Stars Come Out for CES

5 Jan, 2012 By: Chris Tribbey

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Athlete Dennis Rodman, rapper 50 Cent and actress Eliza Dushku are among the slew of stars who will make an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 10-13.

Dushku will attend the Entertainment Matters program, contribute to Spike TV’s “CES All Access” broadcast program and attend the network’s VIP event Jan. 10 at Tryst Nightclub in the Wynn Las Vegas.

50 Cent will sign autographs from 3-4 p.m. on Jan. 10-12, discuss wireless headphones with the editors of TechCrunch Jan. 11 from 12-12:30 p.m. and be interviewed by CNET Jan. 11 at 2 p.m.

NBA Hall of Famer Rodman will make an appearance at Web chat company Paltalk’s booth Jan. 12 from 2-3:30 p.m.

Also attending CES:

• Panasonic will host 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s second annual Directors’ Panel Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m., which focuses on the 50^th anniversary of the James Bond franchise. 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 be on hand, along with former Bond girls Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Caterina Murino (Casino Royale).

• TV personality and fitness guru Jillian Michaels will discuss the marriage of technology and fitness Jan. 10 from 10:30-11 a.m. at the CES FitnessTech TechZone.

• Grammy-nominated pop star Justin Bieber will represent TOSY Robotics at their booth Jan. 11 from 1-3 p.m.

• Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will walk the show floor Jan. 10 from 10-11 a.m.

• NBA legends Robert Horry and John Salley and celebrity chef Allison Fishman will represent Haier America’s booth at various times Jan. 10-12.

• Actor and rapper LL Cool J will represent social networking and music website Boomdizzle on the CNET stage Jan. 10 at 2 p.m., and will make an appearance at the Dolby booth Jan. 4.

• TV actor Greg Grunberg and actor Wayne Brady will join OnStar for their Tweet House sessions Jan. 11 from 1-5 p.m.

• Zeikos’s iHip products will be represented by TV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi Jan. 10 from 2-4 p.m.

• Hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez will perform to open Qualcomm’s keynote address Jan. 10 at 8:30 a.m.

• Monster Inc.’s Retailer Awards and Concert Jan. 11 at 8:45 p.m. will feature a performance by Chicago.

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