What Happens in Vegas: CES Can’t Keep Secrets
By John K. Bates
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2009
Boasting an unbelievable 20-year single charge lifespan, The mPower Emergency Illuminator is set to retail for $250 and was designed by the Porsche Design Studio in Germany.
It’s the holiday season and people from all over the world are busy making plans to go to Las Vegas in January. What for, you ask?
That’s right; it’s the International Consumer Electronics Show coming up from January 7th through the 10th in Las Vegas.
And, what happens in Vegas during this conference definitely does not stay in Vegas. This show is where the innovators, manufacturers and distributors of consumer electronics hook up to bring us the newest crop of electronic goodies and gadgets.
For example, mPower Technologies will debut a flashlight with a shelf life of 20 years called the mPower Illuminator. That’s good news for survivalists since that 20 year time span more than covers us through the dreaded 2012! There is also a solar power charger for the iPhone that’s Apple certified and a safe driving monitor that electronically supervises teen drivers.
Last year, in the midst of some of the worst financial trauma the world has seen since the discovery of oil, there were over 113,000 industry professionals in attendance at the Consumer Electronics Show. Perhaps that makes the recent reports about consumer electronics’ strong sales numbers more understandable.
Last year I found a great new bluetooth phone headset from a company called Blue Ant. I love my Jawbone headset, but every time I try to adjust it in my ear I end up hanging up on my call. The Blue Ant V1 headset doesn’t have that problem. The V stands for voice, and it also has a nice voice feature that lets me make calls and perform other functions in a truly hands free manner. You can even say: “teach me” and it will.
You’ll be able to read about the best things I find right here, beginning this January. Till then, enjoy the holidays! Find more about CES at CESweb.org.
John K. Bates is an Internet and communications professional. Currently he is the representative for Mindark.com, creators of the Entropia Universe virtual world gaming platform and he coaches CEOs and other high value speakers in public speaking and media communications.
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