CES 2008- where’s the wow?

Day one of the 2008 CES has come and gone and I’m being asked by a lot of people, most of them in attendance here in Vegas, what I’ve seen that has impressed me so far.  It’s an easy question to answer because to tell you the truth not very much I’ve seen has been new and impressive.  I admit we haven’t traversed the entire sprawling show floor yet but from what I’ve seen and heard others discuss it doesn’t seem that anyone has been wowed by anything new, at least not so far.  Last year at the CES I remember the same sentiments being thrown about by attendees that nothing was impressive then either.  Of course Mac World was running at the same time and when Steve Jobs announced the iPhone it seemed to suck all the wind out of the CES back then.  We don’t have that excuse this year since Mac World is not until next week so where’s the Wow?

Asusr50ainhand2While there have been cool things on display from companies such as Lenovo and their new IdeaPad consumer notebooks, from a mobile guy’s perspective nothing has really stood out as new and gotta have.  I would probably have to say at this point that the only mobile device that has impressed me is the new Asus R50A UMPC.  Having played with the device briefly the smaller size (5.6-inch screen) and rounded case makes it feel very nice in the hands.  The higher screen resolution (1024×600) is nice on that size screen so at this point in the show it’s the best device I have seen.  It would take some prolonged hands-on time though to see if it holds up to the potential.  Maybe Kevin has some impressions different than mine to share.

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