Hundreds of companies flock to Las Vegas each January to make their mark on the tech industry in a given year, but one company remains absent. Apple doesn`t attend CES, at least not officially, but the company`s influence looms over the annual tech convention at nearly every turn, particularly the wearable segment.While it was rarely mentioned by name, nearly every booth I visited included an Apple Watch reference. Fitbit highlighted how its new fitness tracker, the Fitbit Blaze, was different than other devices on the market. "It`s puts fitness first," explained CEO James Park during the company`s press event.Apple wasn`t the only major wearable player absent: most of Google`s Android Wear platform was a non-factor at this year`s show. A few companies like Casio showed off new Android Wear watches, but the news at CES wasn`t about smartwatches: it was about fitness, once again. Fitness is still what sells wearable tech, and the electronics industry knows it. Also, the New Year`s resolution timing couldn`t be better. -CNET