The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show

The annual CES exhibition allows companies to showcase their new and innovative consumer electronics. It is being held from Jan. 10 to 13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Jan. 10, 2012

A projected three-dimensional animated image created using plasma technology is displayed at the Burton booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Conference attendees look through 3-D glasses at the TCL booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Convention attendees inhale flavored oxygen at the Air Head oxygen bar in the Motorola booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Fitness trainers Heidi Henderson, left, and Eric Watts demonstrate Motorola's MotoACTV. The iPod-like device is a fitness tracker that plays songs.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Attendees look over the new Mercedes-Benz F125 concept car. The car is a "plug-in hybrid with an EV range of up to 31 miles", according to Motor Authority.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Models display Nikon 1 cameras at the company's booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

An Android Rear Seat Entertainment System is displayed at the Voxx International Corp. booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

A woman takes a photo of ultrabooks at the Intel booth. The main theme of CES this year is the ultrabook.

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Jan. 10, 2012

The new calorie counter by BodyMedia is displayed during the ShowStoppers event.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Attendees look at a 3-D screen at the LG Electronics booth.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Motorola's Droid 4 is shown. The phone comes with an 8 megapixel camera and has a 4-inch display.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Paul Otellini, president and chief executive officer of Intel, holds an Intel reference design tablet as he speaks during his keynote address. Intel, making headway on a decade-long effort to sell mobile-phone chips, said Lenovo and Motorola will start using its processors in smartphones this year.

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Jan. 10, 2012

A Samsung Series 9 Notebook is displayed. The ultrabook's aluminium body guards against fingerprints, and the device is a half-inch thick and weighs a mere 2.5 pounds, VentureBeat reports.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Left to right, James Bond film directors John Glen, Michael Apted and Martin Campbell appear at the Panasonic booth as MGM Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment unveil "Bond 50," a box-set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray Disc in celebration of the James Bond franchise's 50th anniversary.

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Jan. 10, 2012

The new Galaxy Nexus phone is displayed at a Sprint Nextel Corp. event.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Amanda Musso, an actress, draws on the new LG Electronics PenTouch TV in a demonstration.

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Jan. 10, 2012

The new Nokia Lumia 900 operating on Windows OS is displayed during the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The device will be one of the first Windows-based phones to use the next-generation wireless technology known as long-term evolution, or LTE.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Chairman and CEO Paul E. Jacobs of Qualcomm delivers a keynote address at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian in Las Vegas. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Members of the JabbaWockeez dance crew perform holding a tablet with the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor during a keynote address by Chairman and CEO Paul E. Jacobs at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 9, 2012

A Sony Xperia ion smartphone, available exclusively through AT&T, sits on display during a Sony event ahead of the official opening of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Attendees mingle during a Sony event ahead of the official opening.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Journalists take photos of a Panasonic Toughpad after a Panasonic news conference. The Android-powered tablet is geared toward business professionals.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Attendees wear 3-D glasses during a Sony press event.

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Jan. 9, 2012

A show floor worker wipes down displays at the Motorola exhibit booth.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, watches a demonstration. Nokia and Microsoft unveiled their first high-speed Windows Phone for AT&T at the Consumer Electronics Show, aiming to help both companies stage a comeback in the smartphone industry.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Phil Molyneux, president and chief operating officer of Sony Electronics, talks about the new foldable Tablet P during a news conference. The Android tablet has two 5.5" screens and is 4G capable.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Workers set up a flat screen display at the Samsung exhibit for the International Consumer Electronics Show. The 2012 CES trade show, the world's largest consumer electronics exhibition, starts Tuesday in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 9, 2012

S. Jay Yim, chief marketing officer for Pantech, holds a Pantech Element, a waterproof Android 4G LTE tablet, after he retrieved it from an aquarium filled with water during the AT&T Developer Summit in Las Vegas. AT&T is holding the two-day summit just prior to the International Consumer Electronics Show.

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Jan. 9, 2012

John Donovan, AT&T's Chief Technology Officer, right, talks with Jim Curry of OpenStack during the AT&T Developer Summit.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Sir Howard Stringer, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Sony Corp., talks about the new 4K home projector.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Attendees photograph Ultrabooks displayed during a press event by Intel.

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Jan. 9, 2012

A woman checks messages on her cellphone ahead of the keynote address for CES 2012 by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

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Jan. 9, 2012

A worker aligns TVs and mirrors while preparing the Samsung booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show..

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Jan. 9, 2012

The new large-screen Cinema 3D Smart TV line-up from LG Electronics at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Behringer Vice President of Marketing Communications Mark Wilder displays a Behringer Splash Bluetooth speaker at the International Consumer Electronics Show . You can throw the speaker in your pool, and it comes with a separate dock for music players. The Splash will be available in the second quarter of 2012 for $99.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A Gametel wireless controller by Fructel is used to play a video game on a smartphone during a press event at CES. The device can turn most Android or iOS smartphones or tablets into portable gaming consoles.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Richard Labennett of Lenovo displays the X1 Hybrid laptop computer at CES, ahead of the opening of the annual event in Las Vegas. The X1 Hybrid runs Windows with a twist, meaning it can boot into "Instant Media Mode" which allows the laptop to run off a Snapdragon processor, utilizing custom software based on the Android 2.3 kernel.

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Jan. 8, 2012

SolarKindle Lighted Covers, the first solar book covers for Amazon Kindle e-readers by SolarFocus Technology are displayed during a press event.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A Samsung WiFi video baby monitor is displayed. The monitor comes with apps enabling the video to be displayed on any mobile device and will be available in March for $149.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A Samsung inTouch HD video Skype camera and its remote (below) are shown. The device can bring Internet to any non-Internet connected HD television.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A worker enters the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show. The annual show exhibits the newest in tech gadgets and officially opens Jan. 10.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Rohan Marley, the son of late reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt, sings along to his father's timeless music while displaying the Bag of Rhythm portable audio system from the House of Marley, which plays music from any MP3 player, at CES Unveiled, a press event that takes place ahead of the opening of the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 8, 2012

People sample a 3M Touch Systems 46-inch PCT-display at CES Unveiled, ahead of the opening of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A crowd gathers to watch the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 fly in the air during a demonstration at CES Unveiled. The AR.Drone 2.0 is the new generation of Parrot’s renowned high-tech quadricopter that can be controlled by WiFi using a smartphone or tablet.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Nick Wilson displays the BodyMedia Fit Core Armband, which measures motion, heat flux, skin temperature and galvanic skin response to track calorie burn, physical activity, steps taken, sleep duration and sleep efficiency at CES Unveiled.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A Sensia 200D Internet radio by Pure is displayed during CES Unveiled, a media preview event in Las Vegas. The device is integrated with the Pure music service that went online this week in the U.K., a representative said. The $450 device should be available in April and features Facebook and Twitter Apps.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Nick Laperle displays a set of SonoFit custom-fitted earphones at CES Unveiled. SonoFit earphones, a pair of custom-fitted earphones that are created in a 5-minute process, consist of patented earpieces, inflation pumps filled with medical-grade silicone bundled in a simple headband.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Acer unveiled the world's thinnest laptop computer, the Aspire S5 laptop, as an array of "ultrabook" rivals prepared to debut their new computer designs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Workers set up a Samsung booth as they prepare for the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. CES, the world's largest consumer technology trade show, runs from Jan. 10 to 13.

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Jan. 8, 2012

The videogame Pac-Man is played on an iCade by Ion Audio during a press event for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Users can play video games from their iPads using the device. Currently more than 250 games are available and software developers can make their games work with the iCade for free.

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Jan. 8, 2012

The Wi.Spi Intruder, a video surveillance remote controlled vehicle, attracts interest at CES Unveiled, ahead of the opening of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The toy will be available at major toy and electronic retailers in the fall of 2012.

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Jan. 8, 2012

The Cobra JoyRide car charger by Cobra Electronics is displayed during a press event for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The JoyRide works with Android phones and can automatically trigger preset phone functions like enabling GPS or disabling WiFi with the press of a single button. It will be available for $39 in the second quarter of 2012.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Ion Audio managing director William "Jeff" Fortin displays the Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice during a press event for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Users put their iPads into the $99 unit and with a free app can use the guitar as a teaching and performance tool. The frets on the guitar light up to show finger placement and there is room to plug the device into an amplifier.

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Jan. 8, 2012

The Wi.Spi Helicopter, a video surveillance remote controlled vehicle, is displayed at CES Unveiled.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A Kivic One, a new device that streams video from a smartphone to other devices, like a vehicle video player, is displayed at CES Unveiled.

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