CES Unveiled took place tonight and it was our first chance to view and talk about the sort of products we're likely to see over the coming few days. Taking place at the Sands rather than the exhibition centre where that houses the bulk of the show from Thursday, the ballroom-sized room  was packed with journalists and exhibitors, and was a real mix of both neat but pointless, and innovative ideas.

It got off to a bad start after the organisers put on a comedian - it was claimed he was one of the funniest in the US -  who  asked if the geeks and nerds in the room ever get laid and died on stage. Tough gig it may have been, but people were here to talk to technology and with his voice booming through the speakers, no one could hold a conversation.

Once he'd sloped off, it was down to business, and we'll be covering what we saw in the coming few blogs. The feel for CES, much like last year, is going to be high def though, and that was pretty obvious with some of the products around the room.

But Skype also had a pretty big presence, both taking advantage of its new owner eBay to get a stand, and via companies that produce products for the world's most popular voice over IP service. And as you'd expect, the room was awash with digital cameras - including Kodak's new dual lens compact - and mobile phones.