The gadgets that ruled the roost at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas – which was attended by over 140,000 people - primarily included low-cost tablets, thin laptops and a wide range of notably sleeker television sets.

Specifically speaking, six notable gadgets which more or less defined the CES event this year included cheaper tablets, Nokia Lumia 900, Lenovo K800, OLED televisions, ultrabooks, and Canon G1 X.

With Amazon. com Inc. having already demonstrated that a $199-priced barebones Kindle Fire tablet can take on the Apple iPad, a number of Asian manufacturers are looking to foray into the tablet arena. The CES saw Taiwan-based AsusTek Computer display a tablet that featured a Fire-sized screen and will likely cost $249.

On the smartphones front, the CES had Nokia displaying its Windows-based Lumia 900 handset which is the first Nokia smartphone to use AT&T's speedy wireless ‘LTE’ network; and Lenovo showcasing its K800 smartphone which is equipped with Intel’s new line of smartphones-specific chips.

Samsung as well as LG used the CES platform to show off their respective 55-inch TVs which are notably thin and have screens made from organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) instead of the usual liquid crystals or plasma cells.

In addition, the other gadgets that stood out at the CES 2012 included a horde of thin, light and powerful laptops called ‘ultrabooks’; and the Canon G1 X camera which is a very compact camera which has a 4x zoom lens and pushes into professional camera arena.