Offbeat Items Brighten Electronics Show

Jan 10, 2008 By PETER SVENSSON and BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writers
Offbeat Items Brighten Electronics Show (AP)
A Cruzin Cooler, a motorized scooter with a cooler and a cup holder, is displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

(AP) -- It probably goes without saying that no one actually needs a dancing MP3 player or a music-playing Taser holster or a drink cooler that can be ridden like a scooter.



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