Gadgetry Cacophony at CES

Attendance-wise, CES is having a fat year. Bloated crowds meander through the show floor’s arteries, clumping around deposits of cool gadgets, blocking the flow for those not willing to get a little physical and squeeze themselves through. Press conferences overflow, locking out anyone who’s not in line an hour in advance. Floor walkers do the CES zombie shuffle. Shuttle buses antagonize their passengers by crawling 300 feet in 20 minutes and no, the driver cannot let you out until the bus is at its assigned stop.