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Photos: Cruise, Degeneres save Yahoo demo

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  • Terry Semel

    Terry Semel

    Yahoo CEO Terry Semel delivers his keynote address at CES 2006 on Friday morning.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Tom Cruise

    Tom Cruise

    Gremlins did in the Yahoo Go TV demo during Semel's keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show on Friday, putting the Yahoo CEO and fellow executives in a bind. Semel put an end to the ad libbing by calling Hollywood star Tom Cruise on stage to entertain the crowd. "I guess if you're going to have a demo glitch (there is no) better way to follow it up than with Tom Cruise," Semel said.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • DeGeneres with photos

    DeGeneres with photos

    Comedian Ellen DeGeneres shows some of her personal photos, including shots of her with Microsoft's Bill Gates, Oracle's Larry Ellison, Motorola's Ed Zander, Otellini and Semel.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Paul Otellini

    Paul Otellini

    Intel CEO Paul Otellini shows off a "concept" handheld PC he called "Slide."

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Tom Cruise and Terry Semel

    Tom Cruise and Terry Semel

    Semel chats with actor Cruise on stage at CES.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Ellen DeGeneres

    Ellen DeGeneres

    During Semel's keynote, DeGeneres cracks jokes and talks about her technology challenges.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Tom Cruise and Ellen Degeneres

    Tom Cruise and Ellen Degeneres

    Semel's other celebrity keynote guest was comedian Ellen Degeneres, seen here offstage with Cruise and his girlfriend, actress Katie Holmes.

    Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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By Bill Detwiler | July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT) | Topic: Hardware

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  • DeGeneres with photos
  • Paul Otellini
  • Tom Cruise and Terry Semel
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  • Tom Cruise and Ellen Degeneres

When a tech demo goes awry, Yahoo's CEO calls on a Hollywood star to dazzle the audience.

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Terry Semel

Yahoo CEO Terry Semel delivers his keynote address at CES 2006 on Friday morning.

Published: July 19, 2006 -- 11:48 GMT (04:48 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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