For Babbage, the nearest thing to heaven on earth is the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held at the beginning of every year in Las Vegas. (He realises that not everyone agrees.) The latest instalment offered a wonderful 4G experience: thousands of geeks, gadgets and gizmos, all mixed in with the odd bit of grandstanding by tech-industry bosses such as Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Verizon's Ivan Seidenberg. The following are some of the highlights that found their way into Babbage's notebook as he worked his way around the vast, hangar-like exhibition halls:
Tablets, tablets everywhere. Apple's iPad.......
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