Its a Pad, Pad, Pad, Pad World

Tablets were an unavoidable presence at the conference, with lots of attendees holding up the devices to capture video or photos from the show floor.

In his keynote address, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor discussed the company’s plans to push a mobile payment platform across countries.

Fujitsu shows off the waterproof capabilities of its smartphones and tablet devices by completely submerging them in a fish tank, albeit one without real fish.

A PR rep shows off a sophisticated treadmill that can link to a user’s smartphone in the Connected House pavilion.

Attendees crowd the main handset manufacturer exhibition hall on the second day of the conference, networking and smudging the screens of countless wireless devices.

An attendee waits for her portrait to be drawn using the Samsung Galaxy Note’s sketching software.

The Android “booth” contained a slide, robots, sensory walls, claw machines stuffed with plush Android dolls, and dozens of tablets and phones running the latest version of the OS–Ice Cream Sandwich.

Athletes show off the features of MotoActv, Motorola’s GPS fitness tracker and MP3 player, which also boasts a heart rate monitor and wireless music capability.

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt looks on as Android product management chief Hugo Barra demonstrates the mobile browsing features of Chrome for Android.

Across from the Plaça d’Espanya in Barcelona, the conference spreads out across the Fira convention center at the foot of Montjuïc palace.