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Roughly 130,000 people descended on the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday for the start of the Consumer Electronics Show

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Showgoers wait before the Panasonic opening day keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 8, 2013.RICK WILKING/Reuters

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A showgoer tries out the Samsung Galaxy Note II phone-cum-tablet at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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A Samsung Galaxy Note II phone-cum-tablet at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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Showgoers look at smart kitchen appliances in the LG Electronics booth at the CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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A Hisense 110-inch Ultra HD LED television, the world's largest, is displayed at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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A Sharp 85-inch 8K prototype television, with 16 times the resolution of 1080p, at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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A Casio G-Shock Bluetooth watch at CES on Tuesday. The $180.00 watch syncs with phones that have Bluetooth 4.0 or above, presently iPhone 4s and 5, and can alert the wearer to incoming e-mails, text messages and phone calls. It also has a phone-find feature and a walk-away warning if the phone and the watch are separated by a certain distance.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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Showgoers look at a display of 55-inch OLED televisions in the LG Electronics booth at CES on Tuesday. The sets are the largest, lightest and thinnest OLED 3D TVs in production, a representative said. The televisions are expected to begin shipping in March.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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Attendees wear 3D glasses as they watch a presentation in the LG Electronics booth at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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David Cumbow checks out the Samsung Galaxy connected camera at CES on Tuesday. The camera does everything a smartphone can do except make phone calls, a representative said. The camera connects to the Internet via 3G/4G, through AT&T or Verizon, and via Wi-Fi.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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The back of a Samsung Galaxy connected camera at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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Panasonic chief Kazuhiro Tsuga shows off one of his company's Smart TVs during the Panasonic opening day keynote at CES on Tuesday.RICK WILKING/Reuters

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Women dressed as nurses promoting the Headquake sound app pose with Dino the dinosaur promoting the Logistopedia logistics company at CES on Tuesday.RICK WILKING/Reuters

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Showgoers visit the booth of Chinese TV maker TCL at CES on Tuesday.RICK WILKING/Reuters

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Dancers perform in a booth featuring Nikon 1 cameras at CES on Tuesday.STEVE MARCUS/Reuters

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A man demonstrates the capability to run 30 GoPro cameras simultaneously at the GoPro booth at CES on Tuesday.RICK WILKING/Reuters

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