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This year's Consumer Electronics Show turned out to be the largest on record, despite a slow economy and what many industry pundits agree is a dearth of genuine scene-stealers.

Apple doesn't even go to Macworld anymore, so it's no surprise they didn't attend the Consumer Electronics Show this year. So, there was no iPhone 5 or iPad 3 to be found, but pretty much every other smartphone maker in the world was there.

There's but one more day for the Consumer Electronics Show, but before CNET's traditional Best of CES list comes out, here's what busted out of the huge trade show on day two. Most of the press has gone to so-called smart televisions, super-thin notebook computers and mobile devices, but they represent only a fraction of tech coming out of Las Vegas.

Let the bubbly fun begin. By Golden Globes night, there will be more champagne bottles than attendees chilling at the Beverly Hilton.

Google has already begun including Google+ content in its search results, but new domain names like .Apple and .Samsung are soon to arrive, and it could again alter search results. Until April 12, companies will be allowed to submit their chosen domain name suffix to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and they begin using their new dot company (.company) or dot business (.business) address for their Web sites.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which is the world's first tablet to have Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, is getting rave reviews from critics and an Engadget review hails it as the best Android tablet on the market.

The PlayStation Vita is set to arrive in North America on Feb. 22

AT&T is the exclusive provider of mobile 3G data service for the forthcoming Sony handheld.

It's raining smartphones at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The top 5 smartphones revealed so far are Samsung's Galaxy Note, Sony's Xperia S, Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx, Nokia's Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II.

Samsung Electronics is not interested in Olympus Corp's camera business, but the South Korean company may consider an alliance with the Japanese firm in other areas, a Samsung source told Reuters.

Las Vegas -- ESPN's SportsNation with Colin Cowherd and Michelle Beadle was broadcasted the first ESPN show to be broadcast in 3D at the 2012 International CES on Wednesday.

Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp is considering an equity alliance with five prospective investors, including electronics groups Sony, Panasonic and Samsung Electronics.

Day two of the 2012 Consumer Electonics Show is underway, so let's go over some buzz-worthy gadgets we saw from Polaroid, Sony and Swiss Army on the first day. Victorinox makes Swiss Army Knives, and they've manged to stuff a one terabyte storage nub into one of their handy tools with scissors and a knife.

Sony Ericsson is next in line to make a move towards Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating systems.

Xbox 720 Arriving at E3 2012

Here are a round-up of rumors regarding specifications for each of the two...

Sony Corp's videogaming business, led by its just-launched handheld Vita, will prove pivotal in returning the company to profitability, Kazuo Hirai, the executive pegged to succeed Howard Stringer as president, said on Tuesday.

This year's Consumer Electronics Show has given rise to two new smart watches; the Sony Smart Watch and the I'm Watch from I'm SpA. Sony's Smart Watch is a descendant of the Sony Ericsson LiveView, and you can clip the watchface to any band if you want.

Microsoft is leaving the Consumer Electronics Show after 2012, but the software giant is leaving the show after debuting its new AT&T smartphone, and Sony, HP, Intel and Nokia have all announced compelling new gadgets. Sony dropped their new smartphone, HP and Intel have some new super-thin laptops and Nokia is Microsoft's partner on the AT&T phone.

The Sony Xperia S, details of which had already been leaked on the Internet and popularly tagged Nozomi, has been officially launched by the Japanese giants, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Research In Motion showed off a major update to the QNX-based software running its poor-selling PlayBook tablet and unveiled minor improvements to its legacy BlackBerry phone software at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.

Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp is suing 19 current and former executives, including its current president, for up to almost $50 million in compensation, as it struggles to recover from one of the nation's worst accounting scandals.

Low-budget horror movie The Devil Inside scared up a surprisingly strong $34.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales to take possession of the weekend box office crown, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.

David Fincher's Oscar odds just went up

CES 2012 officially begins Jan. 10, but companies like Lenovo have made a big push to get word of their new devices out before the show starts so they get a bit more publicity. Whether you think Microsoft leaving CES after this year is the kiss of death for the annual show or not, companies like Lenovo and Panasonic are taking advantage.

The global electronics market will exceed $1 trillion for the first time, with continued gains for smartphones, tablets and Internet and LED TVs, the Consumer Electronics Association said in its 2012 forecast.

MIZCO International will reveal its 2012 marketing program by launching over a hundred new mobile technology accessory products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2012.

Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden is loading up on stars.

The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy ties between its management and big Japanese shareholders and saying the saga had taken its toll on his family.