LAS VEGAS—A head-worn smell generator. Cameras mounted on hummingbird feeders. A plane mask that covers your mouth for quiet phone calls at 30,000 feet. The annual tech confab in Las Vegas is back. 

While CES isn’t at full strength just yet and some economic worries caused companies to highlight more pragmatic product ideas, the event looked a little more like usual this year.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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