Back to the past - CES for the past 30 years

Impressed by CES 2014 in Las Vegas, publish a > last article is devoted to the exhibition. Below you can see the most unusual exhibits that have been demonstrated over the last 30 years.

The international exhibition of consumer electronics annually pleases us since 1967, most high-tech innovations. Digital translators, virtual reality systems, and even robots are an integral part of almost every CES every year. Just do not be surprised that some things were shown at CES in Chicago, CES just before the mid-90s of the last century took place in the summer there, and then moved to the city casino - Las Vegas.





Open doors at CES January 9, 1997.



6 June 1983 , on Monday. The left photo shows a robot BOB (Brains on Board) at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. Personal robot assistant, who promised great prospects in the bright future of the 1980s.

June 5, 1984 at CES in Chicago. In the photo on the right shows the woman a new game Mind Link from the company Atari. The device used to play theoretically reads brain waves and translates them to command movement of the character on the screen. This device has never been released.



2 June 1989 Company Franklin Computers shows ancestor of tablets loaded with a digital version on the Bible. The device was also available in versions with a King James Bible and the New Testament



28 May 1992 presented «Beeper Kid» from the company A + H International, a children's locator shown at CES. When the child moves away from their parents for 10 meters, the "beeper" starts to beep on the receiving station.



4 June 1993. virtual reality glasses Virtual Vision Sport, shown on Friday in Chicago at the exhibition CES.



1994. Why is this person from holding a cheeseburger Motorola's cell phone in front, shown at an exhibition in Chicago? This is because the phone, which he holds in one hand, weighs 110 5 grams - less than a cheeseburger, which he holds in his other hand.



4 January 1996. The system of "virtual reality» Virtual Hoops from the company REALWare at CES, the Las Vegas.



5 January 1996. Robert Minkhorst, president and CEO of Philips shows at CES DVD-ROM. The DVD standard was then recognized as the most futuristic invention for movies - to a DVD-ROM can hold more than 14 times more information than a conventional CD.



Two women from the company ITT Night Vision show at an exhibition in 1996 range night vision devices Night Quest.



9 January 1998. Quicktionary from the company Seiko. Scanner translator, showing the translation of the scanned text element. It was shown at CES. Dictionary database This electronic translator is about 400 thousand words.



2000. Judy Baker, head of the production department of the company Plantronics, shows the headset CT10, connected to a small cordless phone at CES in Las Vegas.



7 January 2001. Samsung SPH-S100, shown at CES in Las Vegas. The device may perform the functions of hours, and telephone.



2003. Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, shows a "smart" watch Smart Personal Object Technology (SPOT) from the company Fossil exhibition.



7 January 2004. ultra-compact digital camera Phillips Key019 Wearable Digital Camera at the exhibition CES.



January 6, 2005. A stand of assorted music players and phones from different manufacturers, shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show.



2006. was provided Silver Play Station 3 from Sony.



2008. from Alienware curved display with a resolution of 2880 x 900 px



2009. Ultra competitor's MacBook Air Dell - Adamo



2010. The newest TV from LG Technology

I agree that many of the above gadgets now look ridiculous and even to some extent dumb. But then, in the 60s, 70s, 90s and even into the 2000s, they were the top of the high-tech.
It is likely that after some 20 years, we have also with irony and a smile on their faces will talk about the things that were shown back in 2014, with nostalgia: "It is time ...»

Source: habrahabr.ru/company/telebreeze/blog/209142/

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