Celebrity guests will promote latest trends at world's largest technology tradeshow
09 January 2012
Hollywood stars, sports legends, musical icons and entertainers will attend the 2012 International CES – taking place from 10-13 January in Las Vegas – to showcase and promote the products and technologies shaping consumer technology.
Actress Eliza Dushku will represent the Entertainment Matters at the CES programme as the Entertainment Matters Ambassador. Back for its second year, the Entertainment Matters programme is designed by and for Hollywood's film, television and digital communities.
As part of her ambassadorship, Dushku will contribute to Spike TV's ‘CES All Access Live’ broadcast coverage from 12:30-13:45 on Tuesday 10 January, and she will also host the network's exclusive VIP CES party that evening at Tryst Nightclub in the Wynn Las Vegas. Dushku rose to fame with her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel. She is also known for her role in the network series, Tru Calling and Dollhouse, as well as roles in True Lies, Bring it On, This Boy's Life, Wrong Turn and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Television personality and fitness guru Jillian Michaels will highlight the marriage of tech and fitness at the CES TechZone FitnessTech. From 10:30-11:00 on Tuesday 10 January, Michaels will discuss the impact of digital innovation and her recent partnership with BodyMedia, an on-body monitor company, in N256, North Hall.
Rapper 50 Cent will sign autographs from 15:00-16:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, for his new audio company, SMS Audio, which combines technology, function and style to bring the highest calibre of sound, comfort and fashion to every product, at their booth in the South Hall.
Grammy-nominated platinum popstar Justin Bieber will be appearing with TOSY Robotics at this year's CES. Bieber is helping TOSY unveil their new innovative entertainment robot at their booth which is located in the Robotics TechZone of the LVCC South Hall ground level on Wednesday 11 January from 13:00-15:00.
Dennis Rodman, NBA Hall of Fame player, will also be at the 2012 CES. He is representing Paltalk, a service that allows users to explore the online world of chat sites with community chat rooms and webcam technology that lets you see and be seen. Dennis will make an appearance at Paltalk's booth from 14:30-15:30 on Thursday 12 January.
Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan (pictured), will be walking the CES show floor on Tuesday 10 January. She competed in the 2011 Miss America pageant as Miss Nebraska. The Miss America 2012 pageant is scheduled for 14 January at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Haier America will host NBA legends Robert Horry and John Salley, and celebrity chef Allison Fishman. Seven-time NBA Champion and current sports commentator Robert Horry will make an appearance at Haier's booth on Tuesday 10 January. Horry is one of only two players to have won NBA championships with three different teams. John Salley, the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams, will make an appearance at the booth on Wednesday 11 January. Allison Fishman, cookbook author and creator of The Wooden Spoon cooking school, will give a cooking demo and make daily appearances at Haier's booth from 10:00 – 17:00 on Tuesday 10 January and 09:00 – 17:00 on both Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 January.
Star of CBS drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES, LL COOL J, will introduce new technology from Boomdizzle on the CNET stage on Tuesday 10 January. In addition, LL COOL J will make a public appearance at the Dolby Booth to demo a track he created using Boomdizzle, playing it back on a Dolby technology-enabled laptop to a full home-theatre surround sound system.
Television actor Greg Grunberg, best known for his starring role on the NBC television series Heroes, and Emmy winner and Grammy nominated actor, singer, Wayne Brady, known for his work as a regular on the American version of television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, will join OnStar for their Tweet House sessions, the official social media track for CES, on Wednesday 11 January from 13:00-17:00 in N254, North Hall.
Zeikos USA, Inc.'s trademark iHip will introduce an all star line-up at CES, including Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi (best known for her role on the reality TV show Jersey Shore), Former NFL linebacker Carl Banks and urban music pioneer Jose “Hyde” Cotto.
Snooki will make a guest appearance and sign autographs at iHip's booth on Tuesday 10 January and will also host iHip's new line and 2012 collaboration celebration on Tuesday evening at the Gallery at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
Carl Banks, New York Giants legend and Superbowl champion, will make an appearance at iHip's celebration on Tuesday evening and will launch his new NFL line at iHip's booth on Wednesday 11 January.
Jose ‘Hyde’ Cotto, along with Mas Flow, El Verdadero Quimico, Luny Tunes and DJ Nelson will perform at iHip's celebration on Tuesday evening and will be signing autographs at the booth on Thursday 12 January.
Panasonic will host Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's second annual Directors' Panel. This year's panel discussion will kick off the 50th anniversary of MGM's James Bond on Tuesday 10 January at Panasonic's booth. Critically acclaimed directors John Glen (For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, License to Kill), Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale) and Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough) will take a look back at the legacy of the iconic character and have a candid discussion about how technology has changed their approach to filmmaking. Additionally, former Bond girls Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Caterina Murino (Casino Royale) will be on hand for a special presentation that will include props from the legendary film franchise.
Jabbawockeez, the all-male, hip-hop dance crew best known for winning season one of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew and headliner at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, making them the first and only dance crew to headline their own show in Las Vegas will perform at CES, opening Qualcomm's keynote address, scheduled for 08:30 on Tuesday 10 January in the Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom.
Monster, Inc. will host their annual Retailer Awards and Concert, featuring real music from the legendary Chicago, on Wednesday 11 January at the Paris Hotel. Awards will begin at approximately 20:45.
Jamie Michelle, one of southern California's most requested models, will be at CES representing automotive audio company Powerbass USA, Inc. Michelle has been modelling for the past nine years for online and commercial print work, calendars and swimsuit fashion shows, and has worked with famous photographers such as Ladi Van Jansky and Mike Prado. She will be in the Powerbass booth on Tuesday 10 January and Wednesday 11 January.
Alistair Overeem, three-time World Champion Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and winner of the recent Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight bout, will battle against Qualcomm executives and media in mobile MMA fight games, including Fight Game Heroes at Qualcomm's booth. Overeem will be available for interviews and autographs following the in-booth battles.
Jordan Rudess, recording artist, composer, producer and performer, will be representing iConnectivity at CES, demonstrating software applications from Wizdom Music including their Sample Wiz and Geo Synth applications, and connecting his iPad to his musical gear with iConnectMIDI. Rudess will make appearances at iConnectivity's booth on all three days.
A band comprised of top Australian musicians including drummer Andy Fisenden, bass, guitarist and vocalist Simon Fisenden and bass player Dane Alderton will be playing at Audiofly's booth each day. Renowned graffiti artist The Yok will also be at the booth throughout the show creating some of his artwork.
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