Every year I confront the insanity that is CES. You may think of it as the ultimate geek toy exhibition. I see it as acres and acres of cement floors overflowing with grumpy crowds and cranky salespeople. Oh, the things I do for my readers to keep them informed about smart washing machines, more fitness trackers than you can shake your fist at and self-driving cars!

We, the few — well actually well over a hundred thousand of us — the tech-besotted, the lovers of 8K smart TVs are, can’t seem to stay away from CES, but usually end up wishing we had. Oh, we like tech toys, but after, say, the first half-dozen virtual reality goggles, it gets really old, really fast.

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