consumer show is not very good, for example, they point out that the 3-d televisions were very hyped at the electronic show, didn t do well according to the article. they also point to the mini tablets that the ipad so dominated the market that others were not able to really get traction even though they were hyped at ces. is that the case? is this the future that will help manufacturing and help i guess tech companies maybe even hire or do we just see things that are cool to talk about there? no, it s a great question. the short answer is that is ces in is in the end all about taking chances. people are i can pmaking enormo gambles. now ford is the official car of consumer electronics show. that was a big gamble paid off. some things don t. tablets and about d have been underwhelming. some things explode. that s one of them. one other product i have to say, all this stuff gets dirty with the touch screens. this is a company low tech, from a company called taddy cloth.
that even now. won t help us, in terms of reducing the current level of unemployment. so, we need to do better than that. professor, danny boston, georgia tech, thanks so much. . my pleasure. it s tech head heaven, talking about los angeles, where everything from 3d toys to techie toys shown at the consumer show, all of it on display, we re live, next.
the family. and where do you find the coolest toys and gadgets on the planet? you have to hang out with our own laura ingle, who has been spending the day walk around the international toy fair, in new york city, hi, laura. reporter: hey, gregg, we are talking about affordable toys and always about safe toys and a few years ago, i was doing live shots from the this corner, where the power poppers were going on and let me give you one there, quick and we have won t who will show us the latest. this is the camel tower popper. reporter: very nice. and fun, fun and we ll take a little walk and i will show you a couple of things, renee is a trend expert, at the toy fair and talking about different things parents are looking for and this is about retailers. yes. retailers are the only ones allowed at the show, it s not a consumer show. let s see the next product. reporter: we talked about this last hour, every kid that played with play dough wants this eat it. what is your name.
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