10 best gadgets showcased at CES 2012

In a Dish-powered home, you would have a primary device called the Hopper in your main viewing room. The Hopper is a 750MHz set top box with 2TB of internal storage and expansion slots for more. The Hopper can record up to six HD shows at once. Quite a beast, eh?

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In a Dish-powered home, you would have a primary device called the Hopper in your main viewing room. The Hopper is a 750MHz set top box with 2TB of internal storage and expansion slots for more. The Hopper can record up to six HD shows at once. Quite a beast, eh?

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1/9 In a Dish-powered home, you would have a primary device called the Hopper in your main viewing room. The Hopper is a 750MHz set top box with 2TB of internal storage and expansion slots for more. The Hopper can record up to six HD shows at once. Quite a beast, eh?

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The Lumia 900 is Nokia's first Windows phone for the AT&T network, and the first Nokia phone to use AT&T's faster wireless 'LTE' network. Essentially, it has the same specs as the Lumia 800, other than the LTE radio.

2/9 The Lumia 900 is Nokia's first Windows phone for the AT&T network, and the first Nokia phone to use AT&T's faster wireless 'LTE' network. Essentially, it has the same specs as the Lumia 800, other than the LTE radio.

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Samsung showed off 55-inch TVs with screens made from organic light-emitting diodes rather than the standard liquid crystals or plasma cells, and said they'll on sale this year. They didn't say what they would cost, but analysts expect the price to be upwards of $5,000.

3/9 Samsung showed off 55-inch TVs with screens made from organic light-emitting diodes rather than the standard liquid crystals or plasma cells, and said they'll on sale this year. They didn't say what they would cost, but analysts expect the price to be upwards of $5,000.

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It's a thin notebook computer that can double as a touchscreen tablet. However, the Yoga's hinges simply swing the screen around 360 degrees. The design could prove popular with users who want a tablet with the power of a full-bodied personal computer.

4/9 It's a thin notebook computer that can double as a touchscreen tablet. However, the Yoga's hinges simply swing the screen around 360 degrees. The design could prove popular with users who want a tablet with the power of a full-bodied personal computer.

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Canon's PowerShot G1 X features a 1.5-inch sensor that's almost as large as those found on higher-end (and more expensive) DSLRs. The result is great low-light performance and a fantastic picture.

5/9 Canon's PowerShot G1 X features a 1.5-inch sensor that's almost as large as those found on higher-end (and more expensive) DSLRs. The result is great low-light performance and a fantastic picture.

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The AQUOS Board 80-inch class LED touch-panel, with full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, is equipped with Sharp’s UV2A photo alignment and Full Array LED backlight technologies to create an energy-efficient screen that is easy to read in most environments, regardless of ambient light.

6/9 The AQUOS Board 80-inch class LED touch-panel, with full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, is equipped with Sharp’s UV2A photo alignment and Full Array LED backlight technologies to create an energy-efficient screen that is easy to read in most environments, regardless of ambient light.

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Cube is a color 3D printer from Cubify--a division of 3D Systems--that prints using ABS plastic at 25 thousandths-of-an-inch layers--which is superior to the MakerBot's precision records.

7/9 Cube is a color 3D printer from Cubify--a division of 3D Systems--that prints using ABS plastic at 25 thousandths-of-an-inch layers--which is superior to the MakerBot's precision records.

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Inside is an 8x optical zoom and a lens fixed at F/2. The light field camera takes in a lot of light, which lets you in effect tap the display to 'focus' on any part of an image, even after taking the picture. It's important to keep this in perspective — you can tap the LCD to bring an area into focus, but Lytro isn't going to help with motion blur caused by the shooter's shakes.

8/9 Inside is an 8x optical zoom and a lens fixed at F/2. The light field camera takes in a lot of light, which lets you in effect tap the display to 'focus' on any part of an image, even after taking the picture. It's important to keep this in perspective — you can tap the LCD to bring an area into focus, but Lytro isn't going to help with motion blur caused by the shooter's shakes.

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CES 2012, the world's biggest gadgets show has wrapped up, leaving the world's tech reporters exhausted and sobbing at the immensity of the event. Here is a list of 10 gadgets that we think were the attractions of CES 2012.

9/9 CES 2012, the world's biggest gadgets show has wrapped up, leaving the world's tech reporters exhausted and sobbing at the immensity of the event. Here is a list of 10 gadgets that we think were the attractions of CES 2012.