Hasta La Gadget!

Cologne, city of cathedrals, chocolate museums and — at least for the last week — a little bit of cosplay. While Gamescom largely concentrated on the latest titles coming in the next year, there was still plenty to see for gadget obsessives — especially when it came to PC mice and keyboards. Sony also had a few tricks up its sleeve at its press event before Gamescom had even begun in earnest. After the break, gorge on all the gaming hardware of note, in case you missed it on the first round. Tschüss!

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Gamescom 2012 wrap-up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most of us experience the Los Angeles Convention Center during one of its most chaotic weeks of the year, when tens of thousands of gaming industry manufacturers, video game designers and consumers descend upon downtown LA for the annual E3 expo, booth-babe radar tweaked to 11. There’s a hint of graphics prowess amid the halls this week, too, albeit on a vastly smaller scale, and with a heavy heap of civility. SIGGRAPH is a trade event through and through, with attendees demonstrating their latest tech, taking in a handful of seminars or hunting for networking opportunities, in search of employment and partnerships. It’s often also a venue for product launches, which is what’s brought us out, along with the usual bounty of kooky creations that serve to entertain and lighten the mood. As always, we’ll be bringing you a little bit of everything over the next few days, letting you sample the best of SIGGRAPH from the comfort of your own device — head over to our SIGGRAPH 2012 tag to follow along.

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We’re live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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