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Title: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: pxib on January 09, 2013, 09:45:18 AM Probably the best thing to come out of CES this year. (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/the-super-sad-executives-of-ces)
This bodes ill for E3. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Fabricated on January 09, 2013, 11:02:15 AM CES is just awful. Just awful.
4k televisions with nothing to show on them, billions of bad tablets that will be on sale refurbished (read: open box) on Woot in 6 months, more touchscreen Windows 8 stuff no one will buy, more phones that will fall short in critical areas, android powered ovens, just sadness all around. Apple's keynotes are just as bad but at least the people there are enthusiastic about getting their bad tech junk. CES/E3 anymore are more about swag bags and getting comped alcohol. I'd have skipped out on CES and went to the AVN awards; at least those might be dignified. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Salamok on January 09, 2013, 11:05:25 AM I miss comdex.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Trippy on January 09, 2013, 11:38:01 AM Qualcomm's keynote for real was even more fucked up than those made up captions are:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: ghost on January 09, 2013, 11:39:25 AM I'm going to drag you motherfuckers to a dental trade show sometime. Then you'll see the truly pathetic. :awesome_for_real:
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Selby on January 09, 2013, 11:41:09 AM Yeah, seriously go to a high voltage electronics trade show and watch the sales weasels try and pitch you new diodes and SCRs that aren't going to be in production for 2-3 years unless they get enough orders ahead of time. Talk about boring... not even any alcohol.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: ghost on January 09, 2013, 11:43:17 AM There's plenty of booze at dental trade shows. It's the only humane thing to do.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Teleku on January 09, 2013, 12:02:45 PM Self Storage trade shows. :oh_i_see:
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: TheWalrus on January 09, 2013, 12:16:58 PM Masonry trade shows?
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: pxib on January 09, 2013, 12:34:54 PM http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets "Desmond Tutu: finally, something weirder than an exec talking to Big Bird while wearing another Big Bird's skin."Wow. Just wow. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: 01101010 on January 09, 2013, 01:06:01 PM The video was embarrassing to the point of making me actually squirm in my seat at work.
and the tweet: "Guillermo del Toro demonstrates Qualcomm power by showing the hammer scene from Pan's Labyrinth." made me laugh hard enough at work that my cube neighbors took notice. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: schild on January 09, 2013, 04:00:51 PM The COO of Sony is really named Phil Molyneux?
THE WORLD DOES NOT NEED TWO MOLYNEUX. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Ingmar on January 09, 2013, 04:01:05 PM more like Polyneux, am I rite
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: schild on January 09, 2013, 04:03:42 PM ugh
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Pennilenko on January 09, 2013, 04:07:22 PM more like Polyneux, am I rite Occasionally on this forum, I get to read something that is almost physically painful. Thank you for delivering on this day. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: K9 on January 09, 2013, 04:07:28 PM :awesome_for_real:
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Lantyssa on January 09, 2013, 06:45:54 PM Neux. Just... neux.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Bzalthek on January 09, 2013, 07:41:50 PM more like Polyneux, am I rite Ingmar used PUN! It's super effective!Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Surlyboi on January 09, 2013, 07:47:30 PM So, one of my former flying monkeys now works for the Verge and she was there for all the CES hijinx. Oh. My. Fucking. God. this year was a fucking shitshow. (http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets"?)
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Yegolev on January 09, 2013, 08:51:31 PM Hey mang, did you read the prior posts?
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Ratman_tf on January 09, 2013, 09:40:50 PM I'm adopting Internet of Everything as my new catchphrase!
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Hawkbit on January 09, 2013, 09:58:49 PM Not me. I was born mobile.
Not really though. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Shannow on January 10, 2013, 08:12:42 AM Are we sure the world didn't end in 2012?
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Lantyssa on January 10, 2013, 09:24:59 AM Yep, and we're all in Hell.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Sir T on January 10, 2013, 12:00:04 PM Quote To end the keynote, Maroon 5 came on stage to do an acoustic set. While it was a nice show for the people in attendance, livestream viewers had a different experience. Presumably because it didn't have the rights to broadcast Maroon 5's music, CES instead played silence, and then Dido over the audio track. :awesome_for_real: :drill: Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Simond on January 10, 2013, 12:29:14 PM Probably the best thing to come out of CES this year. (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/the-super-sad-executives-of-ces) Nah, what bodes ill for E3 is new consoles so it'll be boring predictable announcement time. The best E3 presentations are where they've got nothing and are frantically trying to distract everyone from that.This bodes ill for E3. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: HaemishM on January 10, 2013, 02:02:21 PM Qualcomm's keynote for real was even more fucked up than those made up captions are: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets Holy monkey fuck wow. Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Paelos on January 10, 2013, 02:14:09 PM I am so glad I didn't read this in the middle of the day. Good lord I was choking on laughs at the desk.
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Surlyboi on January 10, 2013, 05:11:21 PM Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: Khaldun on January 10, 2013, 07:41:14 PM I really thought that said Peter Molyneux in that caption and I was thinking, "That's just fucking great, these will be the world's first disappointing headphones".
Title: Re: The Super Sad Executives of CES Post by: rk47 on January 17, 2013, 08:40:58 PM Bravo. Cannot stop laughing in the office.
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