in the beginning Every January, the consumer tech industry descends on the desert boomtown of Las Vegas, Nevada cesThe trade show is the world's largest technology industry event, with more than 138,000 attendees and 2.5 million square feet of floor space. It is primarily a place for businesses—startups, multinationals, retailers, distributors and financiers—to connect. But the show is also open to the press and the general public, so everyone is competing for each other's attention, eyes and wallets. The level of glitz and ostentation is huge, especially at the big budget booths of the biggest companies.
Photographer Tristan Debrouvere was on the ground in Las Vegas all week shooting WIRED's show; look at him Three picture galleries For highlights of his work. Today, Tristan takes us behind the scenes to show that even at its robotic, vibrating, internet-connected center, CES is still a show where humanity reigns supreme.