CES 2012: sneak preview at CES Unveiled

People sample a 3M Touch Systems 46in PCT-display demonstrating the scalability of projective capacitive technology Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

An HTC smartphone with an ST Ericsson Nova A9500 application processor chip. The chip runs augmented reality applications such as the demonstration showing the contents in the box which can be seen in the background Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

A Sensia 200D internet radio by Pure. The device is integrated with the Pure music service that has just gone online in the UK. The $450 device should be available in April and features Facebook and Twitter apps Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters

A Sherpa 50 battery by Goal Zero. The battery can be recharged with solar panels or conventionally, allowing campers, hunters or adventurers to run mobile devices in the field Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters

Behringer marketing vice-president Mark Wilder displays a Behringer Splash Bluetooth speaker that you can throw in your swimming pool. The Splash comes with a separate dock for music players and will be available in the second quarter of 2012 Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

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 Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Eers custom-fitted earphones. Unlike other fitted earphones, these can be custom-fitted by the consumer Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters

Jackie Ballinger from GriffinTechnology displays the Helo TC Assault. The easy-to-fly indoor remote controlled toy helicopter can be controlled with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and will soon be available for Android devices Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Ion Audio managing director William 'Jeff' Fortin displays the Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice. Users put their iPads into the 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 Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

A crowd gathers to watch the Parrot A.R.Drone 2.0 flying in mid air during a demonstratio The A.R. Drone 2.0 is the new generation of its reknowned high-tech quadricopter that can be controlled by Wi-Fi using a smartphone or tablet Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Rohan Marley, the son of late Reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt, gestures while singing along to his father's timeless music while displaying the Bag of Rythym portable audio system from The House of Marley, which plays music from any MP3 player Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

SolarKindle Lighted Covers, the first solar book covers for Amazon Kindle e-readers by SolarFocus Technology, can hold a charge for up to 50 hours of use and come with a built-in LED reading light Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The Cobra JoyRide car charger. The JoyRide works with Android phones and can automatically trigger preset phone functions like enabling GPS or disabling Wi-Fi with the press of a single button. It will be available in the second quarter of 2012 Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The Wi.Spi Intruder, a video surveillance remote-controlled vehicle, works with both iOS and Android and features night vision capabilities Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Pac-Man on an iCade. Users can play video games on their iPads using the device. More than 250 games are available and software developers can make their games work with the iCade for free Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Richard Labennett of Lenovo display the X1 Hybrid laptop computer. 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, using custom software based on the Android 2.3 kernel Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images