The hotels are emptying, and the Elvis impersonators have left the building. Yes, after four days of gadget frenzy in Las Vegas, CES - the world's largest (and it should be added kitschiest) consumer's electronics show - is over for another year.
Yet if I can be permitted to have a minor moan, the thing has now become just too darned big.
Our pair of double espresso fuelled Guardian hacks, working overtime, could only manage to scratch the surface of the huge selection of gadgets crammed into the exhibition's gargantuan halls.
Still, after filing through a Brazilian rain forest's worth of press releases and checking out the online press sites, we've managed to at least catch a glimpse of the products we missed. Here for your delectation are more of CES's wildest and weirdest gizmos.
Panasonic KX-TG5240M DECT phone An intriguing new wireless phone for the home from Panasonic. Its cleverest feature is Talking Caller ID that replaces the phone's ring tone with the name of the person who is calling. Perfect for screening phone calls. The only downside is that you have to input all the names and numbers in your phone. Expect Taking Caller ID to appear on a Panasonic UK DECT handset soon. Panasonic.co.uk
Scott E Vest jacket The latest brainwave from the company that has pioneered connected clothing in the US, the Scott E vest features a pair of solar power panels so users can harness the sun's rays to recharge mobile phones, MP3 players and so on. The jacket naturally has plenty of deep pockets for housing gadgets. It launches next week and will be yours for around $250 (£138). Scottevest.com
Philips eXp5371 CD player CES wasn't all about MP3 players. There's life in the personal CD player yet, for the eXp5371 not only spins discs it also boasts a screen that enables users to play Java games while listening to music. The player comes with several games embedded, though when you have mastered them you can swap them by transferring different ones via a USB connection. No definite news on a UK launch but we reckon it will be in early summer and the model will retail for less than £100. Philips.co.uk
Tune Belt armband carrier The trouble with all these tiny MP3 players is finding a place to put them. Tune Belt may have an answer with its MP3 Armband case. Apparently this provides greater protection for more expensive MP3 players than the more primitive bands that are often supplied with the players. According to the maker, access to the player's control is still easy and convenient. Yours for $12.95 (£7.20). Tunebelt.com
XaviX games console One of the coolest interactive gaming devices for the TV we've ever seen, the system consists of the $79 XaviXport and a collection of $59 games. Our favourite is the tennis game where a user is given an electronic tennis racquet to play against a virtual opponent on the screen. Almost as good are the baseball and bowling games. Here's hoping that a football game is in the pipeline. The systems should arrive in Europe before the end of the year. Xavix.com
Robosapien robot Here's the kind of robot that'll eat Sony's robot dog AIBO for breakfast. Looking like an extra from the Terminator, the upright Robosapien has 67 pre-programmed functions including kick, and throw, is fully conversant in caveman and can perform some neat Kung Fu kicks. It should be coming to the UK later this year with a retail price of around £80. Wowwee.com
SoniqCast Aireo wireless MP3 player Definitely one of CES's best MP3 players the SonqCast Aireo's trump card is that it can be factored into a wireless network to synchronise the content of its hard drive with that of a PC. It also boasts an FM transmitter so users can tune into the player via FM radios anywhere they like in their home. At present the device only has a 1.5Gigabyte hard disk, but larger capacity players are said to be on their way. This model will retail for around $300. Soniqcast.com
HandHeld Zvue video player CES was awash with personal video players, devices that allow users to store their favourite movies in a compressed MPEG4 format and then view them on a 3-4inch LCD screen. Few could compete on price with the Zvue, a model that sells for an astonishing $100 (£55). The catch is that the device has no integrated hard disk; instead users will have to invest in a Secure Digital (SD) card to store their content. With the highest capacity SD card only offering a 1/20th of the storage of the Zvue's hard disk based rivals and costing around £600, the Zvue might not work out as such a bargain after all. Zvue.com
