Full story: Best pictures, videos, reviews of future gadgets at CES 2013

A show attendee tries out Haier’s gesture control TV at the Haier booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

Dancers perform at the DTS booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

Exhibitors, industry affiliates and analysts gather around an Audi R-18 e-ton Quattro hybrid race car at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas.

The iPotty for iPad potty training device is see on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. No app is available to go with the trainer, but the idea is to keep the child on the toilet for as long as necessary by keeping them digitally entertained.

An industry affiliate tries a pair of PSiO Mind Booster stress management glasses at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The glasses use precise light and sound rhythms to stimulate the brain and influence the user’s state of mind.

Exhibitors and industry affiliates gather around to watch a demonstration of a Whee robotic massager at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Convention goers play on a bank of pinball machines at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas.

he Mondo Spider, a mechanical spider powered with hydraulics, is moved around its exhibit space by eatArt creator Ryan Johnston at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Alvaro Patino tries out Celluon’s Magic Cube, a projection keyboard for mobile devices at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Show attendees look at an installation made with smart TVs at the Samsung booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

HZO representative Devin Markle pulls a smart phone out of a container of beer after demonstrating the company’s WaterBlock technology at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. WaterBlock is a nanobacking that coats the inner circuits of a device.

Murata Boy, a bicycle riding robot, rides a bike at the Murata booth at the at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

SmallWorks’ LEGO compatible iPhone cases are shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Industry affiliates try out a display of massage chairs at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas.

A Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is seen flying during a demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The drone has a built in camera and can be controlled with a smart phone.

Goldfish swim around a tablet displayed in a waterproof case at the DryCase booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

3D glasses are seen at the LG booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

The HAPIfork, made by HAPILABS, smart electronic fork is seen on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Las Vegas. The fork vibrates and lights up to help its user slow down to a healthy eating pace.

An industry affiliate tries out an SMotion sling system while playing a video game at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The sling system, created by Intellect Motion, uses LED sensors to capture body motion helping to develop and stimulate the mental and physical capabilities of the player.

Antonia Laterza, of Italy, checks out Sony’s Personal 3D Viewer at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Images are displayed across a scrim as actors perform during the opening of the keynote address by Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs at the Consumer Electronics Show, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Industry affiliate Shogo Kimura tries on a pair of Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The headset is similar to a mood ring, but instead reads brainwaves to determine the user’s emotional state.

To say the Pebble smartwatch is a Kickstarter success story would be an understatement almost as big as the disparity between the amount of money the company was trying to raise ($100,000) and the amount of money the company actually raised ($10,266,845).

Pebble's Eric Migicovsky shows off the company's smartwatch at CES

Attendance figures and some other fun facts

By 2005 CES was by far the largest technology event of the year, with nearly 150,000 attendees, and liveblogs rising to fill in the online mass of readers with up to the minute coverage. Celebrity appearances had become commonplace. Microsoft’s Bill Gates continued his streak of keynote presentations until CES 2008, when he announced his retirement.

Once the 1999 reboot of CES had fully sunk in, the show ballooned in attendance, exhibitors, and star power. 2003 began a long series of shows where Microsoft was the keynote performer, often with CEO Bill Gates as the presenter. 2003 also saw the introduction of Blu-ray.

1997’s Vegas CES saw more than one million square feet of exhibition space for the first time, and it’s been hovering at about that size ever since. There were also smaller shows in Atlanta and Dallas, but from 1999 on, CES became a once a year, Las Vegas extravaganza.

1992 was the last year that Apple appeared at CES in an official capacity, when John Sculley introduced the Newton in a keynote presentation. 1993 saw the introduction of Sony’s MiniDisc, a small storage disc player which was capable of holding up to 74 minutes of audio, an astounding amount for the time. The MiniDisc was officially discontinued in 2011.

By 1990, as noted in Popular Mechanics, the winter Las Vegas CES had far eclipsed the summer Chicago show in popularity. That show, the article points out, was attended by more than 1,600 journalists. This marked a trend which continues to this day, with CES now an event which is increasingly populated with journalists, rather than off-the-street consumers.

The winter 1988 CES show was notable for the debut of Tetris, which led to its publication by Henk Rogers, and thus the eventual bundling of the game onto every Nintendo Game Boy in 1989.

CES of ‘85 is notable for the launch of a landmark home gaming console: the Nintendo Entertainment System, albeit under the name (later changed) Nintendo Advanced Video System.

1984’s CES attendance at both the winter and summer shows hit all time highs with nearly 100,000 people at each. Scott Mace, writing for InfoWorld, said it felt to him, however, like attendance was down. Mace might have been the first CES-bound journalist to note a sense of malaise, rather than innovation, within the industry, describing "mediocre" edutainment software and games, and wishing for the glory days of CES past. That year did, however, see the launch of the Amiga home computer.

1981 saw the debut of both the compact disc and the personal camcorder at CES, while 1982’s show was notable for the first appearance of the landmark Commodore 64 and Western Technologies’ Vectrex.

1980 was the first year that the CEA added a "Promotion and Advertising" Showcase, with the goal of helping the industry find innovative ways to advertise consumer electronics on radio and television.

Atari showed off two 8-bit personal computers at the winter CES in 1979, the Atari 400 and the Atari 800.

The summer of ‘78 Chicago show continued to be dominated by music equipment, with the public attendance growing exponentially each succeeding year.

1978 saw the first exhibition of CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it continues to this day. From that year through 1995 a summer show would be held in Chicago, with a larger winter show in Las Vegas. The first Vegas CES had nearly half a million square feet of exhibit space.

By 1977, CES attendance had grown to over 50,000, with more than 700 exhibitors at the Winter Show. 1977 saw an influx of cheap digital watches starting with Texas Instruments’ $20 model in 1976.

1975’s CES was still dominated by music, but significantly saw the demonstration of the Pong home console, a successor to Atari’s breakout arcade hit.

The laserdisc player made its American debut at CES in 1974, though it wouldn’t be available commercially until 1978. 1974 also saw the first partnership at CES with the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), a trade association for the recorded music industry.

By 1972, attendance to CES had grown to nearly 40,000 people, more than double its first year, and 300 companies were on hand to show off their wares. Car stereos were big this year, as they would be in 1973, with further advances in audio tape and yes, headphones. Beginning in 1973, CES was held twice a year.

The biggest item on show by far in 1971 was audio equipment, including 8-track cassettes, and blank, recordable audio tape. Headphones were also a staple as they shrunk in both size and price – though they were still expensive by our standards – with the average pair costing around $50 (that would be well over $150 today). That CES had over 275 companies with exhibit space.

In 1971, CES moved to Chicago, where it would continue until 1977. 1970’s CES had seen the debut of the Sony U-Matic VCR, which hit the market in early 1971.

The 1969 show was dominated by radio and television, and also by the Chairman of the FTC voicing concerns that the industry was not doing enough to curb "unfair and deceptive" trade practices for consumers.

Held in the same NYC hotels as the previous year, CES ‘69 saw the remarkable demonstration of Panasonic’s 1.5-inch screened television which weighed only two pounds, as well as FM stereo headphones which made the wearer look like a "man from Mars," according to the New York Times.

Even in 1967, there were "booth babes," here referred to as "CES Guides." The first CES was notable for the increasing dominance of solid-state electronics and an influx of Japanese manufacturers.

The first Consumer Electronics Show was held in June of 1967 in New York City. There were 14 total exhibitors, including LG, Motorola, and Philips, with about 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. CES was an offshoot of the Chicago Music Show, which had been, until then, the largest exhibit of consumer electronics in the world.

To end the keynote, Maroon 5 came on stage to do an acoustic set. While it was a nice show for the people in attendance, livestream viewers had a different experience. Presumably because it didn't have the rights to broadcast Maroon 5's music, CES instead played silence, and then Dido over the audio track.

The final demo was an all-electric Rolls Royce that could be wireless charged via Qualcomm's "Halo" technology. It was as though there wasn't enough ostentation in the world to satisfy the keynote's planners.

Following the archbishop, we were treated to a trailer for the upcoming Star Trek movie. To talk about a related, Qualcomm-powered app, actress Alice Eve. The rapport between Jacobs and Eve was at times awkward and patronizing.

A common theme in tech is the assumption that most things will end up somehow connected to the internet. Jacobs apparently decided the common term for that, "The Internet of Things," just wasn't enough.

Qualcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs continued the theme of "Born Mobile" and said that we needed to get ready for "Generation M." We were not ready.

The keynote began with three actors behind a veil, vamping on about their "Born Mobile" lifestyles. We assumed that it was parody from the start — but with a growing sense of both horror and awe, we came to realize it wasn't and we were in for a wild ride.