The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show opens to the public Monday in Las Vegas, but it actually starts Saturday with press conferences followed by media-only access to the showroom floor Sunday. So you’ll start hearing about the latest electronics products from more than 2,700 exhibitors starting this weekend. Here are some websites to check regularly for updates:

CNET: If you bookmark only one site for CES coverage, make it CNET. No other site offers the same depth and breadth of information. This year’s offerings will include CNET Live real-time reports from the show and, as always, the indispensible Best of CES awards.

International CES: The official site actually does a great job of keeping up with news, but there’s not a lot of perspective. Your best bet is to follow the official blog, CES Straight Talk.

NBC: NBC Nightly News will be broadcasting live from CES as part of a stunt to debut the network’s new website. I couldn’t find any dedicated CES microsite, but keep an eye on the tech section of MSNBC. 

Yahoo!: Yahoo! Tech has set up a CES microsite that has already been posting preshow news for the past few weeks. Developments can be tracked by category, and users can post comments under each story.  

Technology Evangelist: The Eden Prairie-based website is gearing up for its third year at CES. Expect lots of healthy skepticism in response to all of the glitzy product debuts and ga-ga coverage by mainstream media. Techno-preacher Ed Kohler has already posted a few things he has learned from previous CES visits. Post your comments letting him know what you want to hear about the show.

Engadget: The plucky gizmo-oriented website has set up a CES microsite for the latest news. 

High Def Digest: The battle between the competing high-def disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD, will be one of the big talkers at CES. So the best coverage of that angle will probably come from this dedicated site. It even has created a 2008 CES Forum for high-def fans to discuss all the news and rumors coming out of the show.

Other techno sites worth checking out for hands-on CES coverage include Gizmodo, E-Gear and the ol’ reliable, a Google News search. 

if you have a favorite site you use to track CES, let me know and I’ll add it to the mix.

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