The expo takes place Jan. 8-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and just about every other banquet hall and ballroom in the city. On a personal note, after several years of staying at the Venetian, where all of the evening CES keynotes occur, I've made the switch to the Flamingo. It's a cost-saving move and a chance to check out one of the historic hotel's newly remodeled, tech-tastic rooms with amenities like a premium sound system, iPod docking station, CD/DVD player, electronic window treatments, and a 42" HD flat panel TV and wireless Internet connections.

Meanwhile [shameless plug], mark your CES calendar for "Washington Update: The Times They Are A Changin'" -- a session I'm moderating with several fantastic speakers: the Cato Institute's Jim Harper; Center for Democracy and Technology's Leslie Harris; and Public Knowledge's Gigi Sohn. Click here for more details.