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  • It's on
  • Calm before the storm
  • Rain in the forecast
  • It's CNETland
  • Our stage
  • Where it all happens
  • And you think you hate unpacking
  • Ready to register
  • ​Watch your step
  • Samsung's stage
  • Running man
  • Under construction
  • Don't wait
  • Got a job to do
  • Smile (many times)
  • Booths large and small
  • Welcome to the show
  • Better than walking
  • Undercover
  • Look up
  • Your booth is delivered
  • Information please
  • What's it called? (Monorail)
  • Know the rules
  • The latest in saws?
  • Power up
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CES 2016 gets ready to roll (pictures)

It's on

The South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center is just one part of a massive complex that houses CES. Two days before the show officially opens, the scene outside is relatively quiet. But come Wednesday, this sidewalk will be jammed.

Photo by: Sarah Tew/CNET

Calm before the storm

Things are similarly quiet in front of the Central Hall. What's now a parking lot will be a busy loading bay for shuttles to hotels across Las Vegas. Good luck with the traffic and with finding a taxi.

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Rain in the forecast

Under a grey and cold Vegas sky, a forklift motors its way past a row of palm trees. During CES, the parking lot in the background will house more exhibits and a huge registration tent.

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It's CNETland

Take the escalator from the South Hall lobby to find the CNET stage on the second floor. You really can't miss it.

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Our stage

The CNET stage nears completion. Here the best team in tech will bring you the best of CES.

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Where it all happens

Our video editors are hard at work, even as the control room behind the CNET stage is being built.

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And you think you hate unpacking

Back outside, piles of packing crates wait to be unpacked. Hotels on the famed Las Vegas Strip and the High Roller Ferris wheel are seen in the background.

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Ready to register

If you've already registered to attend CES you can pick up your badge outside the convention or even at the airport.

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​Watch your step

If you're walking the halls during the setup take care of forklifts buzzing across the show floor with deliveries, sometimes at top speed.

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Samsung's stage

Though it doesn't look like much now, this space will be Samsung's booth. Showing everything from phones to refrigerators, Samsung always has one of the biggest and grandest booths at CES.

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Running man

A running figure towers above this still unsigned booth. It looks to be all about smartwatches or wearables.

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Under construction

With a striking lattice work and soothing Earth tones, this could become one of the prettiest booths at CES.

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Don't wait

Indeed, tomorrow and the start of CES won't wait. Here a crane adjusts a grid of lights hanging from the ceiling.

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Got a job to do

An employee lugs a manual forklift down a typically long walkway on the show floor.

Photo by: Sarah Tew / CBS Interactive

Smile (many times)

A huge ring of cameras stands center stage in the Nikon booth.

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Booths large and small

Some booths are barely larger than a table in the middle of the floor.

Photo by: Sarah Tew / CBS Interactive

Welcome to the show

The Grand Concourse runs between the Central and North Halls to a maze of meeting rooms. Its welcoming arch is more or less the center of CES.

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Better than walking

Given how big the Las Vegas Convention Center is (the South Hall alone is a third of a mile long), riding a bike is a smart way to get around.

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Undercover

At some booths, some exhibits stay covered until the show officially opens.

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Look up

Sometimes the ceiling of a booth is just as interesting as what's on the floor.

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Your booth is delivered

More packing crates stretch along the length of the South Hall. Inside the crates is all it takes to build a company booth.

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Information please

Though empty now, these racks will hold stacks of show guides and magazines once CES opens.

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What's it called? (Monorail)

The convention center has its own station for the Las Vegas Monorail.

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Know the rules

Due to heightened terrorism concerns, stricter security measure are in place at CES this year.

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The latest in saws?

No, this isn't part of an exhibit. But you can't build a booth without one.

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Power up

A busy day on the show floor will drain your phone's battery quickly. You can charge it up here.

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