The "CES Shore"

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, the latest gadgets find they are actually competing for the spotlight with celebrities pitching their new tech endeavors. Among the stars promoting products, both Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio announced they are partnering with audio companies to design their own headphones.

Star of CES: Lenovo YOGA

Is the Lenovo YOGA a laptop or a tablet?

It's neither, but it's also both.  Confused?  Turns out it's an ultrabook and a tablet all in one.

The 13.3 inch notebook from Lenovo has specs similar to other Ultrabooks; fast Intel dual core processors, up to 8 Gigabytes of RAM, a 256GB solid state drive for quick booting and wake-up.  It also promises of 8 hours of battery life, we'll see. It's also very light.

Using the 360-degree hinge, the screen will fold completely under the keyboard. Turn it upside down and you have a spacious tablet computer with a large 1600 x 900 multitouch screen. Turn it around again and it becomes a multimedia player.

It's currently running Windows 7, but the YOGA needs Windows 8 to make the switch to a tablet.

Expect the price to be over $1000 when it hits stores in 2012.  I wouldn't expect to see it until Windows 8 is released.

What to Watch for at CES 2012

This week, more than 2,700 exhibitors will fill more than 3.2 million square feet of space in the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is now the place to be, whether you are in the tech industry or not.

It's so big, it's hard to cover the whole show.  Let's take a look at a few of the things to watch for at CES 2012.

Security Cameras

Look for Wi-Fi security cameras to make a little splash.  They will be affordable and with night vision they will be able to view up to 30 or so feet in the dark of night.  You might want to think about this for your home or place of business in 2012.

Fitness Gadgets

Should be huge around the convention floor this year.  It doesn't matter which sport you favor, by the end of 2012 there should be some sort of gadget or app for you.

Tablets and Accessories

Who won't have a tablet to show off this week?  That should be the question.  Look for tablets galore and the stuff you buy to go along with them.

Different Looking DSLRs

They will be point and shoot looking camera with interchangeable lenses.  Camera like Sony's NEX-7 will shoot like DSLRs, but be marketed to prosumers.

Wireless Headphones

The era of Bluetooth wireless headphone has arrived.  We'll see how good they perform.

Microsoft's Swan Song

It's the end of an era as Microsoft has said this will be the last CES it will exhibit at.

OLED

You will be hearing a lot about OLED technology.  Televisions, tablets and phones will all be featuring OLED technology.  I love OLED screens and look forward to seeing how they look.

Ultrabooks

Ultra-thin laptops will be everywhere in 2011.  Inspired by Apple's MacBook Airs, Lenovo and others will be debuting ultrabooks at the show.

Justin Bieber

Last year it was Lady Gaga, this year, Justin Bieber will be at CES Wednesday between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to promote the Vietnamese robotics company TOSY.  Other celebs rumored to be in attendance, LL Cool J, 50 Cent and ESPN talker Colin Cowherd.