Photos: Cruise, Degeneres save Yahoo demo

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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
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

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

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

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

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

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