Sensory Overload

Sensory Overload — Mainly noise. My throat is sore from trying to be heard over the din. But I’m not nearly as sore as I thought I’d be.

After meeting with the MyMac Crew in the Media Room and commenting together on Jobs’ keynote presentation, I finally got to go on the exhibition floor and see the booths.There were new printers at the Epson booth. The R1900 — a beautiful, huge thing that only costs $550 and prints 13 x 44 inch paper, or even a faux artists’ canvas. (Or rather a faux canvas) It has eight cartridges, CMYK, Orange, Red, Blue, and “Gloss Optimizer” (to cover the bare spots). The canvas prints are close to Gicleé in quality and the ink is supposed to last 200 years. I can see that printer on my artist-wife’s desk. I wouldn’t be able to see the desk, but I could see the printer. But seriously, it is a wide-format printer, and if you need 11 x 17 proofs, this would be a good choice at the price. Maybe I can get one to review.

Then was the DriveSavers, and then the Kensington booth, and then . . .

You get the idea.

This is why we come to MacWorld. Each booth seems to have something new and eye-catching. Most products I would never use . . . but it’s so neat to stop and see it all.

Topping my list in that category was the SkullCandy booth; selling gear for persons much younger than I; but really pushing the envelope in the style department. If you have a teenaged daughter who skis, they have a ski goggle and earphone set that I know she simply MUST have. Then there was the fuzzy pink headphones. SkullCandy is one of the vendors who will be having their products reviewed. Stay tuned.

Happy and tired, I bid y’all goodnight.