RETAILOBSERVER.COM MAY 2017
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Moe Lastfogel
moe@retailobserver.com
Moe's Musings Views
Happy Retailing,
A
s you can see by our cover, CES is celebrating 50 years of their
history— an impressive accomplishment in the world of trade shows.
As one of the largest shows in the world, this feat doesn't go unnoticed.
So many innovations and companies have launched from this event that
six pages in The Retail Observer doesn't even scratch the surface.
I am celebrating 54 years myself, and as I look back, I think of all the
electronics that have been invented during that time, and all the changes
that electronics have made in my lifetime. Whether it's in the kitchen,
family room, bedroom or anything in my day-to-day life, I can only guess
how many of the products we use today were introduced at this show.
I remember being in the living room during the college bowl games with
black and white TVs pulled from various rooms in the house so we could
watch every game at the same time. The problem was there was no
remote control. Guess who invented the first voice activated remote?
Yep, my dad. "Get up and change the small TV to channel 2 and the big
one to channel 4. USC is about to score." That problem was fixed thanks
to the work of Zenith engineer Eugene Polley.
I also remember being in the kitchen with my mom and helping her make
holiday meals with manual hand mixers (I was the power unit) and manual
meat grinders (again, child labor.) Hours of ebow grease and sore arms
were rewarded by the occasional dessert spoon to happily lick clean.
Today we have electronic appliances to do all of this, and even order the
ingredients for us. Ah, the time off I would have had as a child if our family
had these products!
I have been going to the show for ten years now as a member of the
press and can't begin to tell you how excited I get every year to be a part
of this amazing event. I'd like to say thank you to the CTA and congratulate
the CES for their 50 years of showing us what has been, what is, and
what will be in the CE world.
50 YEARS OF
INNOVATIONS
Congratulations, CES
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