CES Thoughts

So, the big show is over and looking from afar (and not very closely to be honest...I just have not had a lot of time in the past week), it appears the theme for CES is one of refining and optimizing and just getting things to work. About time, methinks. For too long, CES has been the place for grandiose, overly ambituous mind grab annoucements that more often than not, do not lead to actual products that benefit the consumer. The interesting story making the rounds (IMO) was about network owners sending up trial ballons in regard to their attempts to become the new gatekeepers of the online world. This bears close scrutiny for it will affect all of us in some way if they succeed at w hat they are doing.