CES 2018 may not officially end until tomorrow (January 14th) but The Verge team has already packed our bags and left the warmth of Las Vegas for home. But as we unplugged our Ethernet cables, tried to find the many missing lens caps, and wondered what on earth we were going to do with what looked like a hundred bottles of water that had somehow accumulated in the fridge, we also took the time to pool some of our favorite behind-the-scenes photos taken during what has turned out to be a very eventful CES.
Dieter Bohn and Phil Esposito on stage for the Intel keynote rehearsal Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge
Dani Deahl with Cash Cash, (left to right) DJs Alex Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Jean Paul Makhlouf Photo by James Bareham / The Verge
(left to right) Sophie Erickson, Phil Esposito, Sarah Bishop, Dani Deahl, Becca Farsace and James Bareham play table football in the Gibson tent Photo by Helen Havlak / The Verge
Chaim Gartenberg makes a new little friend Photo by Tyler Pina / The Verge
Verge video team keeping fit Vegas style Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Are Dieter’s friends electric? Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn and Circuit Breaker live show producer, Creighton DeSimone on set for rehearsals. Photo by Lauren Goode / The Verge
Mr HQ himself, Scott Rogowsky joins Ashley Carman and Lauren Goode on the Circuit Breaker set Photo by Anon
Sophie Erickson asking for confirmation that this is indeed a sandwich Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
HQ Mania sets in Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge
Alix Diaconis sets up a casino floor edit suite Photo by Tom Connors / The Verge
Everyone hates Ricker’s ‘station’ Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge
Mariya takes her ‘station’ outside Photo by Dami Lee / The Verge
Verge trailer in full fish-eye effect Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Dieter reviews his photos Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge
Pepcom work station Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Vjeran takes his coffee break in the rain Photo by Ruben Salvadori / The Verge
(left to right) Lauren Goode, Sam Sheffer, Paige Bethmann, and Ashley Carman prepare for the Circuit Breaker Live show Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
Dan Seifert addresses the trailer while Andrew Marino listens to something else Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge
The Verge CES dinner 2018 Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
Nilay finds a fountain Photo by Ruben Salvadori / The Verge
Ordering take out from the back of a stretch limo is an acquired skill Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
Helen Havlak and Sophie Erickson pay a dusk visit to the famous Neon Museum Photo by Tom Connors / The Verge
And a final reminder of what CES is all about: ducks and robots Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge