When alone there are a few days until CES 2022 starts, the company cancellation to the presence editionl of the fair due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 that its Omicrón variant is causing around the world. Thus, to the already confirmed resignations of various media, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest or T-Mobile have now been added those of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and its subsidiary Mobileye, Waymo or Lenovo.
Intel It will not have a physical stand in this edition of the fair. In addition, only a very small group of its staff will attend the event. Their activities will take place only in online format. Thus, the company has several events planned related to CES, such as a press conference that will be broadcast online with Gregory Bryant, Intel Vice President and head of Intel’s Client Computing Group, and with Amnon Shashua, Founder and CEO of MobilEye. This will take place on January 4 at a hotel in Las Vegas, and will be the framework for the virtual presentation of all the news from Intel and Mobileye.
Microsoft has confirmed through a statement to The Verge that the company will not be in person at the fair, which suggests that it could count on offering a presentation or conference in virtual format. Like the rest of the companies, it attributes its absence to the situation caused by Omicron, and it will have a virtual presence through the Microsoft Partner Innovation Experience, among other events.
As to LenovoNor will it have a physical presence at the fair due to COVID-19. Has confirmed it via twitter, by means of a message which nevertheless ensures that this change in plans will not prevent it from launching its news, as planned, on January 4 and 5. Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is another of the companies that has decided not to have a physical presence at CES. It will participate virtually in some related events, but it will not have a stand.
Google He has also canceled his plans to attend CES in person. This has been confirmed by a company spokesperson in a statement sent to Techcrunch, and has also alleged concern about infections caused by the Omicron variant.
Meanwhile, the CES organization continues with its plans to celebrate its 2022 edition in person. Those in charge assure that they will ask that those who attend are vaccinated and present proof of it, and wear a mask. They will also offer quick tests for free. Still, according to Consumer Technology Association, the organization that is responsible for the launch of the CES, already confirmed on December 22 that 42 exhibitors had canceled their presence, before many of these technology companies announced their withdrawal.
