CES 2009- so far it’s just more of the same
I’m incredibly grateful to be in Las Vegas right now. I may have been here twice before (both cheap n cheerful holidays) but this is my first experience of actually working here, and it’s fantastic. Always a sucker for tech toys and gadgets, the fact that there are three huge arenas filled with all types of gizmos’s fills me with inescapable delight. This properly kicks off tomorrow though, so I’ve been doing the rounds of press conferences today. Initially excited at the words of wisdom the likes of Sharp/HP/Samsung would impart, my enthusiasm has peaked and waned with every meeting and left me feeling flatter than Paris Hilton’s chest.
Yes, netbooks are all well and good, but essentially they’re just teeny weeny laptops aren’t they? Despite the fact that they have three acronyms (UMPC, netbook, sub-computer) they’re really NOT that exciting, so the fact that companies are still touting their new ones as the hottest thing EVER is rather sucky. The race to be super slim, super light and super small seems never ending, and I’d really like it if they could change their tune. Read more…