Nick Offerman Trolled CES by Helping to Unveil a 'Device Like No Other'

You might recognize this 'sentiment-delivery system'

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LAS VEGAS—Nick Offerman, noted actor and woodworker, is not exactly known as a high-tech pioneer. So, it shouldn't be too surprising that his appearance at CES this week turned out to have a significant plot twist. 

Offerman was enlisted to help unveiled a #DeviceLikeNoOther—one that was billed as "ultrathin, has unlimited memory and offers more meaningful ways to connect than ever thought possible."

But then came time for the reveal:

Yes, once again, American Greetings has crashed a tech conference to promote a decidedly analog experience—the sending of paper greeting cards.

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