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    The iPotty for iPad potty training device is see on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. No app is available to go with the trainer, but the idea is to keep the child on the toilet for as long as necessary by keeping them digitally entertained. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    A model plays Fruit Ninja, a popular mobile game, on TCL's UltraSurface TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Antonia Laterza, of Italy, checks out Sony's Personal 3D Viewer at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    An industry affiliate photographs the back of a display of Sony 4K LED 65-inch screens at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    A prototype Windows smartphone with a flexible OLED display is seen during Samsung's keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Show attendees look at Samsung's 110-inch 4k Ultra HD TV at the Samsung booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Quadricopters are showcased at the Parrot booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    An industry affiliate shoots video with his phone at the Panasonic booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    MakerBot Replicator 2X 3D desktop printer is on display at the MakeBot booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    The Cookoo watch is modeled at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The watch allows users to stay connected with their mobile devices alerting them of incoming calls, emails or text messages. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    The Eton BoostTurbine 2000 USB battery packs, rechargeable battery packs with hand turbine power generators, are displayed at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    A convention attendee browses through a display of Epiphone electric guitars at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    An industry affiliate tests out Ford's SYNC connection and entertainment system inside a Ford Fusion at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. Ford's SYNC connects the car stereo and navigation system to a user's mobile device. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Exhibitors, industry affiliates and analysts gather around an Audi R-18 e-ton Quattro hybrid race car at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    An industry affiliate photographs an Audi R-18 e-ton hybrid Quattro race car and an RS 5 Cabriolet at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    HZO representative Devin Markle pulls a smart phone out of a container of beer after demonstrating the company's WaterBlock technology at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. WaterBlock is a nanobacking that coats the inner circuits of a device. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    The Qualcomm booth is shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    A character called "Tablet Man" walks through an exhibit hall showcasing a variety of tablets powered with Accessory Power products at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Cell phone cases made by DEOS and covered with Swarovski crystals are on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    An industry affiliate tries out an SMotion sling system while playing a video game at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The sling system, created by Intellect Motion, uses LED sensors to capture body motion helping to develop and stimulate the mental and physical capabilities of the player. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Industry affiliate Shogo Kimura tries on a pair of Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The headset is similar to a mood ring, but instead reads brainwaves to determine the user's emotional state. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Buyer Julie Carpenter records 3-D video with her iPhone through a pair of 3-D glasses at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    An industry affiliate tries a pair of PSiO Mind Booster stress management glasses at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The glasses use precise light and sound rhythms to stimulate the brain and influence the user's state of mind. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    3D glasses are seen at the LG booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    A convention attendee stands in the giant frame of a Samsung mobile device at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Convention attendees pose for a photo in the giant frame of a Samsung mobile device at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Eric Rudder, chief technical strategy officer of Microsoft, holds a prototype Windows smartphone with a flexible OLED display during Samsung's keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Convention attendees are framed in cardboard cutout cellphone frames hanging at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Industry affiliates try out a display of massage chairs at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Swarovski crystal-covered ear bud covers made by DEOS for the new Apple earbuds are on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    Alvaro Patino tries out Celluon's Magic Cube, a projection keyboard for mobile devices at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    A wireless bike is demonstrated at the at the Cambridge Consultants booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. The bike's gears can be changed with a mobile device either by the rider or by the device which monitors the rider's cadence. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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