Sex tech in, skimpy outfits out as CES show seeks diversity


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 18 Jul 2019

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo people walk around the Las Vegas Convention Center during preparations for CES International in Las Vegas. The group that organizes the annual CES gadget show is cracking down on its dress code, introducing more programming focused on women and minorities and creating a new “sex tech” category. The moves are aimed at addressing complaints that the 52-year-old electronics show is too male-dominated. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

NEW YORK: The CES gadget show is cracking down on its dress code, introducing more sessions focused on women and minorities and creating a new “sex tech” category after a debacle over a robotic personal massager for women.

The Consumer Technology Association, the trade group that organises the annual gadget show in Las Vegas, unveiled policy changes July 16 aimed at addressing complaints that the 52-year-old electronics show is too male-dominated.

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