CES has been going for an impressively long time - the next show will be the fortieth.

That means it started way back in 1967 - when TV was amazing (look, people - in your living room!) and the video recorder hadn't even been invented.

According to CEA:

The first CES took place in New York City, June 25-28, 1967, at the Americana and the New York Hilton hotels. Touting 110 exhibitors in 150,000 square feet, CES attracted 17,500 attendees and featured a government-industry symposium, merchandising seminars, an "all-industry" banquet (all inclusive price $10 per person) and an industrial historical display. The first solid-state television was introduced at the 1967 show, and exhibitors showed the latest in transistor radios, stereos and small-screen black-and-white TVs. In 1967 only 16 per cent of US households had a color TV.

Since then CES has earned its place as daddy of all tradeshows. We'll be there to celebrate in style in January.