Today’s the day the show floor opens at CES – and the mad rush to find the next big things gets underway. Thousands of people will tread the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, checking out the latest 3D TVs, cameras, tablets and streaming apps – along with more gadgets and gizmos than anyone could imagine.

On the news front, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg will give the morning keynote, where he’s expected to reveal details about the carrier’s 4G network and show off some of the new phones that will take advantage of it. Likely to be conspicuously absent from the list is the Apple iPhone, though. Look for the formal announcement on that product addition to come outside of the news flood of CES.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog