Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is once again kicking off this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a keynote address. The whole event is available to watch live starting at 6:30PM PST. Those of us in other time zones can head over here for the appropriate conversion.
"For the tenth year in a
row, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates returns
to kick off CES with his vision of the year ahead in consumer
electronics. Bill will deliver the opening keynote on Wednesday,
January 4 at 6:30 P.M. Pacific in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.
In his keynote, Gates will share Microsoft"s vision for the future of
consumer technology, highlighting the important role of software in
developing and delivering innovation that benefits the industry, our
partners, and people everywhere. If the past is any indication, expect
the unexpected. Bill has used his keynote address at CES in the past to
unveil new products ranging from Xbox and Tablet PC to Smartphones. And
with Microsoft"s strong lineup of innovative new products scheduled to
launch in 2006, including Windows Vista, this year"s keynote will
provide a glimpse at the important new technologies that will be
shaping the industry."