So the show doesn’t officially kickoff til Thursday morning and exhibitors are putting up the final portions of their booths. It’s alot of construction, drilling and banging goin’ on right now. Some of the exhibitors started setting up since December!
The show brings 2,700 exhibitors, now that’s down, due to the economy by only 300 exhibitors from last year. It’s still alot of exhibits. And the booths are serious this isn’t your basic pipe and drape with a table and 2 chairs – hell no. These booths are huge, interactive and designed to highlight their products in the most compelling ways. Some of the booths have been started since mid December! Today, it’s like a construction site.
Mario delivers national weekly television segments for Comcast’s “Your Morning” and “Money Matters” and on WBAL-TV, a top ranked local NBC affiliate. He is a technology correspondent for National Public Radio heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and News and Notes programs.
Armstrong’s oeuvre is rounded out with “Mario Armstrong’s Digital Spin” on XM radio, which he owns and distributes, and two regional technology talk shows named “The Digital Café” and “The Digital Spin”.
Mario’s passion is to bridge the digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. To that end, Mario has delved into the world of social entrepreneurship by touring the nation and delivering an interactive showcase of technology and fun for youth called “Mario Armstrong’s Dream, Create, Go!.”™ The goal of this project is to morph kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists and activists.
Naw dont be jealous - feel hype - Blackweb20.com has a presence on the CES show floor and as an aside not many Black journalists seem to be here at least not yet.
By Mario Armstrong | Wed, Jan 7, 2009 11:19 am