Colin Morton
Staff Writer
On Jan. 10, technology’s greatest convention, CES, experienced a power outage. The convention is notorious for showcasing the latest and greatest in the technological world, from kitchen appliances to self driving cars. This situation is a bit ironic because typically, technology needs power in order to operate. One would think that the outages were caused by an overload of power, leading to a short circuit, but actually this event was caused by rain.
Many people were confused when most exhibits lost power, they thought it was part of the “show.”
In fact, a magician named Al James even said “How the hell do you lose electricity at an electronics show?”
James ended up showing kids some of his tricks to keep them from getting bored and annoying. The power was out for a total of two hours, and during that time, there were security officers that blocked access to some exhibits. Intel tweeted on the issue as a joke, “Introducing Blackout™: The biggest thing to hit #CES2018 since #5G. #CESblackout.”
Thankfully, after the power came back on, the convention continued as scheduled and all the new tech was shown to the world. Samsung showcased their “The Wall” TV, and L’Oreal demonstrated how to use their new UV sensor that can fit on your fingertip. Overall, even through the delay, CES proved to be very successful this year.
