The Buzz

The people paying millions of dollars for 2,000 sf condos  in the nearly complete Las Vegas Trump International complex have the cheesy/sleazy Deja Vu Love Boutique as a next door neighbor. Seems oddly appropriate.

This week, the Buzz takes you to CES 2008, the International Consumer Electronics Show, otherwise known as the world’s largest concentration of Dockers, Rockports and people pretending to be tech journalists so they can get free swag (more on that point later).CES is actually several conferences in one. Of the 140,000 attendees there are retail buyers hooking up with salespeople, content providers cutting partnership deals, Wall Street analysts getting insider information on new development and thousands of members of the major and obscure media, the vast majority of whom may be found at the Pai Gow poker tables at midnight. Nevertheless, it’s the world’s largest gathering of tech companies. Everything from the latest washer/dryers to home aduio systems to auto and wireless innovations can be found in suites, cocktail parties and booths all over the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Venetian, The Hilton. With the caveat that the show is in Pacific time, so daily posting will be late to you.