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What ever happened to last year's Best of CES winners?
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas -- and the same can be said of some products unveiled at the world's biggest tech show. What we see and report on at CES doesn't always lead to something we can buy, and that's doubly true of all the crowdfunded products that have stolen the show in recent years. So, how about our Best Of CES award winners? Glorious, glamorous concepts of the future aside, how many are still happening? Did any of our highlights from last year actually make it into stores? The conclusion is, well, mixed. And it's not just crowdfunded startups that failed to deliver.
'AmpStrip' heart rate wearable drops athletes to focus on health
A while back we were introduced to AmpStrip: an innovative wearable that contains a thermometer, accelerometer and heart rate sensor, all packed into a barely-there Band-Aid-like strip. From what we saw at CES 2015, it was all set to swoop in and revolutionize how we look at wearables, with its practicality and ease of use unlike anything available to date. However, the startup company FitLinxx announced today that it has discontinued the product as a fitness tracker available to the public and will instead focus on the product's potential medical applications.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Automotive: Mercedes F 015 concept car
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065{width:570px;display:block;} Mercedes' very future-facing concept car is many, manyyears away, but the gamut of features and ideas it pulls together is expressly why it had everyone talking. With touchpanels and gesture controls across the beautiful interior, as well as chairs that rotated around while the car pilots itself, we may not see the F 015 IRL for a number of years, but Mercedes showed what the car of the future could be: a glorious almost-lounge that takes you from A to B.try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-310065").style.display="none";}catch(e){}
Best of CES 2015 Awards, TV Product: LG Art Slim 4K OLED TV
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512352{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512352, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512352{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512352").style.display="none";}catch(e){}CES is a tech show that isn't lacking in TVs. That's especially true for the major central hall, where you're never far from the glow of a giant sumptuous TV. It makes choosing the Best TV on show a difficult task, but we got there. LG's Art Slim 4K OLED took the prize, boasting the beauty of OLED technology, 4K resolutions and a handful of sizes set to go on sale in 2015. Sure, there's curved and curving options too, but it was the more typical, flat designs that we were drawn to.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Startup: AmpStrip
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-644482{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-644482, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-644482{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-644482").style.display="none";}catch(e){}With so many companies offering wearable devices at this year's CES, perhaps it's apt that the best startup we saw at CES 2015 was a company that was taking a different approach to the fitness tracker. AmpStrip is a health wearable that stays out of the way: a Band-Aid style strip that's waterproof and comes with disposable adhesive strips to attach right to your skin. Despite the slim profile, the company has crammed in an accelerometer, thermometer and heart rate sensor, which, in tandem, can monitor your heart rate, movement and activity. T-shirts are, apparently, optional.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, PC: Lenovo LaVie HZ550
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-431162{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-431162, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-431162{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-431162").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Lenovo typically brings a lot of new product releases to CES. And it did it again in 2015. However, there was one particular highlight: a 13-inch laptop with top-end specs, but somehow weighing in at 1.7 pounds.This is Lenovo (and NEC's) slender LaVie HZ550. For reference, that's 43 percent lighter than the latest MacBook Air -- and in person you'd think it was a dummy laptop shell. Despite that, the laptop still packs fifth-generation Intel Core processors: It's got muscle too. Was it the best PC we saw at CES? We think so, yes.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Mobile Device: Dell Venue 8 7000 tablet
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-628616{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-628616, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-628616{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-628616").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Dell's new tablet houses a beautiful OLED screen running at 2,560 x 1,600. But you don't need the resolution numbers: Just know that it's a beautiful, crisp display housed inside a tablet shell that's just 6mm at its thinnest. That, the company says, makes it the Venue 8 7000 the slimmest tablet in the world. A good opening gambit, but the tablet also packs an Intel-powered multi-camera setup that lets you refocus your photos after you've taken them. Dell says tablet photography is here to stay.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Offbeat: Belty Smart Belt
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54529{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54529, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54529{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54529").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Without fail, CES always manages offers up something a little unusual alongside the halls (upon halls) of TVs, tablets and home appliances. In fact, it's the weird things that often catch our attention the most. So, what about Belty the smart belt? The name alone screams "offbeat," but it's the way the wearable pulls it all off that caught our eye. It not only adjusts for your waist automatically (the cool part), but also offers up metric data... and associated health warnings, if needed. We present the Best of CES 2015 Offbeat winner. Marty McFly would probably wear one.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Best Drone or Robot: AirDog
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-23441{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-23441, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-23441{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-23441").style.display="none";}catch(e){} While the category might include robots, drones dominated CES 2015. We don't mean the businessmen and businesswomen that trudged the Las Vegas Convention Center with looks of thunder on their faces, but the flyable, camera-attached kind. AirDog claimed our Best of CES awards because it follows you wherever you go and even folds up small enough to fit into a backpack. Good 'Dog.
Best of CES 2015 awards, maker-friendly tech: MakerBot's composite filaments
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-841203{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-841203, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-841203{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-841203").style.display="none";}catch(e){} When will you be able to 3D print stuff you'd actually want to keep around? Sooner than you think. We've heard of (and seen) composite filaments before -- plastic that can be printed, but contains other elements and materials -- but if MakerBot is getting involved, then the world of 3D printing is most likely going to follow. Revealing the ability to print plastic with bronze, limestone, maplewood and iron inside, we've called it one of the most exciting 3D-printing announcements in recent years and thus the rightful recipient of the Best Maker-friendly Technology award. (Now, when will they be able to print something like our awards trophy?)
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Gaming: Razer Forge TV
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-378530{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-378530, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-378530{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-378530").style.display="none";}catch(e){} While last year's CES bubbled over with gaming hardware and services to excite, this year... well, it was more of a simmer. However, it didn't stop Razer, which (like previous years) had all sorts of hardware to show off. Here at Engadget, we deemed the company's Forge TV as the best gaming product at CES: a cheap, solid micro-console that'll stream your PC games, whatever the hardware.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Overall Winner: Sling TV
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-402776{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-402776, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-402776{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-402776").style.display="none";}catch(e){} You missed our Best of CES 2015 awards last week? Why? Give me one good reason why. Sorry, unacceptable. Fortunately, we're recapping all the greatest products found in Las Vegas this week, starting with our overall winner: Sling TV. The potential to revolutionize TV-watching habits (and a launch later this month) are just a few of the reasons why it deserved to win. Expect to see Sling TV a few more times as we circle back on all the individual winners from last week.
And the winner is: Watch the Best of CES awards right here
A week after rounding up what we thought would be worthy of winning the Best of CES awards, we finally announced the winners to the world yesterday. To go along with such an honor, we also held an awards ceremony on our gleaming CES stage where we handed out beautiful crystal trophies to the winners. If you weren't there to watch it live last night, you can relive the magical experience all over again in the video below. Photo: Will Lipman
Sling TV is 2015's Best of CES winner
Sling TV managed to snag two individual awards from the official Best Of CES 2015 plaudits, but it also came out with the coveted Best of the Best award. Why? Because it could well revolutionize TV habits. As Senior Editor Richard Lawler put it, Sling TV is the first non-traditional alternative that looks like it could really work -- and it's coming this month. We talked to Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch right after the win. Photos: Will Lipman
Razer's Forge TV wins People's Choice Award for Best of CES 2015
The people have spoken, and Razer's Forge TV is the People's Choice winner for Best of CES 2015! It was a close call, however, as it won with only 16.13 percent of the vote -- the AirDog drone came in second at 14.62 percent and the Misfit Bolt clocked in at third with 11.96 percent. Only a few thousand votes separated first, second and third place! Still, Razer's Forge TV won fair and square -- not only did the Android TV microconsole win our Best Gaming Product award, but it also scored your votes too. Congratulations, Razer!
Presenting the Best of CES 2015 winners!
One week in Vegas, several halls filled with tech, but only one official Best of CES Awards. After a few tortuous nights of shouting at each other, debating the merits of each of our finalists, we eventually decided on our winners. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners, and to anyone who's survived this week of tech announcements, Vegas razzle-dazzle and occasionally-dubious celebrity endorsements. Photos: Will Lipman
Vote for your favorite gadget at CES in our People's Choice poll!
We've announced our Best of CES 2015 finalists so now it's time for you to cast your vote! Head here (or below) to pick your favorite from our pool of finalists -- you have until 6 PM EST tomorrow, January 8th, to make your voice heard. Photo: Will Lipman
Introducing the Best of CES 2015 finalists!
CES 2015 is finally here and boy, have we been busy the past few days. Engadget's editors have been hard at work pounding the show floor here in Las Vegas to bring you what we think should win the coveted Best of CES awards. Now, we're ready to announce our finalists for all 15 categories, which range from best home theater product to the most innovative tech we've seen at the show. Tomorrow, we'll announce our winners of each category, along with who will win the Best of the Best award. The recipient for that will be chosen amongst the category winners. But we want to know what you think too. So there's an additional category called People's Choice, where you can vote for your favorite product in our pool of finalists. To vote, simply head on over to this poll to make your voice heard. The product with the most votes will win a special People's Choice award, which will also be given out tomorrow at a ceremony onstage.
Engadget decides the Best of CES 2015: Here's how it goes down
Repeating the events of CES 2014, Engadget's once again in charge of the Best of CES awards. A cocktail of trepidation and adrenaline, we love exploring the country's biggest tech convention and hunting down the best on show. AS CES 2015 happens, and we reveal the nominees and eventual winners, we'll be giving you, our passionate readers, the chance to decide our Peoples' Choice winner. But before even get to that, let's talk submissions. Whether you're a company (from tech giant to scrappy start-up) with something amazing to show us, or a reader simply curious about the rules, you'll find all the info you need at our newly-christened awards hub. We've honed and tweaked the categories (and even created some new ones) this time -- let's take a closer look at them.