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Recession Takes Bite Out of CES Buzz

Attendance down at Las Vegas electronics expo

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(Newser) – Whether or not the gadgets make a splash, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is certainly a low-voltage affair, Reuters reports. The sputtering economy has slashed turnout at the expo, which in years past hosted “so many people it’s hard to walk around.” And tech makers are offering cheaper and smaller products. “It’s a very sobering and conservative reaction to the economy,” one attendee said. The show wraps up Sunday.

Something must be going on when the CEO of Ford shows up at CES.
Something must be going on when the CEO of Ford shows up at CES.   (AP Photo)
Exhibitors talk to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's interactive robot, Sunny, at the CES.
Exhibitors talk to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's interactive robot, Sunny, at the CES.   (AP Photo)
A vehicle pulls into the Garmin booth at the CES.
A vehicle pulls into the Garmin booth at the CES.   (AP Photo)
A lonely few look at LCD displays at the Samsung booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
A lonely few look at LCD displays at the Samsung booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show.   (AP Photo)
Attendees arrive at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Attendees arrive at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo)
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