The Dawn Of The New Tech Age National Consumer Technology Trends Expert Offers a Sneak Peek of the Latest Technology the World Has to Offer Live On Site at the from the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas Todd Townsend, National Consumer Technology Trends Expert The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is not only the world’s largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology, but it is also America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind. The first CES took place in New York City in June of 1967 with 200 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees. Since then, CES has grown more than seven-fold. Nearly 2,700 exhibitors, filling 1.7 million net square feet of exhibit space, showcased their latest products and services to more than 130,000 attendees at the 2009 International CES. National Consumer Technology Trends expert Todd Townsend will provide viewers with a rare preview of some the latest technology available for 2009. Todd discusses: History of CES: Products that debuted at CES and how they have affected the way we live Hot Tech Trends: A look at some of the hottest items Tech Wave of the Future: The best technology is yet to come Consumer Alert: When Will These Items Hit The Stores Todd Townsend: Todd has over 15 years of experience in national television, and the media application of emerging technologies. Currently, he is a featured technology expert on Fox Business as well as other local and national media. He was a guest contributor on Tech TV’s “Silicon Spin” with John C. Dvorak, a nightly round-table program discussing the day’s technology news and events. In addition, he spent seven years working in national television in both anchor and correspondent roles at NewsTalk Television. He was also an anchor of a daily news show and special programming, and a science & technology correspondent at IBM Television, seen by over two hundred thousand employees. Todd is a graduate of Elon University’s Broadcast and Corporate Communications program with a minor in Business, and is a native of Fairfax, Virginia. Station Note: Funding sponsors for this segment will include a variety of the above mentioned categories.
