Batmobiles and robot bartenders: CES Unveiled in tweets

Which gizmos got the Twittersphere's pulse racing at CES preview event?

A bendy TV screen that rolls up like a newspaper, a Batmobile-like electric car and a robotic bartender were among the gadgets that got the twittersphere's pulse racing last night at CES Unveiled.

The CES Unveiled event series is a trailer to the main Las Vegas show later this week, which last year drew in a record 170,000 attendees and 3,631 exhibitors.

With organisers claiming more than four out of five of the world's top retailers attend, CES can provide an intriguing glimpse of the consumer tech fads of tomorrow.

Stuff was among those present to compile a list of its favourite gizmos at the preview event, tipping self-opening-and-closing shoes, a robot bartender and a speaker that only the user can hear as possible winners:

Meanwhile, in its summary of the event, CNET highlighted an alarm clock that diffuses scents to wake you up as among the gadgets that caught its eye:

However, tweets from those at the show were dominated by the unveiling of the Faraday Future FFZero1, a battery-powered concept car that some observers say resembles the Batmobile. The futuristic vehicle can project information over the driver's view but is not scheduled to go into production until 2018, according to the BBC.

The BBC also claimed the exclusive on new bendy OLED technology from LG Display that will be exhibited at the show:

But not everyone was impressed by the contraptions on offer, with Kantar Worldpanel ComTech analyst Carolina Milanesi among those expressing mixed views: