Microsoft's booth at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of if not the largest exhibit on the Las Vegas Convention Center show floor this week. CIO.com's Al Sacco brings the action to you without the hassle of CES crowds via this image tour of Microsoft's presence at the nation's biggest consumer tech event. Attendees of this week’s 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas would be hard-put to miss software-heavy Microsoft at the event. That’s because Microsoft not only setup one of the largest and eye-catching–think funky mood-lighting–booths on the whole show floor, its exhibit is situated just inside the entrance to the Las Vegas Convention Center’s central hall, as if to greet all new arrivals. The company’s most significant announcements probably relate to its Mediaroom 2.0 product, which television operators can employ to enhance their options for providing cutting-edge television service and viewing choices to customers. (Read about Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s CES keynote here.) But I’m a hardware-geek, and as such, the products that grabbed my attention were the in-vehicle systems, the newest Windows Phones, Zune and accessories and the innovative PCs and netbooks from a variety of manufacturers. Microsoft also did a great job of making its CES-experience as interactive as possible, letting attendees sit in various vehicles to play with new in-car tech, paw whatever new Windows Phones may have caught their eyes, handle the latest and greatest PCs and netbooks–even make music together by tapping panels along the booth-walls in sync with other CES-goers to stress how well the company’s products are supposed to work together. Check out the following image tour of Redmond’s booth for a firsthand look at what Microsoft’s showing to the world at CES. AS Entrance to the Las Vegas Convention Center’s central hall and CES 2010The entrance to Microsoft’s booth at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)Various in-vehicle technologies on display in a Ford truckA Microsoft representative demonstrates notable Bing search features to CES attendessMicrosoft representatives play video games on Xbox 360 machines and Windows PCs along with CES attendeesMicrosoft touted all the latest accessories and add-ons for its Windows Media Center home entertainment productsMicrosoft’s brand new Mediaroom 2.0 menu on a flat-panel display, as well as a Windows Phone smartphoneNumerous PCs and netbooks on display at Microsoft’s CES 2010 booth, including the popular Nokia Booklet 3GTouchscreen PCs, netbooks and tablets were a major focus at Microsoft’s CES exhibitMicrosoft representatives answer questions from CES attendees about Windows PhonesThe center of Microsoft’s CES booth houses a circular space where attendees can press wall panels to make music and alter the “mood lighting”One CES attendees experiments with Microsoft’s music-making wall-panelsMicrosoft representatives show off the latest and greatest Windows 7 peripheralsThe Zune area of Microsoft’s CES 2010 booth included a display with various customized Zune devicesZune services and accessories, including Zune on XBox 360 and Beats by Dre headphones Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe