BREAKING: Power goes out at CES, the largest consumer electronics show in the world. pic.twitter.com/SpClpe8Fjk
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) January 10, 2018
…Ironic.
The Consumer Electronics Show was derailed on Wednesday after the Las Vegas Convention Center experienced a power outage. Attendees are being asked to vacate the central hall, and all in all, it’s an unfortunate snafu for the exhibitors and participants who came to talk about the latest technologies about to hit the market.
Reports from Vegas indicate that convention officials are investigating the incident, and the CES official Twitter account released this statement:
There is an isolated power outage at the Las Vegas Convention Center. We are working hard to resolve this and appreciate your patience.
— CES (@CES) January 10, 2018
In the meantime, there are plenty of people who got on Twitter and noted the irony of the Consumer Electronics Show having no electricity:
this has to be some sort of Black Mirror foreshadowing of our tech future #CES2018 pic.twitter.com/N6sK3znIQ5
— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) January 10, 2018
The universe is sending us a message. https://t.co/ddkU0AIjUg
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) January 10, 2018
First time anyone has ever seen the sun at #CES https://t.co/orMDBDtKhP
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) January 10, 2018
Power’s out here at #CES2018 – good thing there’s no tech that uses electricity or anything like that!!! ? pic.twitter.com/BKXyyx8mgc
— Lisa Fischer (@HeyLisaMichelle) January 10, 2018
Today in irony news: https://t.co/IUvWgEwMnU
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 10, 2018
Introducing Blackout™: The biggest thing to hit #CES2018 since #5G. #CESblackout pic.twitter.com/xObxxxHvQe
— Intel (@intel) January 10, 2018
The power is out at #CES2018 ?
Has anyone tried asking Alexa or Google to turn it back on?
— Jenna Ezarik (@jennaezarik) January 10, 2018
How does the power go out at a electronics show ?#CES2018 pic.twitter.com/hWK3AS5PLU
— Justin Tse (@JustinTse) January 10, 2018
All the solar exhibitors at #CES2018 right now. pic.twitter.com/v4OG655T5j
— Tim Stevens (@Tim_Stevens) January 10, 2018
Person who pulled the plug on CES to share Nobel peace prize with contractor who suspended Trump account https://t.co/UajrQfpoNL
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) January 10, 2018
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