Celebs, tech CEOs come out for CES 2012

The Consumer Electronics Show is bringing out some high-profile personalities from Hollywood and the tech industry.

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Rapper and SMS Audio CEO 50 Cent (L) and television personality DJ Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio pose during an autograph session at the SMS Audio booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show.

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Singer Justin Bieber (L) and music journalist Allison Hagendorf unveil the mRobo Ultra Bass portable speaker and dancing robot at the TOSY Robotics booth.

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Recording artist Will.i.am walks past an oversized image of himself as he arrives on stage during an Intel keynote address. Will.i.am is involved in an ultrabook creative campaign in which he tours 12 cities, creates 12 songs and engages in 12 philanthropic ventures.

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Paul Otellini, president and chief executive of Intel, holds an Intel reference design smartphone as he speaks during his keynote address. Intel, making headway on a decade-long effort to sell mobile-phone chips, said Lenovo and Motorola Mobility will start using its processors in smartphones this year.

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Television personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi appears during an autograph signing at iHip's booth where she promoted the company's consumer electronics.

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Rapper and actor LL COOL J promotes his virtual studio Boomdizzle.

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Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks on a panel discussing "The Next Big Thing" on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Actress Olga Kurylenko, left, a "Bond Girl" from the James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace," and fellow "Bond Girl" actress Caterina Murino, from the movie "Casino Royale," appear at the Panasonic booth.

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“Sesame Street” character Grover participates in the Qualcomm presentation on the Sesame Street Playset. The set of toys uses a tablet computer's camera to do augmented reality, bringing the toys to life on the tablets' screen.

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Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Daimler AG, sits in the new Mercedes-Benz SL 550.

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Joe Clayton, chief executive of Dish Network, holds a receiver.

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Paul Jacobs, chairman and chief executive of Qualcomm, gives his keynote address on Jan. 10.

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Soccer player and broadcaster Brandi Chastain speaks about 3-D coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games during a Panasonic press event.

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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer displays a Windows Phone during his keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Ballmer opened the show by introducing much-awaited Windows Phone devices.

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Actor Will Smith and director Barry Sonnenfeld joke around at a Sony press event. The two talked about their upcoming movie "Men in Black 3".

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Miramax chief executive Michael Lang speaks during a Panasonic press event.

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Members of the JabbaWockeez dance crew perform holding a tablet with the Qualcomm Snapdrogan processor during a keynote address by Chairman and CEO Paul E. Jacobs.

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Ryan Seacrest hosts Microsoft's keynote address.

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 10: (L-R) James Bond film directors John Glen, Michael Apted and Martin Campbell appear at the Panasonic booth as MGM Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment unveil "Bond 50," a box-set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray Disc in celebration of the James Bond franchise's 50th anniversary at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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UFC fighter Alistair "The Reem" Overeem (L) appears with Chairman and CEO Paul E. Jacobs of Qualcomm during a presentation by the company.

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Myspace CEO Tim Vanderhook speaks during a Panasonic news conference. Myspace and Panasonic announced their partnership on a new service called Myspace TV.

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Recording artist/actor Justin Timberlake was there to help promote the new social TV service that will be available on Panasonic connected televisions.

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Singer Kelly Clarkson performs during a Sony news conference.

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Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop introduces the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone. The Lumia 900 is the first 4G LTE Windows Phone platform device and will be offered on AT&T's network.

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Kozo Takahashi, chairman and chief executive of Sharp Electronics, addresses the audience at the Sharp Electronics press conference.

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Celebs, tech CEOs come out for CES 2012

The Consumer Electronics Show is bringing out some high-profile personalities from Hollywood and the tech industry.

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