CES 2012: From 8K to Wormholes and back again

From gadgets to gimmicks, the Consumer Electronics Show is the coming out party for technology. If it has a battery or a power cord it was probably on display this week in Las Vegas this week. ExtremeTech has covered some of the blockbuster products launched at the show separately, like the Nikon D4 and Fujifilm X-Pro1, but there are plenty of other exciting devices worth learning about.
Here are a few of the most interesting things we spotted this week…

This Zalman robot vacuum cleaner is the first to be drivable with a game-like steering wheel. It should make cleaning your room fun. It’s a pricey $600 in Europe, with US pricing to be announced later this year.

Craftsman’s new system allows you to close your garage door from anywhere. Who buys this stuff?

CloudFTP is a tiny wireless device which allows any USB peripheral to be used wirelessly with any computer or tablet. Here it is being used to gateway a Flash drive onto a tablet.

Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 2 is just as strong as the original, but 20% thinner, lighter, and with better optical qualities as a result. This audience member had a hard time breaking it — the stylus broke first.