The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is one of the most hotly awaited tech events of the year, providing a glimpse into what kind of new consumer gadgetry awaits us in the near future. And boy, this year had some doozies!
But with 3,600 companies demonstrating their products over 2.4 million square feet of exhibition space over four full days, you might have missed some of the cooler showcases. Plus, it might be hard to tell what’s simply a prototype/demonstration and what’s actually going to be a product you can use.
So let’s round up the cream of the crop from CES 2016, but focus on what we might actually see in stores this year.

1. HTC Vive Pre + Chaperone

The biggest fear with virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift is slamming your knees into the coffee table while “running” in a game or knocking a lamp when you try to punch out a virtual opponent. HTC launched its own virtual reality headset, called the Vive Pre, and added a new technology called Chaperone.

2. Samsung Family Hub Smart Fridge

A smart refrigerator is one of those gadgets that can truly change your home. Samsung, LG, and others have been working on these for some time, but the new Family Hub smart fridge from Samsung is really something to admire, and was even highlighted in the company’s CES keynote.

3. Razer Blade Stealth + Core

Can an ultrabook actually be good enough to be used as a laptop, while also giving you a high-end gaming PC that can be upgraded periodically? Are desktops always better? Gaming peripherals manufacturer Razer seems to have cracked the code with the Razer Blade Stealth and its Core addon box for GPUs.
The Stealth is a decked-out ultrabook with a 12.5-inch high-resolution touchscreen, Intel Core i7 6500 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, Intel HD Graphics 520, 128 to 512 GB SSD, and the works. If that graphics chip sounds low-powered, don’t worry, there’s a reason for it.

4. The Segway Robot

Intel and Segway came together to show what is possibly the coolest robot at CES this year. Meet the Segway Robot. It’s partly a Segway, so you can zoom around without walking, but when you aren’t using it for transport, it turns in a cool little robot! And it has a fun, likable personality, not like the humanoid bots you’ll be scared of.

5. Lego Education WeDo 2.0

Perhaps the best technology showcased at CES was targeted at those who weren’t even at CES: children.
Lego launched WeDo 2.0, a robotics educational kit for kids in elementary school. It combines the fun of the Lego-building process with simple logic programming. With this, Lego is advancing its participation in STEM education after the NXT Mindstorms kit.

6. Carl Zeiss Smart Glasses

2016 may or may not be realistic for this one, but it’s so awesome that it can’t be ignored. The much-vaunted Google Glass project is great, but you can’t escape looking like you’re wearing something strange and funny. At CES, optics giant Carl Zeiss showed how to make it fashionable with the Carl Zeiss Smart Glasses.