Not this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, which is taking place as I type, with 140,000 attendees and a zillion media types, spurting out so much information about gadgety things and company announcements that I feel compelled to wait a bit ... take a breath ... and let all the electronic sugar buzziness die down before I start spotlighting some of the cool things igniting passion among consumers. But I need to mention something that will take place at next year's CES. Jeopardy!, one of the most popular TV game show ever, will tape at least ten shows from the floor of the 2009 CES, becoming the first such show to do so.
It's a fabulous idea. Jeopardy and sister show Wheel of Fortune are masters at keeping things fresh and interesting, and this will not hurt those efforts at all, especially with the tech and gadget set. Jeopardy! will do two weeks worth of shows from a stage built to be part of the Sony Pictures Television booth.
"Jeopardy! has embraced all of the latest technologies, including the Internet, mobile platforms and HD," said executive producer Harry Friedman, "which will make it especially exciting to produce the shows from CES."
Both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune made TV history in 2006 when they became the first syndicated series to broadcast in high-definition.
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