CES, also previously known as COMDEX, is the largest annual technology show in America. It’s been an annual ritual to go to Las Vegas, walk a million square feet of displays, connect with suppliers and make new connections.
But this all started before the Internet. The Internet has made international communication and purchasing easy as buying from Amazon.com. Is CES really necessary anymore? Today’s headlines include the fact that Microsoft will no longer provide a Keynote at the annual Las Vegas event. 2012 is the last MS keynote at CES. Sure, they pay to do it an then their booth is another major expense each year due to it’s gigantic size and fancy features.
One year, perhaps 10 years ago or more, I was in an Intel booth the size of a small restaurant, and projectors above EACH SEAT put the Intel logo on a box they had you take out of an envelope flat, then pulled into shape by rubber bands.
The Internet makes international commerce quite easy. CES has a short lifespan remaining. Watch.
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K-Cups are those fancy little plastic doses of coffee you stick into any Keurig machine and press a button for instant single-serve coffee, hot cocoa and a variety of hot beverages. For those who didn’t know, Keurig pretty much was going out of business, and they were bought up by a company called Green Mountain Roasters, who produced coffee in k-cup formats. Then, they proceeded to buy up all the K-cup licensees – wringing every last drop out of the consumers while their patent, on k-cups, is valid. Oh yea, it expires in 2012 sometime.
Julie Brown. When’s the last time you thought of our 80s pop silly diva? Not in a long time for me either – but tonight, as you can see, she popped up in the most recent episode of ABC’s “The Middle.” 
eBooks, not being a physically printed work, are subject to full taxation in many of the EU member countries, where according to a New York Times report reach up to 25%, while many countries have laws exempting books from taxation all together. So as the technology of the world advances, technicalities (like is an eBook a Book?) are allowing countries to not only stifle the transition to eBooks, but dampering sales – while increasing their tax coffers during troubled times.
Apps can provide lots of extra functionality and convenience in our lives, but sometimes you wonder if they have been created for no reason other than to see how many people will actually download it. Today Gizmodo featured a piece on an app that allows you to “safely cross the street with an app that watches for traffic.” RUFKM? 