New technologies and new gadgets are always a big attraction for those attending CES Consumer Electronic Show. We all look at in amazement at what the human mind can conceive and achieve. The big question, however, is always whether the new product will be the wave of the future or a flash in the pan. So we looked at some of the gadgets and gizmos at CES this year with that in mind.

We have divided our finds into categories like “Useful Stuff” and “Flash in the Pan.” Yet we will be watching in the coming year to see if some of the things we thought would be winners turn out to make a showing at Overstock.com while some of our Flash in the Pan items really catch on. Half of the fun of looking at these new devices is seeing how they are accepted in the actual marketplace. So let’s take a look at some of this year’s CES special discoveries.