January is always a fun month -- first with the superlarge, large, large CES shindig in Las Vegas for all things electronic (and more) and Macworld 2007 in San Francisco for all things Apple.

There's so much "new tech" and "updated tech" and "variations on a theme tech" coming to both shows that space won't allow any long crystal ball-gazing for either show.

But for those who want to get an idea of what might be there at Macworld (and the odds of it actually being at the show), there is only one place to go -- go here.

And one of the long shots is the iPhone ...

... But there probably will be a few reasons why that man will be smiling ...