ANDRIA HALL, CNN ANCHOR: An array of gadgets at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is lending proof to the theory that good things really do come in small packages. And high-tech gadgets appear to be getting smaller and even more high-tech. CNN's Mark Bernheimer has more.</s>MARK BERNHEIMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): What's big at this year's Consumer Electronics Show you ask? Just about anything that's small. Cell phones that seemed so clunky just a few short years ago are now smaller than a deck of cards, MP3 audio players down to the size of a cigar. And computers that once took up a whole corner of the office now fit in a shirt pocket. This one from Motorola offers many P.C. applications for less than $500. Meantime, The latest generation of camcorder is smaller than some still cameras. But this year's Consumer Electronics Show also features tempting new technology on a big scale. As we creep closer to wired homes, Whirlpool has come without with a computerized refrigerator that can order grocery as fast out with a computerized refrigerator that order groceries as fast as you run out -- and that's not all.</s>RON KERBER, WHIRLPOOL: The idea of having a screen on a fridge that would help you organize your family life, help you look at things like home security, look at planning your schedule, and, in fact, even downloading things like menus, et cetera from the Net so that you could cook better became somewhat obvious to us.</s>BERNHEIMER: If you're looking for something a little more affordable, consider this $25 pen. Somehow, it knows when you're pager or cell phone is about to ring and flashes a warning. (on camera): The manufacturer says it picks up radio waves or some such thing. Nothing is for sale on the floor of the convention, but lots of deals are being made. And those deals will determine which products end up in a store near you and which ones go back to the drawing board. Mark Bernheimer, CNN, Las Vegas.
Biggest Items at Consumer Electronics Show Are Also Smallest Items