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Consumer Electronics Put On Show for Fickle Consumers

Mike O'Sullivan | Las Vegas  07 January 2011

Photo: AP Photo/Isaac Brekken

People walk around the trade show floor during the Consumer Electronics Show Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in Las Vegas.

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More than 80 tablet computers similar to Apple’s iPad are being introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, along with the latest 3D TV sets and other gadgets. The industry trade show, which runs through Sunday, is generating excitement, but some consumers ask whether they want or need all the new gadgets.

More than 120,000 people have come to see the new TV sets with brilliant, vibrant color, including some that offer three-dimensional viewing without special glasses.

They are also getting to play with the latest high tech toys, including Microsoft‘s motion-controlled gaming device Kinect, and miniature devices like a high definition camera worn on the wrist.