There is no feeling as equally overwhelming and futile as walking through the convention halls of Las Vegas, staring at 1,000 identical TVs, and trying to squint out the future between the bezels. But the annual Consumer Electronics Show, going on now, really is the best place to get a peek at the world to come.
With every major electronics manufacturer in attendance, jockeying for attention from the crowd, you can spot not just the incremental improvements but the true paradigm shifts that could change the way we work and live. Here are some of the best ideas out of CES 2017....
From cars that transform into your apartment to programmable Lego bricks, the future is being built all around us. That's the wonder of the Consumer Electronics Show.