The main press conferences kick off Sunday night with events from LG Electronics, Pioneer, Toshiba, Philips, Sharp, Samsung, Panasonic and Sony all scheduled for Sunday and Monday. we already count about 30 noteworthy announcements. For live stories go to: http://www.smarthou se.com.au/CES

Among the the announcements of interest are:

LG to unveil combo Blu-ray - HD DVD player
Logitech integrates computer speakers with iPod dock
MSI to showcase AMD Live! systems
Sandisk surprises with Flash hard drive announcement
Toshiba to debut external USB hard drive
Lexar upgrades Jumpdrives for Windows Vista
MSI to showcase medical notebook
A floating iPod sound system for your swimming pool

Trends and Technologies:
Seagate to release 1 TB hard drive in H1 2007
Hybrid hard drives promoted through industry alliance
Samsung develops double-sided LCD
Toshiba to show fuel cell-powered MP3 player
Fujitsu to demo H.264 IC for HD recording

For live stories go to: http://www.smarthou se.com.au/CES