CES's real edge is thus at its edge -- away from its 3, 250 exhibitors displaying their 20, 000 finished new products across 1.9 million net square feet of exhibit space.

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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) (R) announced today that the 2012 International CES(R) is the largest in the show's 44 year history, with 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space.

ENGADGET: CES 2012 sets all-time records for attendance, exhibitors and claimed floor space

The previous record was 1.857 million net square feet of space at the 2008 International CES. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2012 International CES, the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology, runs through Friday, January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ENGADGET: CES 2012 sets all-time records for attendance, exhibitors and claimed floor space

This is the fourth straight quarter of positive net absorption, with more than 58 million square feet of industrial space being absorbed over the last 12 months.

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