Google co-founder Larry Page has been added to the line-up of keynote speakers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The multi-billionaire is scheduled to appear on Friday 6 January at 4pm in the Hilton Hotel next to the convention centre.

Scheduling Page as a speaker sends a strong reminder of that other large technology show that used to take place in Vegas: Comdex. At its height, the show used to schedule internet companies as keynote speakers. The show then quickly fell and was cancelled after its 2003 edition.

What is Page looking to say at a show where LCD TVs, home entertainment and the high definition DVD standards war are likely to rule the headlines? CES seems to be thinking that internet search too is 'consumer electronics', as Yahoo CEO Terry Semel is scheduled to speak on the same day as Page at 9am.

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