A rare ice-crystal rainbow sighted on the drive to Las Vegas.

Panasonic's tower o' plasmas

Sony's Blu-ray recorder was under glass, unlike many others at the show.

Like many Blu-ray ROM players at the show, Samsung's had a more rectilinear countenance than many Blu-ray recorders, which sported bolder diagonal lines and futuristic industrial designs.

The famous 4-story "wine tower" at Aureole, one of the restaurants at Mandalay Bay, where Philips hosted their annual press dinner.

The headless statue of Lenin (covered in bird poop) outside the Red Square restaurant at Mandalay Bay.

In this long exposure, the fish at Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef aquarium trace sinuous lines as they swim lazily past the camera.

This deadly angelfish at the Shark Reef aquarium ponders the wonders of consumer electronics (or maybe he's just waiting for dinner).

"The Strip"

Outside the MGM Grand

The Excalibur

The Borg invade The Star Trek Experience in the Las Vegas Hilton

Glass flowers in the ceiling of the Bellagio lobby