Sad To Admit That CES Will Die Soon, Here’s Why:

(This article is by Jaime Rivera, and sums up my thoughts)

I remember a day when CES was the final frontier. It was the event everybody looked forward to, and I’m not just talking about the people that attend the show. Companies would seriously fight for a good spot to not only exhibit their products, but also used the show to tell the world about their plans and concepts for the year or years to come. It was even a sort of elite membership where if you didn’t use CES to promote your new gadgets, you simply didn’t exist in the world of tech.

—  CES has slowly become a cheap show — Read the full article here: http://pocketnow.com/2013/01/16/ces-will-die-soon

Reshared post from +The ManDroid Show

Alright late night Plussers…check out the video of me and +Phlash Tha at CES.
#GoodTimes 

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  5. I think part of what we are seeing is the making of CES more public to begin with. Conventions like this, historically, were places for companies and professionals to market and network with each other. CES was somewhat more public so some media paid attention but coverage was never like this. I've a sneaking suspicion this really is more of an artifact of how public everything has become. CES of yore is gone and we'll probably never see a convention like it again. It's just too hard to keep the bloggers and media out. Unfortunately  this makes it difficult to keep the mystique that CES has had for so long alive.

  8. I actually completely skipped the video :$ and was just responding to the linked article, but in terms of the video, it may be a little douchy, but I can understand their position. As awesome as you in fact are, you do look an awful lot like a brand. Hell, you kindof are. (MOAR ART!) And you really should give them some credit; they could have kicked you out and not given you a reason. At least they were honest. It's a private event and, in all likelyhood, you fell under some definition of a vendor/brand/sponsor. It's silly, but yeah.

  10. +Phlash Tha Except that will-i-am doesn't look like a mascot. Don't get me wrong, I think you're awesome, but people who don't actually know who you are are going to see you as just that.

    I think the Android community sometimes forgets just how small they are in the eyes of many of these organizations. You're excpetionally well known in the Android community, but most everyone in my social circles who isn't involved in the community somewhat actively has no idea who you are and I suspect none of the folks involved in tossing you do either. And lets be real: will-i-am has photos with the President; you don't have quite that much pull… 😛

    yet.

  11. hahahaha indeed i dont! … Always do need to remember not to take myself so seriously. No one else does.. Life isn't fair, but it's still good 🙂

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