CES 2008: Most random booth gimmick award

Mind you, we've seen no shortage of crazy antics to grab attendee attention out on the show floor (P.T. Barnum would be very, very proud), but this year's award for randomest booth gimmick goes to wall mounting solutions company Vantage Point, who (rather successfully) drew their flock via this oxygen bar in their booth. We did overhear them get a lot of product inquiries out of the deal... about where to buy an oxygen bar (but we're sure the mental road to wall mounting curiosity is super short).

[Meeuw @ Jan 9th 2008 9:20PM]

I did not understand. :(

[Brian @ Jan 9th 2008 9:25PM]

shame on them

http://www.livescience.com/health/060418_bad_oxygen.html

[Sauerkraut @ Jan 9th 2008 9:27PM]

Are you sure that's oxygen they're breathing in :P

[Alastair Gould @ Jan 9th 2008 10:17PM]

Once tried a oxygen bar sitting down. Took off the oxygen, then stood up, I nearly fainted. After breathing easy for so long, then studdenly standing up can shock you quite bad :P Made be quite high as well.

[Bobs @ Jan 9th 2008 9:38PM]

They all look like those senior smokers you find at the grocery store carrying the oxygen tank behind them as they enter the store. I dont see what people flock to these things. first bottled water, now bottled air... really, someone is working on a portable oxygen bar in a can.
http://www.oxyfit.co.uk/oxyfit_info.html

[webon @ Jan 9th 2008 9:56PM]

spaceballs didit first
my favorite quote from spaceballs
Fuck. Even in the future nothing works.

and their not the only ones

http://www.thebigox.com/

[Rob @ Jan 9th 2008 9:53PM]

Unsanitary. I hope you guys weren't sharing those nasal cannulas.

[Tad @ Jan 9th 2008 9:58PM]

I'm wondering if they have a smell for 'ass'.

[DarkGhost1 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:01AM]

When i stayed at the MGM Grand they had something like that.

[TA @ Jan 9th 2008 11:25PM]

Is that guy trying to blow his nose with it instead of breathing the air in?

[Jay @ Jan 10th 2008 1:04AM]

These are ridiculous. Actual pure oxygen can only be sold with a physician's prescription. This is just scented, filtered air.

[Carbonize @ Jan 10th 2008 4:08AM]

Actually it is pure oxygen. Oxygen bars are big in Japan due to the buzz you get from breathing pure oxygen. They don't use canned oxygen but I believe they produce it there and then by filtering or whatever they do. You can also choose a colour to suit your mood.

[The_Steven @ Jan 10th 2008 1:12AM]

Bongs at CES? Who knew?

[Christopher Wilson @ Jan 10th 2008 1:29AM]

The guy on the left is hot.

[fOMBAROV @ Jan 12th 2008 8:36AM]

гРЁБАННЫЕ АМЕРИКОСЫ

[lowdowndirty @ Jan 10th 2008 10:16AM]

I've tried this where they filter the oxygen through different flavoured vodka - not sure if it really worked or if it was just the blast of oxygen which made me high for a while. Each nasal connector changed after each use so it's not as dirrty as it looks. There's also a bar in London which sells handsized canisters of oxygen for you to have a blast after downing shots!

[Hyldig @ Jan 11th 2008 5:54AM]

The ultrathin Pioneer Kuro Plasma!!! Best of the best.

[GIGA Fan No.1 @ Jan 11th 2008 2:06PM]

Jawolllllllllll Dennis hau rein!!!!!!!^^