The International Consumer Electronics Show #CES2013 opened to the public yesterday with a record 3250 exhibitors displaying their latest technologies - and a surprise appearance by Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer.

The 2013 International CES opened its doors yesterday featuring more than 3,250 exhibitors across 1.9 million net square feet of exhibit space, breaking both space and exhibitor records that were set last year. Innovation propelled this year’s preshow press events that kicked off with 74 companies showcasing their latest tech at CES Unveiled on Sunday night, and nearly 30 exhibitors launching new products during CES Press Day.

Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the 2013 International CES, the world’s largest annual innovation event, opens today and runs through Friday, January 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Sve što smo vidjeli tokom 2012. stići će nam i u 2013. samo u poboljšanom obliku i sa unapređenim funkcijama.

Iako su očekivanja od 2013. velika i svi žele da “vide leđa” krizi koja već neko vrijeme traje u mobilnoj i IT industriji, ova godina neće donijeti previše senzacionalnih noviteta. Nove i moderne uređaje svakako ćemo vidjeti, ali će još uvek prisutne “stege” ekonomske krize učiniti da senzacije ostanu rezervisane za blisku budućnost.

Ispred nas su CES sajam u Las Vegasu, GSM kongres u Barseloni i CeBit u Hanoveru, koji će donijeti prve velike nagovještaje onoga što ćemo vidjeti u ovoj i dijelom sljedećoj godini, ali kako smo naveli u uvodu – već CES sajam ne donosi ništa revolucionarno. Biće premijera, ali će one ostati u okvirima sasvim očekivanog i predvidivog.