New York – Gary Shapiro, president/CEO of the Consumer
Electronics Association, has denied a report that Apple will exhibit at the
2010 International CES in January.
A Wall
Street Journal report indicated earlier today that Apple would be attending
the show and that CEO Steve Jobs has been approached to be a keynote speaker.
Shapiro told TWICE, “Apple is not exhibiting [as yet], but we
would welcome them if they decide to do so.”
The only mention of an Apple/CES connection this week came from
Jason Oxman, industry affairs senior VP, who said during a press briefing,
here, this week that the CES
iLounge area of Apple-related product accessories, which started a few
years ago at 4,000 square feet, will now take up 25,000 square feet.
Shapiro told TWICE, “The iLounge is doing fabulous and exceeding
our expectations.”