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ces 2008
Overheard at CES: Ego Boost
"A blog? Is that like the internet?"
Heard in: the International Pavilion...over the shattering of two Gizmodo writers' hearts.
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Overheard at CES: How You Ship a 150-Inch Plasma
"If we get bigger than 150, we might have to go with Airbus."
Heard in: Panasonic booth...an exec saying how they could only fit one of its prototype 150-inch plasmas in a Boeing 747 cargo hold—and only just barely.
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Overheard at CES: Overcaffeinated Edition
Fat White Guy: I shouldn't even give you coffee.
Handsome Gizmodo Writer: Who? Me?
FWG: Yes you, you guys wrote a story on the cookie lady but not the fat white guy serving coffee!
Heard while: waiting for a latte. Congratulations, Fat White Guy, you're internet famous.
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Overheard at CES: Scary "Bloggies"
"Don't tell the bloggies anything!"
Heard in: the information booth...two kind older ladies were afraid we might write about them after helping us with directions.
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Overheard at CES: Lost Blackberry
"Anybody lose a blackberry? Anybody?" There's some chuckling, but our man is persistent. "They may have two or three of these...not know it's missing."
Heard in: the press room...over the sound of tired journalists.
6:25 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
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Overheard at CES: Super Phones
"You've got to see this Japanese phone! He says it's indestructible! We don't know what it is. And he says the battery really lasts!"
Heard in: the press room...over otherwise complete silence.
2:02 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
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