Child emcee "Zoll" at Samsung press conference: (photo credit: James Martin/CNET)

Our friends at CNET are scouring the floor of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, so you don’t have to. They’re writing reviews, taking photos, shooting video, and reporting back on all the latest and greatest gadgets and tech developments.

We’ve compiled some popular links to help guide you through CNET’s massive coverage of this gargantuan event. And if you’re scratching your head wondering, “What is CES?” and “Why should I care?”–well, we have a video that helps answer those questions.

All the links and categories below lead to CES 2011 content streams on CNET.com.

* All CNET’s “must-see gadgets”

* Car tech

* Cell phones and smartphones

* Digital photo and video

* Gadgets

* Gaming

* Green tech

* Home theater

* Music

* Software and apps

* Tablets

* Televisions

* The “next big thing”

* The whole shebang: all the latest CES 2011 coverage from CNET

* Vote for the Best of CES

* Crave: the CNET gadget blog

And like we said, if you’re curious what all the hoopla is about, check out this video from our friends at KXTE in Las Vegas that answers the question: What is CES?