An Insiders View of CES

While attending the Consumer Electronics Show recently, the buzz was not about the latest 100″+ Plasma TV from Panasonic or new Digital SLR’s from Canon and endless new renditions of iPod docking stations, but…..you guessed it….the iPhone announced by Apple, Inc. While the chronological overlapping of MacWorld and CES this year was apparently by design, Apple could not have asked for a
better ‘captured’ audience than the one at CES. All eyes were on Steve Jobs the morning of his keynote…..clearly Apple is here to stay and will continue to be a threat to other consumer electronic retailers and designers in the years to come.

While navigating the continuous maze of TV’s, car stereo’s and GPS navigation devices, I will admit my level of excitement was subdued compared to past visits.
Maybe its the format wars, maybe it was just the crowds.

But don’t get me wrong—-my pulse goes up just arriving at the airport with all the ‘Welcome to CES’ banners and CES still is and always will be the best place in the world to fuel my gadget obsession and converse with the manufacturers of all these great toys.

In the next few posts, I will offer up a few of the latest items that will help make your travels more productive at 30,000 feet.