It sounds strange to say that CES is the biggest tech show of 2025 since it starts at the beginning of the year, but it’s mostly true: As far as tech events go, CES is the biggest, and the most interesting one to attend (aside from Apple’s iPhone launch).
What is CES 2025?
CES, or the Consumer Electronics Show, is an annual technology conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. It usually starts at the beginning of the year, and lasts for four days, taking in many beautiful places in the famous places of Vegas such as the Venetian, Wynn, and the recently opened Sphere arena.
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The event itself is a mix of keynotes (this year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Waymo co-CEO Tekedra N. Mawakana, are speaking, among others), press events and product launches, and a large exhibition space. where visitors can check out the latest gadgets, prototypes, and technology demonstrations.
When is CES 2025?
The event itself officially starts on January 7 and ends on January 10. For us technical journalists, and you, our dear readers, it actually starts two days earlier, as many major press announcements take place on the so-called media days, January 5. , and January 6.
The complete CES program is available on the CES website.
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CES 2025 viewers
Where do we start? They are very good here, except for Apple, which prefers to hold its own events.
That means Samsung, LG, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Sony, Hisense, Lenovo, TCL, Meta. There will be a lot of talk about artificial intelligence. New chips and graphics cards will be shown. An obscenely large OLED TV will be unveiled to the world. A full onslaught of smart wearables, including smart glasses and VR headsets, can be expected.
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And while CES isn’t just an automotive event, we also expect to see a lot of new cars and automotive technology at this year’s event. In particular, BMW, Honda, Volvo, Zeeker, Sony (yes, Sony has teamed up with Honda and they will show something cool at the event) will be there, among others.
A complete list of exhibitors is available on the website. Yes, we know it’s a long list.
CES 2025 ticket prices
Unlike other technology events such as Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and IFA in Berlin, CES is not open to the general public. Attendees must be 18 years of age or older, and connected to the consumer technology industry.
If you are interested in proceeding, you need to register as one of three types of attendees: Industry attendees, media, and exhibition staff. Most freelancers will fall into the first category, and there are several ways to prove that you are associated with a company in the consumer technology industry. This includes business cards, job verification with letter link in media articles etc. The complete list of requirements is publicly available.
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Once you have successfully registered, you can purchase a ticket. Prices were $149 until Dec. 4, but from Dec. 5 to Jan. 10 cost $350 per ticket. That’s for the regular Exhibits Plus Pass which gives you access to the exhibit area, briefings, and other conference programming. If you want the Deluxe Conference Pass, which includes the entire conference program and partners, you will have to spend $1,400 (until Dec. 4), or $1,700 (from Dec. 5 to Jan. 10)