Consumer Electronics Show
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The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada is considered one of America's most important technology-related trade shows. Not open to the public, many new products are launched or previewed at the event.
Sesame Workshop executive Terry Fitzpatrick lead a presentation on digital media for children, highlighting concerns in the industry, as well as their products, including the Sesame Street Web Video Player, podcast, and mobile phone content. He cited a study by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, which stated that only two of 20 educational video games has an actual curriculum behind it.
The show featured an Elvis-haired Elmo singing "Viva Las Vegas," and telling the crowd "Vegas is my kind of town! Elmo loves technology."
External links
- Eric Benderoff, "In gadgets, many see educational opportunity", Chicago Tribune, January 9, 2008.
