The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center , Las Vegas , Nevada , United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association -sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new product announcements. CES rose to prominence after COMDEX was canceled.

Hewlett_Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) or HP is an American multinational hardware and software corporation headquartered inPalo Alto, California, United States. It provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

The company was founded in a one-car garage in Palo Alto by William (Bill) Redington Hewlett and Dave Packard. HP is theworld's leading PC manufacturer. It specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise, and industry standard servers, related storage devices, networking products, software and a diverse range of printers, and other imaging products. HP markets its products to households, small- to medium-sized businesses and enterprises directly as well as via online distribution, consumer-electronics and office-supply retailers, software partners and major technology vendors. HP also has strong services and consulting business around its products and partner products.