A few weeks ago me and the crew met up in Vegas for CES. There was drunken debauchery, shiny gadgets, money being thrown down on the craps table, Cirque Du Soleil and of course over size portions of food. In short? I had a great time. The big big push for CES this year was 3D. Every company that wanted to be cutting edge, they added 3D to it. TV? Check. Projector? Check. Cell Phone? Check. Video Games? Check. Blender? Check. Taser? Check. Ok maybe not that last one but you get my point. I was actually disappointed in the show as a whole. I’m told its way better then last year but I feel it wasn’t up to the CES of a few years ago. You can still feel the recession even in a setting such as CES and Vegas.
I want to buy a new TV. Seeing all the shiny new televisions this year at CES made me feel utter disappointment when returning home and seeing my puny 43″ plasma. The problem is ,I cannot justify a TV purchase. That’s right I, a consumer whore, cannot justify the purchase of a shiny new gadget. It’s a terrible feeling in my gut. My TV works perfectly fine, it looks better than most consumer LCD’s anyway and it’s big enough for the space. *sigh* Is this what growing up feels like? Man, I gotta tell you, it sucks.