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Hollywood’s finest celebrities arrived in mass yesterday and today for the start of this week’s 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show to showcase and promote products and technologies shaping consumer technology for today and the future. Here’s the celebrity lineup for CES: Monte Carlo headliners Jabbawockeez will perform their incredible dance moves at CES, opening Qualcomm’s keynote address today in the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom. Actress Eliza Dushku will represent the CES program “Entertainment Matters” as its ambassador. Eliza will contribute to Spike’s “CES All Access Live” broadcast coverage from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. and she also hosted the network’s VIP CES party last night at Tryst in the Wynn. Former Biggest Loser trainer and fitness guru Jillian Michaels discussed the blending of tech and fitness at CES’ TechZone FitnessTech. Jillian lead a chat on the impact of digital innovation and her partnership with BodyMedia, an on-body monitor company. Rapper 50 Cent will sign autographs from 3 to 4 p.m. today and Thursday for his new audio company SMS Audio, which combines technology, function and style. He’ll also stick around to discuss his new line of wireless headphones with the editors of TechCrunch at the AOL Studio and interview with CNET. Pop superstar and heartthrob Justin Bieber will even make an appearance at this year’s CES. The singer will be appearing with TOSY Robotics and will help the company unveil its entertainment robot at their booth in the Robotics TechZone today. American Hall of Fame Professional Basketball player Dennis Rodman will make an appearance on Thursday to represent Paltalk, a service that allows users to explore chat sites with chat-room and webcam technology. And speaking of NBA legends, Robert Horry and John Salley join with Lifetime Chef Allison Fishman for appearances at the Haier America booth Today. Rapper, producer, actor and entrepreneur LL Cool J, star of CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles”, introduced technology from Boomdizzle on the CNET stage on Tuesday; actor Greg Grunberg and actor, singer, Emmy winner and former Las Vegas headliner Wayne Brady will join OnStar for their Tweet House sessions, the official social media track for CES, today. Greg and Wayne also will attend OnStar’s “It Won’t Stay in Vegas” party today at Stirling Club in Turnberry Towers. Jersey Shore fan favorite Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will even make an appearance at Zeikos USA Inc’s trademark iHip where she’ll sign autographs at iHip’s booth and also host iHip’s new line and 2012 collaboration celebration tonight at Gallery Nightclub in Planet Hollywood. Stay tuned for more CES celebrities and news.
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