By Patrick Avenell
One of the most intruiging battlegrounds at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas will be Eureka Park – a special zone at The Venetian where tech start-ups and innovators will compete for the attention of investors, research grants and media.
CEA chief economist Shawn DuBravac told Current.com.au that he expects big things from the next crop of young tech gurus.
"Eureka Park is designed for start ups and there will be around 140 in that space, many bringing their products to market for the first time," he said in a telephone interview from Washington DC with Current.com.au.
"There’s a tremendous amount of buzz that comes out of CES, we see the launch of a variety of new products and that certainly helps to pique consumers’ interest in these products.
"It’s hard to think about that when you’re looking at pictures, sometimes you want to see that in person and those types of innovations and experimentations can drive people into stores."
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According to the CEA's dedicated website for Eureka Park, this is the destination for "retailers, venture capitalists, manufacturers and other key attendee groups [to] find budding entrepreneurs, fledgling startups and home grown innovation".
Eureka Park will be held at The Venetian from 8-11 January 2013. Current.com.au will be reporting live from the 2013 International CES starting 7 January 2013.