Wed. 04/28 – CES Says: “We’re Doing It Live!”

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🗓️ 28 April 2021

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The Consumer Technology Association says they’re doing it live! As in, an in-person CES once again. Samsung announces two superlight laptops that are nonetheless, still “pro.” Netflix launches a new interface to take away what to watch fatigue. A roundup of tech earnings. And help Microsoft pick a new default font for Office. Sponsors: Red-ID.com/brian Oracle.com/goto/ride Links: CES will return to Las Vegas as an in-person event in 2022 (The Verge) Samsung’s new Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are lightweight laptops with OLED screens (The Verge) AirPods demand reportedly falling as Apple cuts production by 25-30% (9 to 5 Mac) Inside Netflix’s Quest to End Scrolling: How the company is working to solve one of its biggest threats: decision fatigue. (Vulture) Huawei reports 16.5% drop in revenues in first quarter, warns of ‘another challenging year’ ahead (CNBC) Microsoft is changing the default Office font and wants your help to pick a new one (The Verge) 52-Week High Newsletter Tool (https://reading-waves.ghost.io/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meam Right Home for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021.
0:07.4	I'm Brian McCullough today. The Consumer Technology Association says they're
0:11.0	doing it live, as in an in-person
0:13.6	C. E. S. again Samsung announces two super light
0:17.4	laptops that are nonetheless still pro.
0:20.3	Netflix launches a new interface to alleviate what to watch fatigue, a roundup of
0:26.0	tech earnings, and help Microsoft pick a new default font for office.
0:30.8	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. You know that phrase
0:35.1	everyone uses to describe largely the hopes of emerging from COVID times, something like nature is
0:42.4	healing. Yeah well this is the tech world is
0:46.3	healing. The Consumer Technology Association says CES the Consumer
0:50.7	Electronics Show will return to Las Vegas as an in-person event in 2022 and will be
0:56.4	held from January 5th to January 8th, quoting the Verge.
1:00.8	We're thrilled to return to Las Vegas, home to CES for more than 40 years, and look forward to seeing many new and returning faces, said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the CTA in an announcement.
1:11.6	For what it's worth, the CTA had always intended to return
1:14.8	to an in-person CS in 2022. The group had already announced plans to do so in
1:19.7	July of 2020 when it announced that CES 2021 would be shifting to an all digital format
1:26.2	due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
1:29.0	Other major tech conferences like IFA 2021 in the fall are also returning to in-person events this year.
1:35.2	CES 2022 will be held from January 5th through the 8th with the usual media days
1:40.9	preceding the conference itself on January 3rd and 4th.
1:45.0	According to the announcements, the upcoming conference will be a hybrid of sorts with events
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