CES 2009

Cost-cutting behind CES attendance drop

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The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show was packed with innovation, celebrity appearances and thousands of new gadgets. But one thing this year’s convention lacked was the attendance numbers of previous years. The Consumer Electronics Association released preliminary attendance numbers Sunday night, estimating 110,000 visitors attended CES 2009, a drop of more than 30,000 visitors from 2008. Blame it on the ailing economy.