Hasta La Gadget!

Is it time to start breaking out the eulogies for Macworld yet? Hot on the heels of Apple’s post-Jobsian decision to end its Macworld keynotes after 2009, the Consumer Electronics Association today announced that it will be teaming up with iLounge for an iPod, iPhone Developers Pavilion.

Debuting at CES 2010, the iLounge Pavilion will designate thousands of square feet to third-party iPhone and iPod accessories developers.

“We are excited to announce that iLounge and CEA are partnering on this dynamic new CES pavilion,” CEA head Gary Shapiro told iLounge. “The accessories market, driven by the popularity of iPods, iPhones, and other MP3 and smartphone technologies, will grow this year to a nearly $15 billion market. This new pavilion is one more innovative way the 2010 CES will be the epicenter of consumer technology.”

In past years, floor space occupied by these companies had largely been limited, due to MacWorld’s tendency to occur the same week as CES. With Apple pulling out of the show, we’re likely to see similar announcements by smaller companies.