Here comes the consumer electronics show (CES)

January 6, 3:22 PMGadgets ExaminerDan Appleman

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Here comes the CES

The consumer electronics show is one of the world’s leading showcases of consumer technology. Ironically, it is not a show where consumers are welcome. It is, rather, a show where technology vendors try to promote their products into retail channels – trying to get stores such as Walmart and Best Buy to carry them. They also try to get press coverage – hoping people like myself will write about products to get you excited about them, so that when you see them in your local store (online or real), you’ll recognize it and want one.

Over the past few weeks you’ve seen coverage of the CES 30 day countdown of innovation. Over the coming days, the gadgets covered will be my choices rather than those of the CES editors (some of whose choices I found somewhat… puzzling). I hope to bring you a selection of devices that are not just innovative, but good (just because something is innovative doesn’t mean it’s actually useful or worthwhile). And if I bring a certain skepticism to the press releases published during CES, it is because a press release is, by definition, biased. It’s purpose is to sell the product (to me and to you), and it is our responsibility (especially in these tough economic times) not to be sold easily.