LAS VEGAS -- Intel brought its director of creative innovation will.i.am on stage during Paul Otellini’s keynote at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Will.i.am is gearing up for another world tour. This time, however, he will be traveling around the globe as part of the Intel Ultrabook Project. Mirroring the musician’s vision of a richer, more participatory music experience for his fans, the Ultrabook Project will put music at the epicenter of social content to create the ultimate musical expedition. Fans will be able to see what will.i.am sees and experiences, and showcases the inspiration for and creation process behind each of the pieces of music.

LAS VEGAS -- Major product launches from more than 3,100 exhibitors and keynotes from the leaders of Qualcomm, Mercedes and Intel launched the 2012 International CES on Tuesday. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), CES 2012, the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology, runs through Friday, January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gaming was also prevalent with Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft all showing content. NVIDIA continues to push portable gaming and tablet pricing with Tegra as seen in the video below.

The peripheral makers at Razer are already shaking things up enough at the Consumer Electronics Show with a hands-on look at its latest PC, complete with a digital screen built into the keyboard for great effect.  However, it looks like that's just the beginning of the company's tech savvy ways, as it's introducing a new gaming tablet that not only promises to be as high end as any given gaming laptop, but also innovative with the introduction of a pair of PlayStation Move-like controllers.

ANAHEIM -- After the Costume Contest at BlizzCon, comedian Jay Mohr kept the hits coming with the Intel Dance Contest. 31 competitors took the stage with a lot of interesting (and sometimes embarrasing) interpretations of various dances like the Goblin. With names like orc, troll and dwarf, you know this is a BlizzCon dance contest. Check out Mohr introducing the winners with highlights of each winner's dances after the break.

The sixth season of the Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of the video game champions, will take off with its first Global Challenge at Gamescom 2011 in Cologne (August 17 - 21). The event will host the world's best gamers fighting for a share of $53,000 and a slot in the World Championship competition, the grand finale of each season of the league.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hardcore Computer delivered breakthrough performance at GDC 2010 with the launch of Reactor X, based on the new Intel Core i7-980X six-core processor. As with its original product, Reactor, which was launched last year, Reactor X was developed for hardcore computer users such as gamers, graphic artists, audiophiles, industrial designers, engineers, medical imaging technicians and military technologists. Reactor X is designed for performance and quality with many patented technologies and innovations.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Mark Rein was at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas for DICE 2010 to award the winners of the Intel $1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest with their prizes during a luncheon that officially kicked off the annual videogame conference. The grand prize winning mod team from Germany was awarded an Unreal Engine 3 commercial license in addition to a check for $50,000 for The Haunted, with runner-up winners receiving $40,000 for The Ball, $30,000 for Angels Fall First: Planetstorm, $20,000 for Prometheus and $10,000 for Hazard: The Journey of Life. Educational category winners also received a total of $25,000 in cash, for a grand total well in excess of $1 million in cash and prizes awarded through all phases of the competition.

LAS VEGAS – Acer America had its full line-up of new laptops and PCs on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Delivering state-of-the-art performance in a stylish package, Acer America today showed the new Acer Aspire AS5740 and AS7740 Series of notebook PCs. These mobile laptops feature the new Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors, widescreen HD displays, first-rate graphics and Acer's acclaimed Gemstone Blue design with prices beginning at just $600.