Hot tech from the 2012 CTIA Wireless show

While not as bustling as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the annual CTIA Wireless conference shines a light on the mobility space, in particular.

Whether it's consumer-based products -- like new smartphones, tablets, laptops or accessories -- or B2B technologies, the showroom floor usually has a number of impressive products from companies big and small -- and this year's event in New Orleans was no exception.

More than 1,100 exhibitors were spread out over 300,000-odd square feet of showroom floor space at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

I discuss a few highlights in the following video, including a laptop with no trade-offs, a smarter smartphone, a portable and wireless hard drive and a special coating that waterproofs your gadgets from the inside-out (take that, toilet).