And sometimes the ennui of it all explains why we do it.

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(via Lenovo K800 hands-on | Ubergizmo)

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Social Media Buzz about Ultrabooks at CES 2012 Tracked by Software Designed by WCG by IntelFreePress on Flickr.

The online heartbeat of the Consumer Electronics Show is being monitored in real time by a team of data analysts and algorithm coders.

In a small private room above Intel’s booth on the trade show floor, members of the company’s social media team and a small group from WCG, a Texas-based communications agency, are monitoring the mass of conversations happening around CES. They are using a proprietary Adobe Air-based desktop application to collect and make sense of the buzz generated online by people either attending or following CES on blogs, forums, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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Eliza Dushku from “Dollhouse” and “Angel” will contribute to Spike TV’s “CES All Access Live” broadcast coverage and host the network’s private CES party.

With a galaxy of stars from all walks of entertainment committed to appear at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the giant Las Vegas trade event could seem more like a Hollywood awards show than a worldwide showcase of gadgets and gizmos.

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8bitfuture:

CES 2012 about to begin.

The Consumer Electronics Show 2012 is about to begin in Las Vegas, running January 10 - 13. Last years show attracted over 128,000 people, and introduced such gadgets as the Motorola Xoom tables, Android 3.0, Intel Sandy Bridge and AMD Fusion CPUs, along with many new 3D TVs and 3D gadgets such as the LG Optimus 3D.

This year an initial highlight looks like being a new Lenovo TV featuring Android 4.0, or Ice Cream sandwich. The next generation Intel chip will also feature prominently in many new ultrabooks, which are likely to be released in the second half of this year. This will also be the last year that Microsoft attends the event.

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The “Nikiski” system featured a large touchpad that runs the length of the keypad. Translucency allows it to serve as a see-through window when the lid was closed. When open, the touchpad will recognize the difference between finger-tip scrolling and the palm of your hand resting on it while typing. When closed, a see- through window/tablet concept allows you to view news feeds, messages and calendar items without opening the lid.

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