The Consumer Electronics Show has a lot of what you’d expect in the way of products for your home, computer or entertainment center, but a few things are just beyond classification or are of particular note. I wanted to share a few of my findings as I come across them.

You may have seen these motorized rodeo devices before, and as strange as they seem in any context, they were very out of place in their setting here at CES. The majority of onlookers gave puzzled and amused looks as a video demonstration showed Chinese girls in cowboy hats singing the praises of the rodeo chair and what it could do for your inner thighs.

This television from LG has a special coating and display technology that enables it to project a third dimensional video image from a particular viewing length. Passing by it looked strange and somewhat blurry, but as I took my mark in front of the TV as instructed by the rep, the images onscreen seemed to pop out of it. The image above cannot convey the 3D, but it was impressive how each bottle seemed to stick out at different angles and depths.

Cooler Master had this great looking case mod on display. This was done in a desert camo ammo box theme and came complete with camo mouse and keyboard. The company had many modifications to show, and had choice MMOs and shooters loaded for attendees to play.

Their competitor Zalman had many of their cooling products on display, and this tall, external cooler drew a lot of attention and photography. This was part of a large liquid cooling system that was built of plexiglass to show the inner workings. Also of note, but not pictured was a large case with almost all of its entire outer surface covered with heat sinks.

This is one of many “main board walls” I came across.

Solid|Drive’s glass speaker drew a lot attention and questions, and reps were kept busy answering questions about how the product functioned. A small transducer (see picture inset) attached to these panes of glass enabled them to act as speakers, and sound seemed to effortlessly emit from the panes. For demonstration purposes a projector was aimed at the back of the glass to serve as a video display, making this thin, transparent pane of glass a full entertainment solution. One representative told me that this type of product could be aimed towards those who don’t want clutter or wires in their home, and said the company hoped this would be a solution that would appeal to women.

HiVi had these massive, impressive speakers on show. This was only one of many that made up a large home theater showroom. Two of these speakers, two of the subwoofers pictured, one of the largest center channels I’ve ever seen and surround speakers came together to make what sounded to me to be a totally live audio experience. Sound seemed to be coming from every direction, and felt totally seamless. Combined, there were over one-hundred speaker cones or tweeters in these speakers, but they seemed to come together as one

1. God Len says:
   January 11th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

   did they allow you to ride on the rodeo chair-thingys?