Visitors walk to the the show floor at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004. This year's CES show includes more than 2,000 exhibitors occupying 1.35 million square feet of floor space.
Research engineers Won-Tae Kim, left, and Beong-Ha Lim with LG Electronics Inc. set up and adjust a Plasma Display Panel, as they prepare for the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004. The show started Thursday, Jan. 8, and runs through Jan. 11.
Bill Gates of Microsoft, left, and Yusef Mehdi of MSN, center, and TV host Jay Leno make a presentation during the opening keynote address of the giant Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Hilton Hotel Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004. The show brings more than 100,000 participants to Las Vegas.
The Clark Synthesis underwater Aquasonic Portable Pool speaker AQ3392 (a swimming pool speaker) seen Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Michael Dell, president and CEO of Dell Computers, holds a top-of-the-line Inspiron notebook during an industry insider meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004.
The Phillips Key019 Wearable Digital Camera is seen Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Paul Otellini, president and COO of Intel Corp., holds a Samsung Personal Media Player during an industry insider meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004.
The Gibson Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox is seen Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Musicians and executives appear together during a keynote address of the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center-Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004. From left are country singer Toby Keith, singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, HP CEO Carly Fiorina, rap artist Dr. Dre, record producer Jimmy Iovine, and the Edge from U2. The artists and the company spoke about stopping music piracy.
The Roku SoundBridge M1000 is seen Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Producer Chris Moore, left, and actor Ben Affleck make a presentation during the keynote address by Carly Fiorina, HP chairman and CEO, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004. Moore and Affleck, founders of the Project Greenlight Contest, which gives aspiring screenwriters and directors a chance to break into the movie industry, announced an alliance with the company.
The DIVA, a broadband-ready personal video recorder by Malata, is shown Thursday, Jan 8, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Hirokaz Yoshida of Mahwah, N.J., checks out the LG 71-inch full High Definition monitor Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The Sony Ericsson Bluetooth MP3 player is seen Wednesday, Jan 7, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Giancarlo Sisante of Tustin, Calif., checks out the Ambient Stock Orb Thursday, Jan 8, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The globe glows green or red depending on how your stock portfolio is doing.
The BenQ wireless desktop keyboard and mouse, designed by BMW, is seen Thursday, Jan 8, 2004, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Convention atendees line up tp check e-mail at the giant Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. The convention draws 110,000 to Las Vegas and takes up 48 football fields of exshibit space.
Lynnea Kimball, left, of Lakeside Calif., and Brian Roccoforte of El Cajon, Calif., check out the Dell DJ portable MP3 player at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Friday, Jan. 8, 2004.
Francois Guislch of Cergy Cedex, France, looks at a projection screen at the Epson booth at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. Epson, best known for its printers enters the home theater market a tthe show this year with the launch of 5 new products.
Visitors to the LG Electronics Inc. booth walk through the technology showcase area with the opportunity to try new products such as hand-held devices at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2003.