Always on the lookout for gaming gear, I spied an ample amount of gaming headsets. It was tough to tell which ones to get because they all claim to be "the best." (Note in the background: It isn't a trade show without MadCatz!)

What is this, Comic-Con? Not even CES is too classy for booth babes.

More in line with the county fair aesthetic -- or even a late-night infomercial -- this revolutionary new taser gun was being demoed on people right on the showroom floor. They also had a taser shotgun. Amazing.

Look out, Kinect, you’ve got competition! A motion-gesture TV.

Someday, we’ll all be playing games with doodads on our heads. This doodad paralleled your in-game view with the direction of your head.

Not sure what the US Postal Service has to do with the arcade tie-in to a nearly 10-year-old movie.

I didn't see everything at CES 2011 -- that would have been impossible in a day -- and I fear my hurry to set the boundaries of the show merely left me out of breath and with a less comprehensive view of the conference's successes. A lot of the innovations on display were niche and field specific. In cases like that, you’ll probably have to be an expert in the area in question to single out the year’s big breakthroughs.

Niche or not, I can see why CES has become one of the largest electronics shows of the year. It’s the perfect yearly check-in for exhibitors to show off exciting developments and announce new projects sure to trickle out over the rest of the year. In spite of 2011's single-minded 3D focus, CES welcomed all of us tech nerds and gadget geeks unconditionally.

However, here's some free advice for anyone thinking of going to the show next year -- or going to any convention, really: Take it slow. If I could use one word to describe CES, it would be "overwhelming," but if I could use three, they would be "my feet hurt." After spending the better half of a day rubbernecking and swag shopping, all I could think was, "Oh, my aching doggies."

Next year I’m bringing a Segway.