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We've scoured booths. We've muscled our way into meeting rooms. We've even peeked under a table or two, scouting for engineering samples and other hardware unmentionables.
We've been looking for not only the best CES gear -- you know, the obvious stuff like phones and tablets -- but also the coolest, quirkiest, most curious gadgets the Las Vegas mega-show has to offer.
Are all the gadgets in this gallery triple-A products? Only time and Gadget Lab testing will tell. But we did play with each of them for at least a few minutes, and they all pegged our nerd meters damn hard. Product reviews of shipping hardware will bring each story full circle. Stay tuned for closer scrutiny in the coming weeks and months.
Nokia Lumia 900
Don't call it a comeback. Nokia hasn't gone anywhere, per se. The company has enjoyed huge market share since the days when cellphones were as big as bricks. But they're mostly low-budget feature phones. Until, that is, Nokia joined Microsoft to make a kick-ass line of new Windows Phone-powered smartphones. The Lumia 900 is Nokia's flagship for the U.S. market. It boasts full 4G connectivity and will be exclusive to AT&T's soon-to-expand LTE network. It's powerful, it's punchy, and frankly, it's damn good looking. It's wrapped in polycarbonate and soon to be available in several funky colors. The Finnish mobile giant is making itself known here in a big way with the new 900. No price or exact release date yet, but expect to hear more in February. -- Mike IsaacPhotos: Jim Merithew/Wired.com 
