Day One at the Consumer Electronics Show
Written Jan. 9, 2007 by Larry Rosin in Technology with 0 Comments
I spent the day walking the floors of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is an amazing experience that anyone in any related industry should do sometime
Several thoughts:
1) forgetting the radio angle for a moment, the commitment of the major players to this show is mind-boggling. Panasonic must have 100,000 square feet of show space, all of which was as fully realized as a ride at Disneyland. Microsoft has equal presence. Just amazing.
2) HD Radio has two nicely prepared booths, one in the automotive area and one in the general area.
3) XM has an enormous presence, including a big win on giving away the most bags for carrying your stuff. Their logo is everywhere. And on the point, has anyone noticed how much the XM and HD logos like alike? Take a quick look at each:
4) the best part of CES is at the Sands Convention Center, where the smaller start-ups take small booths to show what they've invented. This is the most optimistic place on earth, where dreamers with incredible passion will talk to you one-on-one. Some incredible technologies with enormous potential disruptive impact on radio were on display there....and I will review them in my next post.
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