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Demartek Comments on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011

I spent this past weekend attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas. Although this is not a datacenter event, I spent a full day there looking at technologies that were interesting mostly on a professional level, though I admit I did spend some time on technologies that were interesting to me personally. Attendance was up at CES 2011 from last year. Initial reports are that approximately 140,000 people attended. The cab drivers I spoke with said that they were busier than last year, especially for the first two days...

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