Written on January 7, 2010 by worldeshipday
Live from Las Vegas: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Consumer Electronic Show
A modern entrepreneur has to be in-the-know on technology. That’s why, for the second year in a row, I’m attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Surrounded by more than 110,000 peope, Steve Ballmer will update the world on Microsoft innovations, Ray Kurzweil will launch his new e-reader the Blio, AMEX OPEN Small Business will feature keynotes from Alltop, Small Business Trends, Mashable, and Zappos (review & take away materials). Around every expo corner shall be abounding opportunity—hopefully this coverage will help the WED network to recognize it.
But before I step off this Southwest 747 plane into the casino-style Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, I will have done some CES-prepping that I so wish last year’s trip had included. For those of you in Las Vegas, even those of you tuning in from home, this list of prep items will prove insightful. If you’ve attended CES, comment on this post with anything I’m leaving out (there’ll be a lot):
- CES hosts 110,000 attendees and X sq. footage expo space. How can an amateur technologist recognize the trends? Read this CNN article, 8 Tech Trends to Watch at CES, in its entirety. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/04/consumer.electronics.show.preview/index.html
- But what about discovering the awesome products no one else knows about yet? Check out David Pogue’s 2009 Best Tech Ideas to understand the ingenuity behind the overlooked ideas of 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/technology/personaltech/31pogue.html?_r=1
- Mark on this CES Map all the places you want to visit. Doubling your expo floor coverage (especially in high heels) is sooo not worth it.
- Plan to check out:
- The Lake of Dreams at the Wynn Hotel. You’ll thank me.
- AMEX OPEN keynotes
- Apple iLounge
- Subscribe to updates from #ces10, @intlces, @google (they are supposed to make one appearance at a media event), @dell, etc.
And remember: what happens in Vegas (during CES), stays in Vegas.
…Except for the CD player, high-def TV, and Blu-Ray—that stuff spread everywhere.
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