Wondering why that portable hard drive you’ve been lusting after for the last 4 months is suddenly much cheaper? And why flash drives are suddenly dime a dozen?? And what’s with all those LCD TVs suddenly cheaper?……Maybe it’s just Christmas marketing..or maybe…

… because in the USA, the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show is happening.Bill Gates spoke today, Michael Dell (yes, THAT Dell) speaks Tuesday Jan 9th. It’s big.

It’s also where the new gadgets and gizmoes are given their first outing. The manufacturers know that once we see those babies, that technothing we’ve been drooling over for the last few month is going to look..well….so very ’06.

Not too much has caught my eye, but I’ve been mildly interested in the HP MediaSmart Server powered by WindowsHome Server.

The new OS version was developed to help consumers deal with managing media across multiple PCs and devices in the home, and will provide automagic backup functionality and remote access as well as central file storage and management.

And has Sony really added RSS to television?

If the happenings at CES is the type of thing you like to track, then it’s definitely worth subscribing to a feed for a search, like the technorati tag. CES.