CES 2008 - Mine Is Bigger Than Your
The Consumer Electronic Show is a game of oneupmanship. Every company tries to outdo the other. No where is that more evident than in the car audio and TV display halls. The car audio hall used to be especially bad because exhibitors used to get into sound off competition against each other to see who has the loudest booth. CES put a stop to that by fining any booth that exceeded the maximum allowed sound pressure level.
Here are a few of the biggest, craziest and strangest things I saw while rooming the CES show floor.
My Subwoofer is Bigger Than Your Subwoofer
I thought the above subwoofer from Earthquake (what a fitting name) was big until I saw the below unit from MTX. You need to use nuts and bolts to install it. The sub is so heavy, screws will simply sheer off.
My TV Is Bigger Than Your TV
Panasonic wins this year’s big TV contest with a 150″ plasma screen. Can’t wait to get one of those to review. I wonder how much energy it consumes?
My Wheels are Bigger Than Your Wheels
I don’t think wheels get any bigger than the 30″ shoes this Hummer was wearing. I doubt you’ll ever see it go off road, or in the snow even.
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Bigger is ALWAYS better! I wonder how much that subwoofer weighs. I can’t imagine all the mods you would have to make in a car just to accommodate something that big and powerful.
Reply to this commentROFL now you better clear up some points over there
Damn I want a Hummer…its a beautiful beast
Reply to this commentI feel emasculated looking around at my puny electronics
Reply to this commentInteresting! Thanks for sharing!
Reply to this commentWOW! I like the wheels on that hummer! 30″?
Reply to this commentfor some reason they don’t look too big for me.
Reply to this commentThose rims are friggin awesome.
Reply to this commentBaller plasmatic…
Reply to this commenti really liked this hummer.cooool
Reply to this commentAwesome post… Huge rims on that Hummer, though I like my regular tires that came with the Hummer
Reply to this commentNicely worked in.
Reply to this commentJohn i didn’t read anywhere… What car do you have? It could be that REVENTON?
Reply to this commentThe MTX Jackhammer is ridiculous. It’s over 300lbs which means you need a mounting bar bolted to the car itself to hold it up. They had it on display last year, with Mad Mike from Pimp My Ride extolling its virtues.
CES has it’s moments where it tends to be one big measuring contest, which makes it all the more entertaining.
Reply to this commentI heard someone on the radio talking about the 150″ Panasonic, and saying that the TV was way too big for a consumer. Is he nuts? I guess he has not heard of home theaters with 100″ projection tvs.
Reply to this commentI really liked that Yellow Vehicale John. Will you please give us some info about that
Reply to this commentJust an FYI….for those who liked the wheels… A company named Asanti unveiled their 34″ rims on a hummer last year at SEMA…. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/img_7067.jpg
Reply to this commentwhat crazy times we live in!
John, do yourself a favor and take grammar class. I get so sick of blogs in which the author doesn’t know how to speak. Since you’ve got all of this traffic, why not act professional? And I don’t care if English wasn’t your first language. If you can’t speak it properly, go back to whatever it was you were speaking before.
Reply to this commentNow watch someone correct all the grammar mistakes you just made in this comment.
Reply to this commentI guess if that is his thing, then run with it, but does he have to be such a douche?
Reply to this commentYes, “Online Freebies” I do have to be a douche… Kwitcherbitchin’, or do you just take everything so seriously? Read the name, visit the blog. It is my thing.
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Evil! 
Reply to this commentUsually bloggers write, but if that makes feel you better fine. Btw, great attitude, and your very last line makes no sense.
Crap I hate to defend the big ones, but i just hate attitudes like yours.
Reply to this commentI love John Chow dot com, I just really hate posts with multiple grammatical errors that obviously aren’t typos. The attitude = Slam Blogger. Started the new site, so now I can say things like that and blame it on my blog. (<—-Makes no sense either)
I’m sorry I’ve given you a bad impression as to who I am. If I offended anyone with my comments, spank me.
Note : Any and all things said by Slam Blogger should not be taken offensively. The things Slam Blogger may or may not say, may just be to get a reaction out of you. Good day.
Reply to this commentOh, and in case you honestly don’t know what I’m talking about…
“Every company try to outdo the other.”
The correct way to word this sentence is ” Every company TRIES (drop the y add es) to outdo the other”
Reply to this commentWhat you really mean to say is, “Drop the ‘y’ and add ‘i’es”. You missed the I spam blogger…
Rich
Reply to this commentThat Hummer nicely sums up why the rest of the world just points and laughs at America.
Reply to this commentYeah, where do I get one of those TV’s? I don’t even think that would fit on the wall in my living room.
Reply to this commentHaha these updates are so cool. So much stuff that most people would never own!
Reply to this commentIsn’t that the subwoofer those morons from MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” installed in some poor guys car?
Reply to this commentWow the wheel on the hammer is way too much
Reply to this commentI like these photos.. John where do you get ideas to monetize everything..
Reply to this commentThe funniest thing to come out of CES was the little trick Gizmodo did which was to shut down all the TV’s, especially durung presentations - Now that’s evil
The story and video can be found at
Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
Reply to this commentI read somewhere that the 150″ TV consumes about the same as a 42″ screen… some kind of different technology inside of it. I can’t quite remember the specifics.
Reply to this commentYeah.. Bigger means more power and it means your bill will increase..
Huhuhuhuhu 150 “?? I can’t afford to bring it at my little room…
Reply to this commentHoly crap, I want those 30″’s!
Reply to this commentI saw that huge sub, the “JACKHAMMER”, on the MTV pimp my ride show.
They put that sub into a compact car
-Mike
Reply to this commentThat 150″ Plasma will do me good. I saw the live thing on an exhibition here not to long ago…
Reply to this commentGreat looking high-standing hummer! But too high for a little guy like me!
Reply to this commentFirst time seeing such a huge gigantic Plasma TV… I’ll be the coolest person in my country if I have those 150″ plasma TV…
Reply to this commentWow, those Hummer wheels are nice and thos subwoofers are huge
Now…let me just select a wall in my house for that 150″ TV
Reply to this commentThose subs are just ridiculous, and people who buy them should be shot. I would not mind having a 150 ” plasma though.
Reply to this commentAs I hear people drooling over the ridiculous rims on the “sorry about your penis”-mobile I’m reminded of the Chris Rock bit about the difference between
Now let’s all buy bouncing cars!
Reply to this commentThat is…the difference between rich and wealthy. Damned confusing hrefs!
Reply to this commentBut its all still very cool stuff! If anyone had the chance, they would have it all
Reply to this commentOooooo I want all of them! Especially the 150″ Plasma, nice
Reply to this commentI’ll take the Hummer, thank you.
Reply to this commentThe 150″ plasma screen is`t a jewel
Reply to this commentI agree with you John, You are great and doing great. Thank you
Reply to this commentTake it offroad and scratch those $8,000 rims? are you nuts!
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