Despite gizmos from the socially concerned to hi-tech such as a K2 wind and solar charger from Kinesis Industries to
my.vu, personal medium viewers, from Myvu Corp, the crowds were markedly thinner.
There were 2,700 exhibitors, 300 less than last year.
The number of attendees was also down to 130,000 from 141,000. These were manufacturers, retailers, buyers, press and
analysts from 140 countries.
Show host Consumer Electronics Association, however, had a different view.
It introduced $100 for registration for the first time this year to have limited attendees 'to make walking around easy'.
Image: The Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC screen is shown at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. Sony says it is the world's lightest 8" laptop. | Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters
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