The International Consumer Electronics Show, which starts Thursday, is definitely one of the most expected events, at least for some devoted gadget-fans.

As the annual Consumer Electronics Show gets under way, the association is forecasting that the five fastest-growing products for 2009 will be organic light-emitting diode displays, electronic book readers, high-definition flash camcorders, netbooks and and climate systems that enable users to communicate with their thermostat to control and monitor their energy usage.

It appears that the bad economy hasn't given the show such a hard time after all, because organizers believe it will bring about 130,000 visitors to Las Vegas, down from about 140,000 who came last year, CES officials said.

There’s just been a change in their actual demands. "That being said, consumers are becoming smarter about how they spend their money," he added. "This year's mindset will be less about luxury than convenience, and a specific gadget or technology's pure ability at the end of the day to get the job done."

Nevertheless some things changed radically. Industry heavyweights also are downsizing the usual slate of lavish corporate parties that in 2006 saw the Foo Fighters gigging for Motorola and Intel hosting The Black Eyed Peas.

The top trend for 2009 appears to be the whole green question. A majority of consumers want to know the attributes that make a product environmentally friendly, according to the director of industry analysis for the CEA. And moreover consumers are also gravitating toward gadgets they can touch and talk to, in computers without power cords and devices that allow people to connect to another gadget via a wireless connection like Bluetooth. Enjoy!