The Night The Lights Went Out In Vegas.
CES is an electric wonderland that happens once a year. And it needs one thing in particular to go off without a hitch. So, naturally, it lost that for a brief period.
When your entire expo relies to an almost absurd degree on having electricity, suddenly losing it causes everything to grind to a halt. Naturally, everyone was talking about it.
There's a power outage at #CES. Central hall just went dark. pic.twitter.com/qDS3DbF4OV
— Sam Rutherford (@samrutherford) January 10, 2018
And then the snark began, from all sides.
Introducing Blackout™: The biggest thing to hit #CES2018 since #5G. #CESblackout pic.twitter.com/xObxxxHvQe
— Intel (@intel) January 10, 2018
Right now all the flashlight vendors at CES are like, “Now it’s our time to shine!”
— D.M. Moore (@Kiey) January 10, 2018
Followed by some making the most of a bad situation.
@Tesla rocks it during massive #CES18 #CESblackout pic.twitter.com/h5EMvRdDOO
— Brian Lent (@BrianLent1) January 10, 2018
Ultimately, power was restored to the building. But for many, the outage may make this an unforgettable luncheon CES.
Source: Gizmodo
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