With gadget makers gearing up for this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, it is being projected that the official attendance for the event will be around 125,000.

However, noting that the improved economic conditions will help surpass the projected number of attendees easily, a highly confident Gary Shapiro - president of the Consumer Electronics Association; the group which organizes the closely-watched event - said: “Everybody who is anybody will be at the show in some fashion.”

The CES is essentially a common platform for the high-tech companies to display their new products, as well as product plans for the rest of the year. This time round, the proceedings at the CES will kick off on Wednesday night, with a keynote from the Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The exhibits will open, exclusively for the industry professionals, from Thursday through Sunday.

According to Shapiro, nearly 2,500 exhibitors will likely participate in this year’s massive trade show; with more than 1,200 exhibitors to be from outside the US. Shapiro also mentioned that the only bigwig tech company that will give the show a miss will be Apple; which characteristically introduces new products at its own events.

The wide array of products that will be showcased at the CES this year include audio and video gear, digital cameras, software, computer chips, cables, connectors, and car accessories. The products that will rule the roost at the event chiefly include smartphones; tablets; high-definition and 3D TVs; and Internet services.