More Sights from CES 2012

Asus P9X79 Motherboard
Aside from pre-show events, Asus' CES 2012 floor presence consisted of encased Innovations 2012 award-winning gear, such as the P9X79 Deluxe mobo shown here. The P9X79 sports the new Digi+ Power Control system; 8 DIMMs support 64GB of memory; and it's PCIe 3.0-ready.

Asus Rampage IV Motherboard
This Republic of Gamers mobo was built for overclocking and intense gaming performance. Amongst its features, you get X-Socket, for squeezing more life out of LGA1366 CPU coolers, OC Key, and Subzero Sense, for tracking board temperature.

Asus Xonar Essence One Amplifier
This USB DAC impressed Innovations judges with its 8x symmetrical upsampling--the first USB audio convertor to have it--and its high 352.8/384kHz conversion rate. Digital audio of various sampling rates are upscaled to their ideal symmetrical output rate for the highest preservation of detail.

Moneual Rydis H800 Robot Air Purifier
Rip out those toxic carpets, polish up some hardwood floors, and set the H800 to work purifying the air in every room with its five different filtration systems. It can detect which room needs the most help, so if you light up a stogie in the living room, it'll head down there to clean up after your filthy habit.

Moneual Sonamu G100 Green PC
Moneual is perhaps best known for its HTPC cases. With the Sonamu G100, it aims to appeal to the energy-conscious. The case's Green Mode button can put the computer in "Standby Zero," which is supposed to be a no-power standby state. Available as a case or as a full system.

Moneual Sonamu Eco200 Green PC
Another Moneual offering with three energy-saving modes, including Standy Zero, the Eco200 is also available as a case or full system. Specs for the full system mirror the G100 and include: Core i3 2120 3.3GHz, Windows Home Premium 64bit, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, Blu-ray, and 8 channels of HD audio.

Moneual 2 in 1 All-in-One
Moneal's all-in-one schtick is that the PC base will support any size of Moneal's compatible monitors.

Zalman Z11 Enclosure
The high-end enclosure from Zalman features front mesh and a top vent for ventilation, support for USB 2.0 (x2) and USB 3.0 (x2), rugged interior, and cable management holes.

MakerBot Industries
Brooklyn's MakerBot, which brought you the Thing-O-Matic 3D printing kit, made a quite a splash tucked away in a corner of the show floor with its Replicator 3D printer (see next photo).

MakerBot Replicator
A home 3D printer with a larger printing footprint than the Thing-O-Matic, the Replicator goes for $1,749 with a single extruder, or $1,999 with a dual extruder (2-color printing).

Samsung Galaxy Note
This experiment into giant phone/tiny tablet territory comes out on AT&T's new 4G LTE network soon. The 5.3-inch Note includes a stylus, Android Gingerbread, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, and 8MP/1080p camera.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 4G
Another slick Honeycomb tablet from Samsung, this one will also have the Verizon 4G LTE option. Beyond that, you have a 1280x800 display, 1.4GHz dual-core CPU, video chat, and more.

Samsung Optical Smart Hub

Samsung Ultra Portable DVD Writer SE-218BB
Designed with Ultrabook users in mind who may need an optical drive, this USB 2.0 drive stands only 14mm tall and weighs 230g.

Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook 14"
Ultrabooks abounded at CES, and Samsung through its considerable weight around by announcing models without much weight. The Series 5 Ultra 14 weighs 4.06lbs. and is 0.82" thin. It even achieved that thinness while keeping an optical drive onboard. An ExpressCache option promises a 20sec boot time.

Samsung Series 7 Chronos 17.3"
Don't worry, some manufacturers still have love for the big 'tops. This monster offers dual storage of 1TB HDD and 64GB SSD, for a boot time of 14sec. A 300nit screen is bolstered by Nvidia GeforceTM GT 650M (with 2GB) graphics.

Samsung Series 7 Gamer
Samsung's flagship gaming laptop has a dial for selecting a performance mode. The Immersive Gaming Mode features CPU overclocking and a turbo cooling system. A quad-core i7 and AMD RadeonTM HD6970M (with 2GB) make it all happen.

Samsung Smart Station
This monitor/hub aims to connect all your devices more conveniently. For example, it streamlines data transfer between a computer and mobile gadgets, facilitates printing and can let you use your mouse and keyboard on your smartphone.

Samsung Series 9 All-in-One
This entertainment AIO offers a 3D option, JBL speakers, the latest Intel CoreTM i7, and AMD RadeonTM HD6730M (with 1GB memory).

Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler

Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Pro
This all-mechanical keyboard comes with your choice of Cherry MX Black, Red, Blue, or Brown switches.

Cooler Master CM Storm Striker
The Storm Striker used to be known as the Storm Trooper. The new white-and-black paint job, combined with the name "Storm Trooper," was a Lucas lawsuit waiting to happen.

Cooler Master Cosmos II Silver
In addition to the black Cosmos II we reviewed, Cooler Master showed off the Cosmos II in silver and gunmetal grey.

Lian Li PC-U6 Cowry
Lian Li's second seashell-shaped case (after the PC-777B fulltower), the Cowry supports micro-ATX motherboards.

Lian Li is pushing heavily into the micro-ATX and mini-ITx case markets, feeling that its fulltower lineup is pretty fleshed out. We saw at least a half-dozen small form-factor chassis at the booth, including the TU-200 LAN chassis, which looks like a briefcase that should be handcuffed to the wrist of a guy in a black suit.

Lian Li's PC-100 is back-to-front; the motherboard's IO ports and PCIe expansion slots are at the front of the case, with the video cables routed behind the motherboard tray to the actual rear of the case.

Lian Li's PC-B10FN is a midtower chassis that can actually fit an HPTX motherboard, like EVGA's SR-2 Classified (last seen in our 2010 Dream Machine), which normally requires enormous cases. To save space, the hard drives are mounted on their sides behind the case's left side panel.

Lian Li's PC-Q12 is a dead ringer for Kubrick's monolith. It's strictly for mini-ITX with no PCIe cards, 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch drives, but it comes with a PSU and can hold up to four 2.5-inch drives.

The PC-Q15 looks like it took its design cues from a double-decker bus (albeit a small one), right down to the wheels.

Cooler Master's suite had the Cosmos II front-and-center, with pride of place going to a case modded by Smooth Creations, with hundreds of hours worth of hand airbrushing. The Smooth Creations Cosmos II features load-bearing chains in place of the original tube handles.

Arctic Cooling (and assorted other devices)'s Southampton remote-controlled tugboat may not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts.