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Hello from the desert city. There’s an electricity in the Las Vegas air thanks to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicking off tonight with “off the charts” attendance expected during the five-day expo.
This is my third consecutive CES and each year I like to think I’m better prepared than the prior. (It’s all about improving as time goes on.) If you’re curious to know what a Future Shop blogger needs to survive an action-packed week of gadgetry, here’s my 2012 top 10 list of items critical to survive the biggest electronics show on earth:
2012 top 10 must-haves to survive CES
iPhone 4S – to stay constantly connected and use apps like the one specially programmed for CES 2012 to navigate among 150,000 attendees and catch the latest happenings. A U.S. data roaming package is a must.
- Mophie Juice Pack – to power the above, giving me several hours of additional battery life.
- Foxtex AR-4i audio for iPhone – adds a boom-like mic to my iPhone when recording video, the hand-held grip is convenient too.
- Canon Rebel T2i – to snap pro-like product and lifestyle images.
- Sony Handy-cam – to record exciting moments, complete with two Dynex lights and mount to brighten things up when necessary.
- HP Compaq 6910p laptop – to crank out blog posts.
- iPad 2 – to check email, provide quick email replies, Tweet, Skype, and do just about anything but slice bread.
- Cole Haan loafers with Nike technology – comfortable shoes while at CES are a must. Spending several hours walking and sometimes running to catch celebrities, comfy shoes are critical.
- Nintendo 3DS – for entertainment purposes only, onboard my flight to/ from Vegas. Super Mario 3D is keeping me occupied.
- Ogio backpack – encases all my gadgetary in a portable fashion and keeps it all together in one place.
What would (or did) you bring to CES 2012?
And the bigger question: what products will be the big newsmakers coming out of CES 2012? OLED TVs? Super smartphones? Next gen tablets? We’ll find out soon. You’ll hear all it by staying tuned here on the Tech Blog, or via www.futureshop.ca/CES.
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