Unlike some of our partners in crime, I didn't make it to
the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, though had I know that the Adult Entertainment Expo was also
taking place in Las Vegas that week, I might have given more consideration to going. Gareth Mitchell of the BBC has a
funny anecdote about how he became trapped in a bar at
CES by a cavalcade of porn stars as they sashayed down the red carpet. Mitchell wisely points out that a lot of
electronic innovations in the audio/visual realm have been propelled by the adult film industry. Indeed, it was porn
that caused VHS to catch on and Beta to eventually fizzle out. If nothing else, perhaps seeing those intrepid stars of
all things naked and penetrable reminded the vendors at CES of that fact.Porn stars and CES
Unlike some of our partners in crime, I didn't make it to
the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, though had I know that the Adult Entertainment Expo was also
taking place in Las Vegas that week, I might have given more consideration to going. Gareth Mitchell of the BBC has a
funny anecdote about how he became trapped in a bar at
CES by a cavalcade of porn stars as they sashayed down the red carpet. Mitchell wisely points out that a lot of
electronic innovations in the audio/visual realm have been propelled by the adult film industry. Indeed, it was porn
that caused VHS to catch on and Beta to eventually fizzle out. If nothing else, perhaps seeing those intrepid stars of
all things naked and penetrable reminded the vendors at CES of that fact.
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1-11-2006 @ 4:58PM
B said...
While adult entertainment has helped out the VHS and internet industry, I think it's a mistake to assume it will propel portable media players in the same way. One important reason adult entertainment is so widespread on the internet is because it takes the embarrasment out of purchasing and viewing the content. That's not the case with the video iPod.
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