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Justin Bieber, Lamborghinis and a Digital Closet: CES Highlights, Day 4

Justin Bieber Unveils TOSY mRobo Robot Recording artist Justin Bieber (R) unveils the TOSY mRobo Robot CES 2012 at Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 A Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 attracts attention from showgoers during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012. CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, runs through January 13. Verizon Booth A Samsung tablet runs a Ustream App at the Verizon booth during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012. The Ustream App, preloaded on Verizon 4G LTE devices, lets the user receive and broadcast live video from their device. CES, the world's largest consumer technology ... tradeshow, runs through January 13. MORE Nokia Smartphones Visitors, Soham Sheth (C) of San Diego and Vladimir Vasilev (R) of Russia, look over Nokia smartphones during the 2012 Intern...

Justin Bieber Wants To Grow Up At Own Pace

By Breeanna Hare, CNN POSTED: 5:30 pm EST January 11, 2012 UPDATED: 8:14 pm EST January 11, 2012 (CNN) -- Justin Bieber's 18th birthday is looming ahead in March, and while he aims to one day be known as more than a teen sensation, he isn't going to start singing from a more adult perspective just yet."There are people who try to grow up too fast," the pop star tells V magazine. "They're 18, so they're like, I'm not a kid anymore. People need to know I'm not a kid anymore. But at the end of the day, I'm not completely grown-up. I'm still learning."As a result, it doesn't sound like the Biebs will take the usual "I'm not a teen star anymore" PR route, complete with more risque career moves and photos of the star engaging in, shall we say, more grown-up activities."I'm going to grow up how I grow up. I'm not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have peop...

Justin Bieber Wants to Work as Hard as Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Kobe Bryant

by Ricky Doyle on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:50PM Justin Bieber made plenty of references to sports when sitting down for an interview with V Magazine. He expressed a desire to have his work ethic match that of either boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Lakers guard Kobe Bryant . Bieber said that everyone was happy for him while he was making his climb to the top, but now that he's become successful, everyone is tugging at him and trying to bring him down. "And that's how it always is, everyone wants you to be on top, and as soon as you're there -- like Floyd Mayweather, he's the best boxer in the world. Now he is a champion. Every time he goes to a fight now, people are like, 'He's going to lose this time,' and then he wins," Bieber told V Magazine. "And the next time they say, 'He's going to lose,' again; 'he's undefeated, he's getting old, he's going to fight [ Victor ] Ortiz , who's younger, and he's going t...

Justin Bieber geeks out at CES with dancing robot

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by Amanda Kooser January 11, 2012 4:36 PM PST The Biebs is impressed with mRobo's splits. (Credit: Amanda Kooser/CNET) LAS VEGAS--CES doesn't allow under-18s onto the show floor. So when Justin Bieber showed up at the Tosy Robotics booth, he was greeted with guttural man-screams from the predominantly guy-geek crowd. Bieber showed up to promote Tosy's new entertainment robot, mRobo. It's a little fella with a speaker in its belly and dance moves to go along with the tunes it plays. The robot is humanoid, but folds down into a more compact size for use as a portable speaker system. It joins Tosy's existing line-up of robots . Justin Beiber takes the stage at CES 1-2 of 12 Scroll Left Scroll Right The actual demonstration was very brief, with some inaudible dialogue about the bot. You can check out the video, but you'll mostly just have to gaze lovingly at the Biebs as he poses with the gadget. When I first signed up for CNET duty, I jokingly told my editor...

Justin Bieber: I'm A Pretty Good Boxer

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Justin Bieber the pugilist? Believe it. The international pop sensation loves boxing -- a lot. "Me and my friends box all the time," Bieber told V Magazine. "My dad is a fighter so he taught me some stuff growing up, and hes a great fighter, so Im a pretty good boxer. " So if this whole teen idol music thing doesn't work out, celebrity boxing has someone to fill Jose Canseco's shoes. Bieber, the pride of Canada, even talks like a boxer, comparing his lonely-at-the-top situation to that of Floyd Mayweather. "When I was coming up, trying to get to where I am now, people were so happy [for me]. They were rooting for me. Now that Im on top, everyone wants to bring me down," Bieber told V Magazine. "Everyones trying to tug at me and take my spot. And thats how it always is, everyone wants you to be on top, and as soon as youre there -- like Floyd Mayweather, he's the best boxer in the world." Actually, with an estimated net worth of $85 mi...

Justin Bieber Talks Sex, Drugs and Turning 18

He may be on the brink of adulthood, but Justin Bieber isn't ready to let go of his past. In V Magazine 's spring preview issue, the 17-year-old singer admits that while "people need to know I'm not a kid anymore," he doesn't feel "completely grown-up" just yet. "I'm still learning." Unlike so many teen singers before him, Bieber hopes to maintain his squeaky clean image for at least a few more years. PHOTOS: Celebs with Bieber fever "I'm not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace," Bieber, who turns 18 on March 1, says. "I don't want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. I'm into love, and maybe I'll get more into making love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody." The "Baby" singer -- who's been dating 19-year-old ...

When contemplating career, Justin Bieber never says over

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WITH BILL ZWECKER January 9, 2012 7:49PM Justin Bieber is obsessed with remaining relevant, according to one of his pals. [He] is very savvy about his fame, the pal says. | Frank Gunn~AP storyidforme: 23940520tmspicid: 8817583fileheaderid: 3981092 Updated: January 10, 2012 2:13AM According to someone very close to Justin Bieber, the teen superstar is obsessed with remaining relevant to his fans and doesnt want to have a short-lived career like Hanson or other once sizzling-hot young entertainers who now show up on Whatever Happened To? lists. Justin is so very savvy about his fame and the media, and he also gets that whole concept of people being targeted [by the press] when theyre on top. As the Bieber buddy put it, Justin knows how everyone loves a hot newcomer and then can so quickly turn fickle and begin to dig up stuff to tear them down. The source used the accusation of Bieber allegedly fathering a baby last year as just one example of how the 17-year-old singer sees the negat...