LAS VEGAS — The best kind of software apps are the ones that help you do things you have no business doing. File the iDJ Live under that category, especially as it pertains to those not so musically inclined.

The North American International Auto show is one week away, the place where many auto makers domestic and foreign will choose to unveil their next hot happening. Not Ford — at least, not this year. The company has had a significant presence here at CES for the past few years and, in 2011, it’s going to really ramp things up by announcing a whole new car

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Google and Motorola haven’t quite announced that Honeycomb tablet we’re expecting to see at CES in just a couple days, but that’s not stopping eLocity , makers of the A7 tablet pictured above — the company just announced no fewer than seven 10-inch Tegra 2 tablets running Android 3.0. Specs are pretty light, but we’re told the new A10 line will use the dual-core Tegra 2 T-250, have “high-resolution” multitouch screens, microSD storage, USB ports, a front-facing camera, and feature an HDMI port that supports 1080p output. So why seven 10-inch tablets with what seem to be the same basic specs?

Mere seconds into the chairman’s message at this year’s Rose Bowl a mysterious Vizio tablet appeared. The appearance was rather without warning or details, yet it was certainly there , revealed on national television.