Director Michael Bay freezes up at CES

(CNN) -- Movie mogul Michael Bay has grappled with giant robots, rogue meteors and attacks on Pearl Harbor but one thing has defeated him: A presentation for a new TV at the world's top gadget trade show.

Bay has described getting stage fright at the Consumer Electronics Show, walking away after a teleprompter failed.

The Mobile QWERTY keyboard from TrewGrip flips and rotates the traditional keyboard. It works with tablets, phones and laptop computers.

With Netatmo's June, a sensor disguised as a bracelet or brooch tracks sun exposure and gives healthy advice to the wearer.

The Jumping Sumo smartphone-controlled robot from Parrot speeds, leaps into the air, has a small camera and can do tricks.

The Phantom 2 Vision drone from DJI Innovations has a built-in camera and a smartphone app, and can fly up to 400 feet into the air.

The Aura is a smart communications lamp from Withings that communicates with a sensor placed in your bed to track sleep patterns and wake you at just the right moment.

The PrioVR suit tracks your body movements using an array of strapped-on sensors. It can be used for games or more serious uses, like military training.

Mother is a hub that communicates with smaller sensors you place on anything you want to monitor, from pets to medications, and sends custom notifications to a smartphone.

The Prong is a smartphone case that can be plugged directly into an electrical outlet to charge your phone.

The Sphero 2B is another smartphone-controlled robotic toy that can speed and jump into the air.

TrackR devices can be attached to keys or electronics or slipped into a wallet and then tracked from up to 100 feet away.

The Parrot MiniDrone is a very small smartphone-controlled drone.

EverSense sensors take the temperature wherever they're left and communicate it back to the central smart thermostat for more accurate indoor climate control.

Waka Waka lights and power cells use the power of the sun to bring light to off-the-grid locations or charge electronics.

The Wellograph is a fitness tracker disguised as a normal men's watch. The back of the watch face has sensors for tracking the wearer's heartbeat.

The Tao Wellshell is a workout gadget that uses pressure sensors to guide you through isometric exercises. It also tracks the usual fitness stats.

The CAT B100 feature phone is built to take a beating, or a dip, and still keep working.

A backward mobile keyboard

Jewelry that detects UV rays

Smartphone-controlled robot

Full-body virtual reality

Watch that watches your weight

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Photos: Fun and silly CES gadgets

When Stinziano asked how the product would impact Bay's work, the director exited the stage, apologizing.

In his blog, Bay said he had been too eager to speak.

"I just got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP's intro line and then the teleprompter got lost.

"Then the prompter went up and down -- then I walked off. I guess live shows aren't my thing."

Comments posted below Bay's message ranged from support and praise to criticism of his reliance on a teleprompter.

Users of the social media network Twitter also weighed in.

The Funny or Die account wrote: "Michael Bay stormed off stage at CES after his teleprompter broke. No script, big explosion & a disappointed audience. Dude's still got it!"

But filmmaker Zak Bagans wrote:"Leave Michael Bay alone, some of the most talented and creative ppl in the world suffer from anxiety and stage-fright."