KEY POINTS
  • The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced on Tuesday that CES 2021 will be a digital-only event due to ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
  • CES 2020 drew in 171,268 attendees from all over the world.
  • "Amid the pandemic and growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it's just not possible to safely convene tens of thousands of people in Las Vegas in early January 2021 to meet and do business in person," CTA president and CEO Gary Shapiro said.
A virtual reality trainer assists a representative in exercising using GEMS, Gait Enhancing and Motivation System, during a Samsung press event for CES 2020 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 6, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced on Tuesday that CES 2021 will be a digital-only event due to ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

CES is the biggest tech show of the year, and it's where major companies like LG, Samsung and others, often show off new products ranging from televisions to refrigerators. Big Tech companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google often use the show to talk about existing products that have been introduced recently at standalone events.