[cycomachead]

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There are iLounge areas in various halls, I believe -- it's not just one cohesive area -- and there are so many accessories being shown throughout all the halls that it all blends together. It's interesting that the branding is there, but honestly it's all just CES now, in a way it wasn't a few years back. If it were all in a separate hall, and cohesive, I'd feel differently, but other than the fact that the word "iLounge" appears on some signs, it's really not a major part of the show. It's just more stuff at CES.

This was my first CES, but I think that's quite evident. While I found many small, and awesome accessory makers in the iLounge Pavilion, there's TONS of stuff scattered about the show floor. Actually, I found most of the CES "techzones" poorly labeled. HigherEdTech barely existed, and while PMA did contain photo stuff it was so far from the actual camera makers (Canon, Nikon, Polaroid, Pentax, Sony, Panny). The same applied to the MommyTech and Fitness and such.

Tough, I can't really fault the CEA for poor organization...the show is just too huge.

Anyway, there is always going to be lots of neat stuff for Mac users, that aren't even marketed as Mac accessories. Cameras, Printers, and TVs, and even processors as all relevant to Mac users.


On the side note of TVs...has anyone tried plugging in an AppleTV to a 4K TV or monitor? I'd suspect the result is simply upscaled 1080p, but I'd be curious to know if anyone had problems or if there was quality improvement or not.

[samadore]

Looks like we're going to need moderators for the moderators.

[Moeskido]

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...I think it's becoming less of a thing than it was when it started...

So, despite the growth of iLounge exhibitors and a concurrent reduction in Macworld Expo's, this is somehow not worth reportiing on, all because iLounge competes with IDG?

How is this serving your readership?

[Chris Breen]

Moeskido, on 22 January 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

all because iLounge competes with IDG?

That conclusion you're standing on is one you've jumped to. Truth is, we don't give iLounge a single thought in regard to competition. They have a fine site and do good work. But there are lots of fine sites that do equally good work. I've covered the iLounge Pavilion in the past and we did so in this podcast as well. But CES is a big show and it seems that our people had other priorities. To read more into it than that is misguided.