CES 2021: The tech show prepares for its first ever virtual convention

Keynote speeches by executives from the likes of Google, Twitter and Amazon will be shown online during the event

CES 2021 will take place online (Martyn Landi/PA)

The world’s largest consumer technology show begins later on Monday as an entirely virtual event for the first time, as the tech industry adapts to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

CES is normally held every January in Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and more than 170,000 attendees coming to see a wide range of new gadgets unveiled.