In pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)

2,700 exhibitors. 20,000+ products. 1.6 million net square feet of floor space.

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In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Nokia is currently producing some of the best looking Windows Phones on the market, and the Lumia 900 looks set to raise the bar even higher. Sporting Gorilla Glass, a 4.3in AMOLED display, 16GB of internal storage and a 1.4Ghz Scorpion processor, it was one of the standout smartphones at CES 2012.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Windows Phone 'metro' interface might not be everyone's cup of tea. Personally, we're excited to see an UI on the market that doesn't ape Android or Apple.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Like most current-gen smartphones, the Lumia 900 has an 8MP camera with inbuilt flash. It also boasts a Carl Zeiss lens.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
One of the flagship features of Windows Phone is the People Hub 'content card', which amalgamates your contacts' profiles from various social networking sites, including any pics they have made public. The Lumia 900 also boasts an intelligent message management system, which groups messages together even if they occurred across different mediums (Facebook chat and text messaging, say.)

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Nokia Lumia 900 measures 0.45 inches at its thickest point.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Nokia Lumia 900's 4.3in AMOLED display has a native resolution of 800x480 pixels. You can read more about the Nokia Lumia 900 here.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This night-vision gear from Night Owl Optics is primarily designed for wildlife observation and security.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
iPhone docks are a dime a dozen at CES. This visually arresting design was manufactured by Eye Dock.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This curious contraption is a smartphone-powered bicycle light and stereo system from UK company Vibe. Your phone slots into the waterproof casing, with a window for viewing your maps and music player as you ride. Some models even come with inbuilt mosquito repellent!

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Vibe GoGo portable speaker mount with iPhone.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Vibe GoGo portable speaker mount rear view.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Parrot Asteroid Nav is an in-car GPS system boasting real-time navigation software and Internet connectivity.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
As expected, Tegra 3 was Nvidia's main draw-card at CES 2012. The company showed off Tegra 3-connected sports cars, Shadowgun multiplayer and lag-free streaming of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim direct from PC to laptop.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Car dashboard with Tegra 3-powered navigation and online infotainment. The dashboard displays are capable of displaying Full HD movies, which sounds a bit distracting/dangerous to us.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This Lamborghini Eventador also boasted Tegra 3-powered infotainment.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Transformer Primes were connected to HDTVs via HDMI.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
3D gaming is another Tegra 3 feature touted by Nvidia.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Autodesk Sketchbook Pro application was one of the more unusual products at the Nvidia booth. Don't expect it to replace a regular sketchbook in a hurry.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Toshiba Qosmio X775 was on hand to show up all those skinny Ultrabooks.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
It's comforting to know that no matter how prestigious or cutting-edge the event is, there's always room for bargain basement rubbish like this.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Waterproof tablets and smartphones from Arrows/Fujitsu.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Just once, we'd like to see a few piranhas added to one of these tanks to deter the sticky-fingered.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This 3.7in Fujitsu-branded Windows Phone is waterproof to up to 30 minutes.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Having played around with waterproof displays in the past, we were expecting the touch screen to be fiddly and stubborn. To our surprise, the screen seemed to be just as responsive as a regular Windows Phone.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
If you cant afford a fancy waterproof tablet or smartphone, maybe these zip-lock bags from DiCAPac will do the trick.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Also from Philips, the RoomService Awake dock lets you use your smartphone for a customised wake-up call -- you can even wave your hand to activate snooze.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
We really felt for the various vendor mascots roaming the CES show room floor; those outfits are hot and most of them were required to dance. By contrast, the booth babes in attendance wore suitably cool attire. We wonder which got paid more.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Some of the tech on the CES show room floor was pretty niche; such as this designer tablet from Genius.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Genius graphic tablet.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
D-Link had an aviation theme to its CES booth. Y'know. Because of the cloud and that.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
"It starts with a chip": Intel shows off its Core processors and wafers.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
In addition to more traditional AV fare, Panasonic showed off one of its eco-friendly solar-powered cars at CES 2012.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
You can find out more about Panasonic's various green tech initiatives here and here.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
We already featured Samsung's 70in 'Ultra' HD (400kX200k) LED TV in Part 1 of our coverage. (Click here for Part 1.) But we think it's spectacular enough to show more than once.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
In stark contrast to most of its rivals, JVC's booth had a makeshift, 'carny' feel to it.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Unlike most of its rivals, LG was still pushing 3D in a big way at CES 2012. Its booth was dominated by a massive wall of 3D displays.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Attendees soak in the three-dimensional sights at LG's CES booth.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
LG 3D displays in action.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
LG went to pains to ensure nobody missed out on its 3D demonstrations. There were plenty of these stands dotted around the booth.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
LG also showed off what it is touting as the world's largest 3D OLED TV, which measures 55in. (Incidentally, if the picture looks a little funny here, it's because the TV was playing 3D content.)

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The next big thing? Sony shows off its 24in glasses-free 3D LCD TV. Obviously the effect is wasted here, but it looks like the real thing.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Sony booth came complete with roaming 3D spec dispensers.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The proof is in the picture: Sony 55in Crystal LED display (left) vs. regular 55in Sony LCD.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Razer's CES 2012 booth. During the booth visit, I was guilty of what can only described as geek racism (geekism?). While chatting to one of Razer's representatives, I momentarily looked down and then forgot which bearded, portly guy I was talking to. Oops.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This curious tablet hybrid from Motorola eschewed the usual dock for a slipcase arrangement. The tablet and keyboard simply slide into the leather compartments. On the downside, the lack of a hinge makes it difficult to stand the tablet up.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
In Part 1 of our CES gallery, we noted that the presence of booth babes usually denoted a boring or mundane product. These ladies were promoting a gadget accessory distribution chain. 'Nuff said.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
These battery-operated eye massage gadgets seem to crop up at every tech show around the globe.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
One for the ladies? A 'Sparkle Spa' jewelry cleaning machine.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This special edition Samsung Series 9 laptop comes with a gold finish and a smattering of crystals on the lid.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Most of the desktop PCs at CES 2012 placed a firm emphasis on maximising the computing power at your fingertips. Not so the Samsung Series 3 Chromebox. This BIOS-free mini desktop boasts minimum specifications (including a Celeron processor) and runs on Google's Chrome OS. All data is stored in the Cloud.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Chromebox boasts a minimal 193x193mm footprint. As you'd expect, it's mainly designed for web browsing and casual users. Chief selling points include "zero maintenance", "no data loss worries" and "easy to use apps".

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: Samsung Series 3 Chromebox rear view and ports.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Samsung's Series 5 Chromebook purportedly has three times "more performance" than 1st generation Chromebooks. It comes with a 16GB SSD and a 12.1in 300nit SuperBright display.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
It wouldn't be CES without inexplicable celebrity impersonators.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
If you can't afford booth babes, just make one out of Papier-mâché!

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
This laptop/tablet hybrid from Sony was one of many such devices littering the CES showroom floor.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
We're not sure what this company was promoting, but it probably doesn't belong at CES.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Polaroid; that favourite staple of 1970s fashionistas was back in a big way at CES. The relaunched company was showing off a handful of digital models slated for release in 2012.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The current flagship Polaroid Z340 boasts a 14-megapixel sensor and a 2.7in colour LCD. Your happy snaps can also be edited and cropped in-camera prior to printing, complete with illustrated borders. Facebook fans are also catered for via the included SD card slot.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
These wireless handsets from DBest London connect to your mobile phone via Bluetooth. We asked a DBest representative what the point was. "So you don't get cancer," he replied.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
The Ferrari-branded T250 headphones from Logic3 boast a 40mm full range speaker driver. Car and girl not included, natch.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Does anyone remember Pleo, the animatronic pet dinosaur toy for kids? The company was showing off the latest version, which had been creepily stripped of its rubber skin.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: ArtRage 3 Studio Pro software and touchscreen PC powered by an Intel Core i5 CPU.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Intel's booth showed off how its Ultrabook range can communicate wirelessly with the PlayStation 3, allowing you to stream content unavailable on Sony's console.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Intel's booth showed off how its Ultrabook range can communicate wirelessly with the PlayStation 3, allowing you to stream content unavailable on Sony's console.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
Pictured: A server with built-in Intel Atom processor flanked by Ultrabooks.

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
And finally, here's the worst product at CES 2012: a portable DVD player with absolutely no standout features. (Amusingly, it was actually a dummy/prop, in case somebody tried to steal it.)

In Pictures: The CES showroom floor, 2012 (part 2)
2,700 exhibitors. 20,000+ products. 1.6 million net square feet of floor space. In the second part of our CES 2012 gallery, we highlight some of the hottest, most innovative and downright bizarre tech that crossed out path on the showroom floor. We also name and shame the worst product of the entire show. (Click here for Part 1.)

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