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.

ENGADGET: We're live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles!

In a nutshell, LiveTrekker automatically records in the background your location and geo-tag all the photos, videos, audio and notes you create along the way.

FORBES: LiveTrekker: Easily Record and Share Travels in High-Def

This year, students brought along a few bots, dubbed dunebots, outfitted with all-terrain wheels and equipped with laser tag turrets.

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