TVs, toys, and translators among inventive CES gadgets

January 7, 2009 An exhibitor demonstrates a videophone

An exhibitor displays monitors during a press event at the Venetian for the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, on January 6, in Las Vegas, Nevada. From a palm-size DJ studio to a monitor that lets mute people make telephone calls, hot gadgets headed for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) floor got early debuts starting on Tuesday.

From a palm-size DJ studio to a monitor that lets mute people make telephone calls, hot gadgets headed for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) floor had early debuts on Tuesday.

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