CES is among us. And we're fully immersed in the sites, sounds, companies and entrepreneurs that will be bringing us the latest and greatest technology in 2008.

The annual, four-day Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was put into full swing last night at the Pre-Show Keynote Address by Bill Gates, who delivered his last keynote address for CES, announcing his plan to step down as chairman of Microsoft and focus full time on The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates also announced media partnerships with MSN and Xbox, and discussed his visions for the "next digital decade," including expanding HD capabilities and offerings, and more user-centric PCs and other devices.

Early this morning, Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO, Gary Shapiro, and Panasonic president, Toshihiro Sakamoto, opened the gates with their State of the Industry Address, and three of us from Entrepreneur dove head first into a sea of 140,000 attendees and 2,700 exhibitors from 140 countries. From Netgear and Magellan to D-Link and HP, we've been on the scoop to ultimately bring the technology back to you.

Tonight is the keynote featuring Intel, followed by ShowStoppers--our exclusive peak at some of the hottest products in consumer electronics and business technology. So stay tuned this week for the inside scoop on fellow tech entrepreneurs and hot tech products you should know about.--Lindsay Holloway

Online community PartnerUp has compiled a list of acquisitions in the web and technology sectors from 2007. The list includes details of each acquisition, in addition to links to the official press releases and relevant coverage. PartnerUp.com estimates companies invested more than $43.5 billion into web, software and technology-related acquisitions last year.

For most entrepreneurs, the workday never really ends. According to a Staples survey, 98 percent of U.S. small-business owners and managers work during their time off. Many entrepreneurs continue thinking about work, even while sleeping. The "2nd Annual Staples National Small-Business Survey" discovered that 51 percent of those surveyed say they dream about work, or "sleepwork." About 70 percent of those "sleepworkers" said they put their dreams to action when they wake up. "Our customers often tell us there just aren't enough hours in the day, so it's understandable that business activity is invading sleep time," said John Giusti, vice president of small-business marketing at Staples.

Staples also found that more than 38 percent of small-business owners surveyed couldn't remember the last time they took a vacation. And the car topped the list of their favorite place to work, with 72 percent of respondents saying they make business calls while driving, while about 40 percent said they get their best ideas behind the wheel.