{video} As Wednesday draws to a close, so does a grand social experiment: the first-ever online-only CES. In the end, the experience was invariably different. We particularly missed being able to wander The Sands and learn about smaller, up-and-coming startups. And if seeing is believing, the oddest entries at the show remain locked behind our computer screens, with no chance of getting hands-on time. And yet, we were kept busy this week. Most of the usual tech giants had news to share, and many of those were able to show us their wares in person, ahead of the three-day gadget extravaganza. When CES got underway, ... (full story)