Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates delivers the opening keynote speech on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, in Las Vegas, to kick off the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates presents his vision of the future of the Windows operative system Vista, during the opening keynote on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. For 10 years in a row, Gates has used his keynote address at CES to unveil new products ranging from Xbox and Tablet PC to Smartphones.
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, left, greets singer Justin Timberlake as he arrives at the Microsoft Vista house before delivering the opening keynote on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, to kick off CES with his vision of the year ahead in consumer electronics.
Singer Justin Timberlake, center, joins Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, right, and MTV U.S. Networks Group President Van Toffler, left, during Bill Gates' opening keynote speech of the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, beats up Microsoft CEO Bill Ballmer, right, in a parody game as they play the new Xbox 360 video game EA Sports Fight Night Round 3, as box announcer Al Berstein comments during Gates' keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Wednesday, Jan 4, 2006.
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system Vista banner is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, outside the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Bill Gates on Wednesday presented to an avid tech audience the long-awaited major upgrade to Windows, called Vista, as the CES international electronics industry's biggest conference kicks off.
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates gets out of his limousine as he arrives at the Microsoft Vista house before delivering the opening keynote on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, to kick off CES with his vision of the year ahead in consumer electronics. for 10 years in a row, Gates has used his keynote address at CES to unveil new products.
John Hutchinson displays Blu-ray DVD format movies at the Sony booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. The five-day event, which consumes 28 football fields of space, will open Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006.
Ung Hyun Yoon tests a giant replica of LG's MP3 phone, The V, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.
Byung Goo Kong of Korea measures the size of LG's 102-inch plasma TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. Exhibitors such as Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. and little-known gizmo makers all cast their bets on what they hope will be the next big trend in electronics.
Workers put the final touches on Sony's flat-panel television display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.
Courtney McMillan installs Toshiba laptop computers at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. The five-day event opens Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006.
People walk by a sign outside the Las Vegas Convention Center as preparations continue for the International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 3, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The five-day show that puts the newest trends in everything electronic on display opens on Jan. 5.
Intel banners greet guests at the baggage carousel at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Jan. 3, 2006. More than 130,000 people are expected to attend the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show taking place Jan. 5-8.
Sherman Stephens installs signs at Panasonic's Blu-ray Disc booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.
Toshiba flat-panel televisions are installed at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.
People enter the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 2. More than 130,000 people are expected to attend.
CBS News technology consultant Larry Magid talks with Jim Barry, the spokesperson for the Consumer Electronics Association, on Jan. 3, 2006, in Las Vegas.