Jan 15, 2017 7:00 AM

Gallery: Postcards From Vegas: The Beautiful, Terrible Sights of CES

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T-Rex hits the treadmill at the Under Armour booth.
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A robot assists a human at a CES press event at the Mirage Hotel and Casino.

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The best way to show off your company's new TV at CES? String dozens of them together into a room-filling spectacle like this one.
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A mermaid holds a PowerRay underwater drone.

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Samsung's Gear VR demo included some virtual reality mixed with some all-too-reality.
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An attendee takes a load off next to the Polaroid booth.

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Step into the circle, leap in the air, and a ring of Nikon DSLR cameras snap you mid-jump. Step out, and you get an animation of you frozen in space, spinning for all eternity.
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CES Attendees at Gibson's tent pause for a photo op upon the GOT-inspired throne of Les Pauls.

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These are animatronic chimps. Pretty sure.
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The company demonstrating the latest in massage chair tech is always a big hit at CES.

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Texting from the future.
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Onlookers contemplate an entire wall filled with LG's latest 4K televisions.

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CES attendees experience the VR present.
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CES is a four-day show. By the end of it, any seat is a good seat.

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