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    To the Point

    A report from CES 2017

    The Consumer Technology Association reports that industry sales have fallen worldwide for the past three years. Phones, computes and TV's are providing more than anyone needs. So, at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, companies are coming up with gimmicks to get us all to upgrade.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 6, 2017 • 1 min read

    The Consumer Technology Association reports that industry sales have fallen worldwide for the past three years. Phones, computes and TV's are providing more than anyone needs. So, at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, companies are coming up with gimmicks to get us all to upgrade. That's according to David Pierce, senior writer at Wired magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Elizabeth Segal

      freelance journalist

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      David Pierce

      Wired

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    3 of 3
    Trump and American labor: A love story?
    1. 1:21Trump has intelligence briefing on Russian hacking
    2. 7:54Trump's love affair with working Americans: Will it last?
    3. 41:58A report from CES 2017You’re reading this
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