FULL STORY:  The big Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas starts today.  As always, it’s got a ton of amazing products . . . plus a few very WEIRD ones.  Here are the strangest gadgets unveiled so far.

1.  A robot vacuum that picks up dirty socks.  It’s like a Roomba, but with an arm on top that picks up stuff you tossed on the floor.

A company called Roborock made it.  It’s just a prototype, so no word on pricing, but probably north of $1,000.  It can pick up small items that weigh less than 11 ounces.  (Here’s a video.)

2.  Electric Rollerblades.  You wear the battery around your waist like a belt and control the speed with a remote.  The top speed is 18 miles an hour.  For $800, you can relive the ’90s . . . and break a hip without breaking a sweat.

3.  An Electric Salt Spoon.  It’s been in the works for a while, and went on sale in Japan last year.  A weak current of electricity hits your tongue and makes stuff taste saltier than it really is.  They’re $125 in Japan.  You can’t get them in the U.S. yet.  (Here’s a video.)

4.  A table with working legs.  It’s called the Mi-Mo, and it walks around.  The prototype looks like a small side table with a Pixar lamp on top.  The idea is it’s an A.I. robot you can talk to, but it also looks like furniture. 

5.  A stringless guitar.  It’s like an adult version of those push-button guitars for little kids.  For $500, you can feel like you’re playing guitar, without actually playing guitar.  (Here’s a video.) 

6.  A tiny robot that blows on your drink to cool it down.  It’s called the FuFu.  It looks like a cat and hangs on the side of your coffee mug.  It also works on soup.  They’ll go on sale in Japan later this year for around $25.

(Mashable / Cybernews)