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CES Celebrity Line-Up

January 5, 2008 | 3:09 PM

It's always fun to see what celebrities are hauled out to wow the crowds at the Consumer Electronics Show and next week's extravaganza is no exception. NBC's convention blog has a sneak preview.

On Sunday, "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner will help Panasonic unveil their new product line and on Thursday, actor Michael Douglas will be on hand to unveil XSTREAMHD's home streaming innovations. Sony will host comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carey and "Wheel of Fortune" letter-turner Vanna White on Monday.

The debut of a recording studio on wheels named after the late, great John Lennon may also serve as a prime destination for star-gazing. Yoko Ono along with recording artists Natasha Bedingfield, will i. am of the Black Eyed Peas and Pat Monahan of Train are all expected to get on board.

Soul singer Mary J. Blige will perform on Tuesday night and the legendary Tony Bennett might belt out a few numbers at the Sony booth on Monday. Actor Kevin Costner will show his musical side when he performs on Monday at the Gibson Guitar tent. (Thanks for doing the legwork, NBC!)

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