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GOOG INTC MSFT NOK PORTLAND, Ore. ( TheStreet) -- The hype
surrounding the most talked-about gadgets at the International
Consumer Electronics Show is much like anything else that
happens in Las Vegas: It tends to stay there.  Unless you're
working at a tech company or cover technology and are in Vegas
sampling the wares and meeting people within the industry, CES
is just a barrage of announcements touting the next big thing.
For a couple of days in the desert, any one product or gadget
can become the next big technological advance humankind can't
life without. A few weeks later, it can turn into a tech
afterthought taking up shelf space retailers wish they could use
for more popular products.  Does anyone remember what the big
product launches from last CES were? Something to do with a
television, perhaps? A 3-D printer? It doesn't matter.
Regardless of what companies would have you believe, consumer
behavior is shaped less by the big blockbuster