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Of CES 2012 and missed expectations
Published: Sunday, January 22, 2012 | Posted By: Dennis
Having met Cyril a few times at the various trade shows I have to chuckle at his humor and honestly when describing CES 2012. I too was there and met up with the TR guys, briefly, to shake hands, say hi, and avoid the all too common question, "how is the show going for you?". Instead I commented on how Cryil was back in Las Vegas.
His remark will remain shrouded in mystery, however I can say there was a timid, yet heartfelt chuckle with his response.
Were there any firsts at this year's CES? None come to mind. CES 2012 was a show of second tries and third wheels, like the $529 Tegra 2 tablet from Toshiba and the convertible ultrabook from Lenovo that folds flat with the keyboard exposed below. It was a CES of me-toos and maybes, where prototypes of dubious value intermingled with MacBook and iPad lookalikes. There was no big, earth-shattering story this year; nothing like the birth of the netbook at Computex '07 or the unveiling of Nvidia's Project Denver at CES '11.
The post is short, and full of good, you should take 10, and read to the end.
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