for storing personal, digital assets such as photos, music, data and video.
Blu-ray Disc is supported by more CE, PC, gaming and entertainment companies than any other HD format, offering consumers a broad range of hardware and content to choose from, as well as the ability to enjoy their Blu-ray discs (and existing DVDs) in more players, PC and gaming consoles.
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Discover Wireless Mobility, brought to you by Qualcomm
LVCC South Hall 3
Sponsor(s): Qualcomm
This TechZone hosts a special exhibition of state-of-the-art mobile devices and applications. Demonstrations include:
- Mobile Enterprise – Complete Mobile Payment Purchases; Connect with the office seamlessly, securely, and easily wherever business takes you.
- Social Networking – Manage media (photos, videos, blogs, music, etc.) from the mobile device, across the web and to other mobile devices. Send instant messages to multiple users at one time.
- Gaming – Enable the ultimate in 3D Hardware accelerated high-speed gaming.
- Location/Public Safety – Navigate to your destination. Locate friends and and family.
- Heath & Fitness – Measure and track your health & fitness profile.
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DisplayPort
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor(s): Video Electronics Standards Association
The DisplayPort TechZone features technology that enables a common interface approach across both internal and external display connections, and makes high-quality audio available to the display device over the same cable and the video signal. Delivering true plug-and-play capabilities, DisplayPort is expected to accelerate adoption of protected digital outputs on PCs to support viewing high definition and other types of protected content while enabling higher levels of display performance.
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HANA Alliance
LVCC North Hall Meeting Rooms
HANA, the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance, is the first cross-industry collaboration to address the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services. Meet with HANA representatives and members to learn about initiatives and more at this TechZone.
What makes HANA unique is its list of founding members, which includes leading companies from the four industries most impacted by the HD revolution — content providers, consumer electronics, service providers and information technology — and their focus on the consumer experience.
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HD DVD
LVCC South Hall 1
Sponsor(s): HD DVD Promotion Group
The high-definition wait is over. HD DVD is here, providing six times the resolution of standard DVD with full 1080p resolution and 7.1 surround sound, making images crisper and audio pitch-perfect. HD DVD is based on the original DVD format, taking the best features of DVD and adding a new layer of interactivity that allows for never-before-seen movie experiences. With hundreds of titles available and with prices as low as $199 for hardware, HD DVD provides an easy, affordable transition to high definition.
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HDMI
LVCC South Hall 2
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the acknowledged world standard for connecting consumer electronics products and devices. Utilizing only a single, intelligent cable, users can connect their home theater system without the mess and hassle of multiple cables and cords while still preserving video and audio quality. The HDMI TechZone will feature a sampling of the hundreds of companies that have already adopted this evolutionary technology. Come learn how HDMI can provide consumers and manufacturers with this cutting-edge technology by visiting one of the newest TechZones at the International CES, the HDMI TechZone.
What to expect:
- High-def video and audio manufacturers
- High-def hardware manufacturers
- High-speed service providers
- Signal processors
- Semiconductors
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HomePlug
LVCC South Hall 2
Sponsor(s): HomePlug Alliance
HomePlug is an industry Alliance comprised of industry leaders at each level of the value chain — from Technology to Services & Content. The Alliance members bring necessary capabilities and a financial commitment to the successful launch of the technology. Industries include:
- Service and Content - New services, content to pull demand for network devices, requirements for network to support services, usage models, provisioning, customer care.
- Retail - Channels for sales & support of networked devices, installation and support services, consumer education.
- Hardware - Connected devices to enable new classes of services via the internet or other networks – PC, CE, Networking.
- Software - Software services and applications to simplify setup and use of the network.
- Silicon - Cost effective silicon with a variety of feature sets to support a broad variety of products.
- Technology - Enabling technology that meets requirements for performance, cost, and is scalable to future generations.
The Alliance's mission is to enable and promote rapid availability, adoption and implementation of cost effective, interoperable and standards-based home powerline networks and products.
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IP
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is ready to take off, and we’re putting a spotlight on it at the 2008 International CES. Learn about the newest developments in voice-over-IP and integrated technologies from exhibitors like industry phone carriers, cable companies and Internet service providers.
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Location Based Services (LBS)
LVCC North Hall 4
This TechZone serves as the premiere location for providers of custom technologies, services and advertising sent to portable and in-car navigation devices, based on their current locations. The LBS TechZone features the latest technologies used to deliver highly personalized mobile services, based on location, allowing the mobile network operator to offer differentiation and increased profitability.
What to expect:
Portable and in-car navigation devices and services
GPS services
Digital mapping for vehicular navigation
Personalization of mobile services, based on location
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Mobile Internet & WiMAX
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor(s): Yankee Group
Over the next five years, the Mobile Internet will be the fastest growing marketplace in the telecommunications industry. The Mobile Internet & WiMAX TechZone showcases the entire mobile Internet ecosystem of enabling technologies, software, solutions, content, media and application providers needed to achieve success in consumer and business markets. Be prepared to meet with service providers, device manufacturers, radio manufacturers, network equipment manufacturers, infrastructure providers (tower, base station and CPE manufacturers), chip manufacturers, systems integrators, media/content and applications providers, software and software development companies (middleware, database…etc), mobile broadband technology providers (Wi-Fi, Wimax, 3G, LTE, CDMA, EVDO…etc) and mesh network providers.
Learn about the The Anywhere Consumer Experience Show, a day of sessions at The Venetian hosted by the Yankee Group.
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NextGen Home Experience
LVCC Central Plaza 4
The popular NextGen Home Experience is back and bigger than ever! Two completely functional digital homes feature Exceptional Innovation’s Life|ware™ digital entertainment and automation solutions presented in association with leaders in the consumer electronics industry.
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NFC Forum
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor(s): NFC Forum
What if you could buy goods and services, retrieve content, access transportation systems or exchange information between devices as easily and simply as making mobile phone calls? This is the promise of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, one of the newest short-range wireless networking technologies.
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Podcasting
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Witness the value of audio and video podcasts for marketing, public relations, sales, B2B advertising, internal communications, entertainment or education.
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Robotics
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor(s): Robotics Trends
Consumer robotics represents one of the newest, high-technology consumer electronics markets, and it's undoubtedly poised for dramatic growth. The attraction that robotics products hold worldwide and the massive amount of attention being spent on this nascent market have analysts comparing the consumer robotics market to the early PC market and predicting similar growth. Visit the Robotics TechZone, produced by Robotics Trends, to see the latest products in the consumer robotics space, and attend sessions in the Robotics TechZone Professional Development Program hosted in this TechZone to learn from industry leaders about how you and your company can seize the many opportunities in the rapidly expanding consumer robotics market.
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Sustainable Technologies
LVCC South Hall 1
Sponsor(s): Digital Freedom Initiative
The Sustainable Technologies TechZone features environmentally and economically sustainable technologies which contribute to the social and cultural growth of the developing world. As the CE industry strives to comprehensively reduce its environmental footprint via eco-design and sustainable business practices, so too does the industry enhance growing economies’ capacity to produce environmentally-friendly electronics products. The Sustainable Technologies TechZone will display the innovations that make it possible for every one, everywhere to be empowered by technology and benefit from the growing advances of CE.
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TechHome
LVCC South Hall 2
Sponsor(s): CEA's TechHome Division
If you want to see the newest advances in tomorrow's smart home, visit the TechHome TechZone. Check out products at the core of the networked home that increase efficiency, conserve energy or make consumers' home lives easier. What to expect
Plan to meet manufacturers or suppliers of products such as:
| Networking or automation products Data/entertainment distribution Set-top boxes System interfaces Embedded technology products |
High-speed Internet access Music/video throughout the home Energy management Security |
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USB
LVCC South Hall 3-4
Sponsor(s): USB-IF
USB technology makes “plug and play” a reality and accommodates our busy workstyles and lifestyles. The impact of USB connectivity on small office/home office, our PCs, printers, scanners, PDAs and digital cameras is huge.
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WiMedia
LVCC South Hall 3
Sponsor(s): WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia TechZone promotes the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, the WiMedia UWB common radio platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the 1394 Trade Association Wireless Working Group, the Certified Wireless USB Promoter Group and the Bluetooth SIG. WiMedia Alliance is a worldwide open industry association promoting ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless connectivity and interoperability for multiple industry-based protocols. The specifications are optimized for personal-area networks delivering high-speed, low-power, multimedia capabilities for mobile, PC, CE and automotive markets.
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Wireless Distribution
LVCC South Hall 4
If you represent any facet of the indirect wireless retail channel, this TechZone is a dream come true for you. Meet distributors who represent all major wireless carriers and manufacturers of handsets and accessories who provide the products, services and applications to positively impact your business.
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ZigBee
LVCC South Hall 1
Sponsor(s): The ZigBee Alliance
ZigBee gives consumers new ways to control lighting, HVAC, water, appliances and security systems from anywhere. ZigBee is the wireless connection used by sensors (security, rain gauges, lights) and control devices (thermostats, timers, remote controls) ideally suited for the home. ZigBee is focused on giving consumers reliable, low-cost products featuring easy installation. Discover the possibilities in the ZigBee TechZone at the 2008 International CES. The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance membership comprises technology providers and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at http://www.zigbee.org/.
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