The following is not a joke.
According to a press release sent by the folks behind the Consumer Electronics Show — better known as CES and basically considered the Super Bowl of gadgets — pop sensation Justin Bieber will make an appearance at this year's event. Apparently the teen heartthrob will be helping a company called TOSY unveil its "new innovative entertainment robot."
In case you've never heard much about TOSY prior to this article — as most haven't — you should probably know that its website proclaims it to be the "leading Vietnamese manufacturer of robots and high-tech toys." One of its creations includes a table-tennis-playing robot which was first shown off about four years ago.
Shiny robots or no shiny robots, it's not entirely clear how a company like TOSY managed to snag Justin Bieber, of all people, to act as what could basically be considered a spokesman. (Well, it's not entirely clear how many zeroes had to be on the end of the check.)
Sure, it's not unusual for various companies to bring a bunch of celebrities to CES — last year's event offered appearances by Lady Gaga, Olivia Wilde, Adrian Grenier, Will.I.Am. and more — but ... well, let me use some images to clarify why I can't wrap my mind around the TOSY/Biebs team-up.
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