A power outage left parts of CES in the dark. CNET
Techies and nerds attending this year's CES (Consumer Electronics Show) convention were not expecting to be in the dark early this morning when they tried to check out companies new technological offerings to the world.BUT that's exactly what happened when most of the Las Vegas Convention Center lost power for power.
"A preliminary assessment indicates that condensation from heavy rainfall caused a flashover on one of the facility's transformers", the Verge quotes the Consumer Technology Association by way of an explanation.
The power failure followed heavy rain on Tuesday, which had forced Google to shut one of its booths located in the LVCC's vehicle park.
The convention center's Central Hall which features massive booths for tech giants Sony, Samsung, Intel, and LG, were also affected.
The CES global trade show that seeks to extol the wonders of our connected world just illustrated a big Achilles' heel: Without electricity, not much happens.
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After about an hour, only the south and north halls in the plaza were without power.
It had been the city's first rainfall in 116 days, and had marked the wettest January day on record for the area, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper. The hashtag #CESBlackout was born.
One LVCC employee, who asked not to be named, said that the water had affected the "trunk lines" that carry power to the venue. The cause of the power outage was not immediately known.
And in a sign of the huge energy draw from the tech show, once the crowds were let back in, the return to full, blazing electronic glory was slow. At the recent International Consumer Electronics Show (International CES), thousands of exhibitors participated, showcasing the latest innovations and technologies across 2.6 million net square feet of exhibit space. There's nothing more tragic than rows upon rows of blackened 4K HD TV displays.
Intel posted a photo of a darkened hall of the show, with the caption, "Introducing Blackout™: The biggest thing to hit #CES2018 since #5G".
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