Here are some of the highlights from the CE Week gadget show in New York this week

By Bree Fowler

NEW YORK: At the CE Week gadget show, there were several standouts amid the sea of chargers and 3-D printers. Some are set to hit stores near you in the not-too-distant future

Beer Fizzics

Imagine staring deep into the foam of your favorite es presso drink and seeing a face looking back at you. Or how about using the charge in your fingers to clean your teeth.?
At the CE Week gadget show in New York this week, there were several standouts amid the sea of smartphone chargers and 3-D printers. Here's a look at some of the more fun and fabulous items on display .

Lufthansa Lattes

Ripples combines 3-D and ink-jet printer tech nologies to paint a pic ture on top of any foam covered drink using coffee extract.

Baristas can choose a pre-loaded design or upload their own over Wi-Fi, such as a picture of the person receiving the drink, corporate logos or even jokes. The Israeli company behind it, Stream CC, says it has a deal to introduce the machines in Lufthansa's first and business-class lounges this year.

A T-rex that plays fetch

If you think a puppy is too much responsibility for your child, how about a mini robot Tyrannosaurus Rex? Using location technology , the MiPosaur can chase after a matching ball, go for a walk with its owner and even dance and make happy sounds.

The exceptionally cute robots will go on sale in August at major retailers such as Target, Wal For the beer aficionado who wants to experience the frothy head of a properly poured beer at home, there is draft beer at home, there is Fizzics.The personal beer dispenser takes beer from any storebought can, bottle or growler and applies some magic to give it the bubbles and taste of something straight from the tap. All styles of beer from pilsners to stouts work with the machine.The invention was funded by an Indiegogo campaign that raised about $148,000, nearly triple its goal. Mart and Toys R Us. The combination of a MiPosaur and a ball will cost about $120.

Coding for kids

Given the job possibilities down the road, it's never too early to start teaching your kids how to code.Ozobot aims to do just that.By drawing lines in various colors, kids as young as 7 can tell the pingpong-ball-sized robot to do things like go forward, backward or spin around.

Battery booster

There's a lot of power in your little finger.The Ionic ProClean toothbrush generates millions of ions negative by creating a circuit involving the moistened toothbrush and a person's palm or finger. According to the company, the completion of the circuit gets the ions flowing. The ions then polarize plaque fluid, causing a person's tooth enamel to repel it. This loosens and removes the plaque.