The 5 Coolest Things You'll See at CES

The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is finally here. It may no longer be the ultimate destination for new electronics, but it is still one of the biggest and most prominent shows of its kind.

Here are five cool things you can look forward to seeing at this year's show.

Samsung has been

of a fresh television for more than a week. In short, the new display will be transparent and could feature a radically different shape -- one that resembles a portrait. The South Korean manufacturer is no stranger to the concept of building

. The new display is expected to be even more impressive than the last one.

Consumers spend billions on insurance, cases, screen protectors and other items and services that promise to protect their smartphones in the event that they are dropped. Corning

announced this week that its highly-anticipated Gorilla Glass 3 can endure

before developing scratches that are visible to the eye. Gorilla Glass 3 will also retain most of its strength after enduring a crack, reducing the likelihood that it will shatter upon the delivery of another blow. This will not allow clumsy smartphone users to drop their phones with any less worry. However, it could reduce the likelihood that they will have to replace their device the next time it hits the pavement.

Hewlett-Packard

might be getting teased for unveiling

different

at CES 2013, but it might have created something special with the

. The Pocket Playlist allows users to record video from Hulu and Netflix

and watch it at a later time. This may not be a revolutionary device, but it sure is cool. It could be particularly useful for saving Hulu programs just before they expire.

NVIDIA

introduced Project SHIELD

, the company's first handheld gaming device. Powered by the company's own Tegra 4 processor, Shield can play Android apps or stream PC games from a nearby PC.

Google

pioneered the effort. General Motors

has

. Now Toyota

and Audi are slated to

self-driving vehicles. That news has not excited investors, however, as Toyota's stock has fallen by nearly two percent today.