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I arrived at CES with a shuttle bus entirely full of smart-casual dressed men (well almost) armed with cell phones in hand, and talking loud enough to ensure everybody knew they were the business. The two themes to take away this year are convergence and sustainability. While skeptical of the genuine intentions behind the later, it was refreshing to see large scale companies reducing their packaging volume, using recycled materials and articulating the environmental impact of their products in a very public way. Of course on the other end of the scale is all the magic and "wow factor" of technology at its finest as pictured top at the DOLBY entertainment stand.

The following photos left-to-right show Belkin's new PodcastStudio which records short audio and video content directly to your iPod, the free phone call booth for visitors at the Vonage stand, embroidery performed directly from a digital file at the very popular Brother Sewing stand, the most ridiculous yet desirable remote control moving R2-D2 digital audio & video projector, the D-Link DivX Connected HD Media Player which is considered by many to be the anti-Apple TV as it plays almost any file format, Wacom's Cintiq 12WX tablet and finally a concept sensory phone from Nokia that collects environmental data to help educate awareness of the individuals environmental footprint.

More to come, meanwhile don't miss the extensive coverage at engadget.