SSD was lucky enough to have a correspondent on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! Here is his report.
The state of the industry – at least as it relates to Electronics – is well, BOOMING –
At the CES, (Consumer Electronics Show) which is managed by the CEA, (Consumer Electronics Association) you would be hard pressed to believe there is any recession or downturn in the economy right now, or at least here in the Las Vegas Convention Center next to the Hilton in Las Vegas where the CES is in Full Swing!
Thursday morning when the doors officially opened the HORDE, and I do mean HORDE, of people flooded the floors of the convention center. For the first day the aisles throughout the whole convention center were literally jammed with people eagerly checking out the Newest, Latest and Greatest, or Upgrades from last years Latest and Greatest in Electronics. Yes, the whole convention center is filled with Electronics – for the Home, Car, Workplace, and most importantly People on the Go! Everything from Stereos, Home Audio, Televisions – Hold the phone there Soldier Systems. Yes, I said Televisions and I mean there are some OMG Televisions on display at this event for sure and for certain! Shape, Size, Definition, Sound, etc…the quality of televisions on display and the sheer numbers are staggering! Yes, absolutely Staggering!
There is one of the most unique sections of displays I have ever seen, which is dedicated to the i – anything and everything i – it is called the iPavillion – Where you find things like the iRadar, iGrill, iGear, iMic, etc…anything whether it’s an accessory for your iproduct, like an iPad power-booster, iPod speakers, iPhone covers/jackets/power-packs/guards/iLinks & LOKSAK can all be found here in the iPavillion.
I understand this has been quite a successful venue in the past, but it has only been open to the Industry. Distributors, Dealers, Buyers, Manufacturers, Vendors, etc…However, this year a select number of Visitor’s were offered the chance to wander the endless halls of Electronics. Let me just say, that this show is AWESOME!
I have had the chance to speak with a few of the really unique vendor’s about their products which I feel the readers of Soldier Systems may benefit from, which I will provide a more in depth review and assessment of later – But for now, CES is calling and I feel the tug of the show beckoning me to get back to Day Three of a Four Day show of everything Electronics. Let me just close with this – If I had all four days dedicated to visit this event, I could not see everything they have on display!
