The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show
Source: Ethan Miller

The annual 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.

Behringer Vice President of Marketing Communications Mark Wilder displays a Behringer Splash Bluetooth speaker at the 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.

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.



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.


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



A Samsung Wi-Fi 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.


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.




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.


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 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.



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.




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.

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.


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.


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.


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.



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.



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.


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.



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.


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


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.