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The power went out at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
- The power went out on Wednesday at CES, the giant tech conference taking place in Las Vegas this week.
- The outage primarily impacted the Central Hall, the same area of the conference that flooded on Tuesday as the Nevada desert experienced a rare bout of rainfall.
- Central Hall is where large tech companies like Intel, Sony, and Samsung have their exhibits set up.
Here's what attendees are seeing on the ground:
Organizers of the event also sent a tweet to attendees, encouraging them to "get outside."
Introducing Blackout™: The biggest thing to hit #CES2018 since #5G. #CESblackout pic.twitter.com/xObxxxHvQe
- Intel (@intel) January 10, 2018Power's out here at #CES2018 - good thing there's no tech that uses electricity or anything like that!!! 🙃 pic.twitter.com/BKXyyx8mgc
- Lisa Fischer (@HeyLisaMichelle) January 10, 2018Juggler making most of #lightsout at #ces pic.twitter.com/u0XeJ72yO5
- Ty Pendlebury (@typendlebury) January 10, 2018Lights out at CES: Giant trade show plunges into darkness, knocks out Samsung, LG, and… https://t.co/F3OdRin0gn pic.twitter.com/ye85GsD1Nc
- Rare Intro (@Rare_Intro) January 10, 2018While we work through this isolated power outage feel free to visit our exhibitors in South Hall and North Hall. Also get outside on this beautiful Las Vegas day and check out Central and South Plaza. #CES2018
- CES (@CES) January 10, 2018