The Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, saw a host of must-have gadgets being unveiled and according to CES President Gary Shapiro - today an area the size of 30 football fields showcases the latest products, from high definition TV’s, leopard skin laptops, to interactive video game furniture.

It is estimated that the average American consumer will have 26 gadgets and is likely to spend $1,500 on them a year, says Shapiro. The CES saw the LG DVD player the first player in the world that plays both Blue Ray and HD-DVD. Thereby beginning the end of the DVD format war.

It just seems like Palm can never buy a break.

Three owners of Palm’s Treo 600 and 650 hybrid phone/personal digital assistants have filed a lawsuit claiming the devices are inherently defective and are seeking an injunction barring the sale of the popular devices.

The three owners, Mario Palza, Charles Boulais, and Nissa Gay, claim their Treo 600 and 650 devices suffer from a host of problems such as the quality of phone calls and the stability of the software on the device. They filed a complaint with the Superior Court for the State of California, in Santa Clara County, late last week seeking damages and a recall of the Treos.