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  • Entrance to San Francisco's Moscone West, the site for Macworld 2012.

    See also: Violet Blue's full report, Macworld 2012: The Island of Misfit Toys
    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

    Caption by: Violet Blue

  • One of the many representatives for iPhone holder, FlyGrip.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • Just inside the Expo entrance.

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  • HyperJuice chargers in an array of colors.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • iBallz for your iPad.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • DriveSaver's eye catching display.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The iDangle and iPole - because women dangle, and men have poles.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • Doxie's mascot. for your nightmares tonight.

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  • iRig Mixer.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • KB Covers.

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  • MacKeeper - no one on the expo floor could remember what their product was when I asked.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • But everyone remembered they gave out condoms.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • Products were crammed so tightly in spots it was difficult to tell where one booth ended and another began.

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  • MacKeeper was keeping it classy.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The HyperJuice Plug.

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  • Like every year, case bling was not hard to find.

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  • The oxygen bar was a busy place.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The benefits of oxygen.

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  • The Saddest Booth Babe In The World.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The atmospheric upstairs Music Studio.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • Upstairs sessions had striking views of San Francisco.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • South Park Studios had a fantastic fan art gallery.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The South Park gallery had original 1997 storyboards that were made of construction paper.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The upstairs coworking space was very comfortable and friendly.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • The whiteboard encouraged visitors do a little self-promotion.

    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

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  • Silent Frisco, which was actually quite popular. A DJ played music that people listened to on headphones and danced, like these ladies with hula hoops.

    See also: Violet Blue's full report, Macworld 2012: The Island of Misfit Toys
    Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

    Caption by: Violet Blue

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Macworld 2012: Conference at a crossroads

By day, an Expo getting serious again about refocusing on the user. By night, a bit gritty and underground.

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Entrance to San Francisco's Moscone West, the site for Macworld 2012.

See also: Violet Blue's full report, Macworld 2012: The Island of Misfit Toys
Published: January 31, 2012 -- 04:41 GMT (20:41 PST)

Caption by: Violet Blue

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