CES Afterparty: The Top 11 Gadgets You (Probably) Never Heard
About  As gadget shows go, the annual Consumer Electronics Show
is… what's the word? Freakin' huge. Over 140,000 people attended
CES this year, all of them pushing, buying, or covering
supercool new tech toys. Among the thousands of devices shown
off at the show, there are certainly headline stealers (like
LG's dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD player), but in their shadows
lie plenty of promising gadgets that never get plugged into the
big public-relations machine. Sitting on a table in a distant
corner of the Sands Convention Center or in an off-site hotel
room are the hidden stars of CES.  Well, lucky you. Our team of
writers scoured the remote sites of Las Vegas to find the most
promising gadgets off the beaten path. Some are from companies
you've never heard of, while others come from more familiar
names but didn't get top billing in their press kits. It's time
these unsung gadgets got some deserved attention. After the
jump, take a look at the best