Nothin but Blue Balls at CES 2008

Right now the blogosphere is being inundated with postings from nerds everywhere recapping their wet dreams from CES 2008 in the great city of Las Vegas. Most of the blog posts from the accredited sites pretty much say all the same stuff: nothing really break through or new, a bigger TV, Asian copyright violations of American products and of course the booth babes.

And I must say they are right. I remember my first time at CES when I was about 16. My friend took me with his Dad and his Dad's company. I was probably the youngest one there, and I was amazed by all the sights and sounds. It was that day I knew I was destined to become a nerd. Now with the help of Brandon, I have a running streak of 3 years in row now that I have been going to CES. I still love it. But, every year I get all hyped up only to be let down by most companies. They use the same booths, same gimics, same babes, and even the same presentations. After 1 year of hard work that is all you have to show for yourself! CES is supposed to be the place where announcements are made and products unveiled. Anyways with that said, let me tell you the things I loved most about CES this year:

1. SWAG-This is always good. Every year I always walk away with something awesome, and the best thing was the Jawbone Bluetooth. Amongst other things were pens, which I use all year long, stickers, head phones, mags, bags and candy.
2. All the Smarthome Booths. This is an area that is rapidly gaining popularity at CES every year. It only makes sense that all our homes be as connected as we are. The demos were pretty cool.
3. The cars. I love this stuff. Even though most of the cars are overdone, I still love the craftsmanship and talent that go into making them. Including the $4M car built by GM and Jay Leno.
4. The Booth babes. I know it is stupid that tech companies need to attract buyers and press to their booths at this thing, but hey, no one is complaining.

Here are some pics. That is all.


Motorola Booth


Super Natural FreeStylin at Sandisk



Microsoft in all its glory



Cool Escalade.


The Eco Jet built by Jay Leno and GM.