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Molly Wood surveys the various press conferences the day before the Consumer Electronics Show opens.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opens the show with a look at the future of entertainment. He also previews the next Windows operating system, Windows 7.
Brian Tong checks out a new desktop from HP at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.
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Gadgets featured at the Consumer Electronics Show 2003 make technology available anywhere, anytime. ZDNet Australia presents this special coverage of the show.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announces the company's new integrated media software for the PC and Xbox at CES.
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