CES 2012 Tech Revolution: Five 'Future Is Now' Tech Devices

International CES 2012 is over, but there was so much on display, we couldn't help but put together one more story about devices that are super-futuristic or simply make you go 'whoa!' While some futuristic tech ideas from CES fall into the vaporware category, many of these products are only a year or two from production. High Definition TV's fill this category because there were plenty of super-thin prototypes that couldn't possibly be made cheaply enough to justify their mass production. But, things like waterproof tablet computers and dancing robots do make the list.

Fujitsu's Arrows tablet is waterproof because of a thin piece of rubberized plastic around the edges. It even helps give a better grip on the device. It's got 4G LTE connectivity, a microSD card slot and 1280x800p resolution on its 10-inch screen. The dancing robot is called the mRobo Robot from Tosy Robotics, and it now owes its prominence to having been introduced at the show by singer Justin Bieber. MRobo plays music (two gigabytes of storage) and when in dance mode turns into an 18-inch-tall plastic man of light-footedness. The robot may actually hit stores by the end of the year for around $200. Start the slide show to see five new futuristic devices from CES. Tell us in the comments if you like future tech or if you think it's too much wonkery.

It's like a giant see-though iPad. A single sided window that has display properties so you can turn it into a regular display and then back into a transparent window like any other in the house. It's touch sensitive and uses only a fraction of the energy of a standard LCD display. There was no price given, but Samsung says these aren't that far out from production. http://youtu.be/m5rlTrdF5Cs

This is a really cool device; too bad the creators want nearly $50,000 for it. You have to wind it by hand and it has a 65-hour power reserve. It shows the correct time by using little pumps (bellows) that push the green liquid past the hours of the day.

Blast chillers are used in professional kitchens and factories to freeze/cool items in minutes. LG has taken this idea and shrunk it down into a new French-door refridgerator. The small chilling space can cool a 12-ounce can in five minutes by shooting frozen air at it.

The PowerTrekk uses a small amount of water and a chemical called sodium silicide to produce hydrogen gas to power a fuel cell. Add the powder chemical (non-toxic) on one side, and a tablespoon of water on the other and you can get maybe 10 hours of talk time from your phone. Just plug in your USB connector, and you've got instant power anywhere. It could be ready by summer with a price tag around $225.

3D printing at home, and you don't even have to build it yourself! The Replicator uses plastic (made from corn) to 'print' items you load into the device's SD card slot. It's about $2,000 and can print just about anything as long as it's about the size of a loaf of bread.