The annual Consumer Electronics Show opened to the public today in Las Vegas, and we already have some early picks from CNET senior editor Dan Ackerman on what has caught his eye so far.

Dan’s covering CES for CNET’s microsite about the trade show, but he took time to email me from the showroom floor. Warner Home Video’s decision to support Blu-ray Disc over the rival high-def disc, HD DVD, is the biggest news by far, he said. But here are some new and upcoming products that he likes, along with his comments:  

Sony’s new OLED TV (Organic Light Emitting Diode): “New 11-inch TV from Sony — it’s $2500, but only a few millimeters think. Mostly a proof of concept for future products (they had a 27-inch prototype as well).”

Alienware’s curved DLP display: “Prototype giant computer monitor that’s wide and curved. Probably out later this year.”

Sony Rolly: “Cute little music player/robot that rolls around to music.”

Music phones: “Motorola ROKR 8 and Sony Ericson Walkman phones — mixing MP3 players and phones in products that are actually becoming pretty useful.”

Phillips BTM630 Bluetooth Wireless Entertainment system: “Simple all-in-one music system that can stream music from your PC, MP3 player, etc. via Bluetooth. Pretty clever.”

Intel Penryn CPUs: “New line of laptop processors from Intel. Slightly better, not revolutionary, but all the big laptop makers will be switching to them.”

Check out my guide to CES online for more news.

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