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Vote for the Best of CES 2019 People's Choice Award
We've announced our Best of CES finalists so now it's time for you to cast your vote for your favorite gadget at CES 2019! Just head over here (or below) to pick your three favorite items from our pool of finalists. You have until 6 PM ET tomorrow, January 10th, to get your votes in.
Presenting the Best of CES 2019 finalists!
Our editors have been hard at work the past few days finding the latest and greatest gadgets here at CES 2019. Now, after a long and arduous debate, we're ready to announce our finalists for the official Best of CES awards. Below you'll find our selections for all 15 categories, which range from best wearables to the most impactful products we've seen at the show. We'll announce our category winners tomorrow, which is also when we'll reveal our Best of the Best award recipient, the most coveted prize of all. That special award is selected from our pool of category winners. If you want your voice heard too, no worries! There's an additional category for the People's Choice, where you can vote for your favorite entry from our compilation of finalists. Just head on over to our poll to vote, and the one with the most votes will win our special People's Choice award. All award winners will be announced at a ceremony tomorrow at our CES stage, so be sure to come back right here on Engadget around 5PM PT/8PM ET Thursday to watch it all unfold.
Engadget will once again judge the official Best of CES Awards
It seems like just yesterday that Engadget began judging the official Best of CES Awards in January 2014, but now we're already approaching our sixth consecutive year on the job. Over the years we've made some nips and tucks here and there -- accessibility tech got its own category at CES 2017, for example, and sports tech is also a recent addition. This year, it was important that we set aside more space for products and technologies with gravitas -- not those intended for fun, but those that have the potential to transform or even save the world. To that end, we're expanding what was formerly known as the "Best Vision of the Future (Smart City)" category and renaming it "Most Impactful." This may still include things like smart infrastructure, sure, but also technology meant to prevent or respond to natural disasters. Basically, anything that will have implications for entire communities. Though the list of categories has been slightly streamlined (16 categories, down from 17), our vetting process is the same as ever. We'll be accepting nominations through a submission form, which will be open until the night before press activities are set to begin at CES 2019. We will also send our editorial team throughout the show floor to scout promising candidates in each category. We'll announce a list of finalists, with two to four picks in each category. The finalists will be announced the next day, at an award ceremony taking place at the Engadget stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Below are the the Best of CES award categories for 2019. To learn more about our eligibility requirements, check out our awards hub here. Best Accessibility Tech: Technology that helps those with disabilities achieve healthier and more independent lives. Best Startup: The startup showing great sophistication and innovation while also demonstrating a clear path to real-world availability. Eureka Park will be a focus. Best Digital Health and Fitness Product: A product exhibiting the most innovative use of technology to improve users' health and well-being. Example products include smart scales and activity monitors. Best Wearable: The best gadget at the show that can be worn on your person. Examples include smart watches, augmented reality glasses and any piece of wearable item (be it socks or shorts) that have sensors in them. Best Transportation Technology: Technology related to the ever-advancing science of getting from here to there. Example products include infotainment systems and advances in self-driving technology. Best Home Theater Product: This award is all about home entertainment. Example products include set top boxes, streaming players, tuners, audio systems and more. Best Connected Home Product: A product that belongs in the connected home. Example includes smart refrigerators, connected thermostats and smart lighting. Best Phone or Mobile Device: The smartphone or related mobile device that most impresses with its combination of specifications, design and overall ability. Best TV Product: The television that is deemed the best in terms of display, design and overall quality, or the product that might most revolutionize your use of that screen. Best Gaming Product: The product that best moves forward the broad field of gaming. Example products include game-specific tablets and PCs, video game consoles, controllers and gaming services. Most Unexpected Product: The product that turns heads on the International CES show floor without necessarily fitting into any defined product category. This product may not be the best of the best at the show, but it will be one of the most talked-about. Best Sports Tech: The product that changes the game, quite literally. These products will be found on the court, the field, the track or at the gym. Best PC or Tablet: The best laptop, desktop or tablet, judged based on its design and specifications. Best Robot or Drone: A drone or robot that is deemed the best of this unique category. Most Impactful Product: This category focuses on products designed to improve entire communities through the use of technology, shaping the way we will all live in the future. Best of the Best Award: The device, service or technology in any category that stands clearly above the rest, judged based on its innovation and design quality. People's Choice Award: The product from this year's show that most captured the hearts and minds of our readers. The winner will be determined by viewers and readers. If you're looking to submit something for consideration, make sure you meet our eligibility requirements and then enter in all your information in this submission form. In order to be eligible, your company must have an official presence at CES and the product must fit within one of the award categories above. It does not have to be announced at the show, but it certainly helps. And, of course, it can't be more than a year old. Submissions will stay open until 11:59PM ET on the evening of Saturday, January 5th, before press day kicks off on Sunday, January 6th. Please include the following required items for a product to be considered: Product name Company name Product description Which of the 16 category/categories for which you'd like to be considered. You may submit a product for more than one category. Contact information for media relations and at least one internal point of contact while your company is exhibiting at the show. We need to be able to reach someone on site in the event that you're a finalist or winner! Whenever possible, companies should submit the following materials as well: Photos (minimum 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and 300 DPI) Spec sheet(s) Press release(s) Release date Price Good luck and see y'all in Vegas!
Presenting the Best of CES 2018 winners!
Finally, after long hours of debating about which of our finalists should win our Best of CES awards this year, we've made our decisions. Below is our list of winners for each category, as well as Best of the Best and People's Choice. Congratulations to all winners and finalists!
Vote for the Best of CES 2018 People's Choice Award
We've announced our Best of CES finalists so now it's time for you to cast your vote for your favorite gadget at CES 2018! Just head over here (or below) to pick your three favorite items from our pool of finalists. You have until 6 PM ET tomorrow, January 11th, to get your votes in. Pick your 3 favorite gadgets from CES 2018
Presenting the Best of CES 2018 finalists!
Our editors have been on the ground for the better part of this week scouring every nook and cranny in Las Vegas to bring you the latest and greatest from CES 2018. And now we're ready to announce our finalists for the official Best of CES awards. Below you'll find our selections for all 16 categories, which range from best wearables to the most innovative tech we've seen at the show. We'll announce our category winners tomorrow, which is also when we'll reveal our Best of the Best award recipient, the most coveted prize of all. That special award is selected from our pool of category winners. If you want your voice heard too, no worries! There's an additional category for the People's Choice, where you can vote for your favorite entry from our compilation of finalists. Just head on over to our poll right here to vote and the one with the most votes will win our special People's Choice award. All award winners will be announced at a special ceremony tomorrow at our CES stage, so be sure to come back right here on Engadget around 5PM PST Thursday afternoon to watch it all unfold.
Engadget is once again presenting the official Best of CES awards!
CES is just around the corner, which means the Engadget team is already in the thick of planning for the world's premier consumer electronics show. We're getting ready to try out all the latest gadgets and, of course, we're pumped to be hosting the official Best of CES awards for the fifth year in a row.
Presenting the Best of CES 2017 winners!
We debated. We argued. One of us even yelled. After a long night of going through our list of finalists, our editors have finally settled on our winners for the official Best of CES awards. Below is our list of winners for each category, including our Best of the Best and our People's Choice winner too. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners!
Vote for the Best of CES People's Choice award!
We've announced our Best of CES finalists so now it's time for you to cast your vote for your favorite gadget at CES 2017! Just head over here (or below) to pick your three favorite items from our pool of finalists. You have until 6 PM ET tomorrow, January 7th, to get your votes in.
Engadget presents the Best of CES 2017!
The Consumer Electronics Show is just two months away, which means it's time once again for us here at Engadget to kick CES planning into high gear. Not only are we excited to get our hands on the latest gadgets and gear at the country's biggest tech show, but this will also be the fourth year in a row that Engadget is hosting the official Best of CES awards. Just as in years past, our team of intrepid editors will search out the cream of the crop, nominate our finalists and pick the winners of the show. Oh, and you too will have your voice heard in the People's Choice award. Want to know more? Well, head on over to our newly launched awards hub or read on further for a list of our award categories. And if you happen to be a company who wants to submit your product for such high honors, we've got instructions for that too.
All Razer peripherals and accessories are half off Thursday
Fresh off its win in both Best of CES: PC and People's Choice categories for the forthcoming Stealth, Razer announced on Wednesday that it is holding a CES 2016 Fan Appreciation Event. The event, which runs for 24 hours, will see both peripherals and accessories at the RazerStore discounted by 50 percent. It begins at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern) on Thursday January 14th in the US before going live in Europe and Asia on Friday, but there is one slight catch. Customers will need a Razer ID to access the deals and will only get one item at the discounted price. Head over to Razer Insider for the full set of rules, regulations and restrictions.
Presenting the Best of CES 2016 winners!
After several nights debating with one another on which of our many finalists should win our Best of CES awards, we've come to a decision. Below is our list of winners for each category, including our Best of the Best (spoiler: it's a car!) and our People's Choice award winner too. Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners for not only getting award nods but also surviving the long week in Las Vegas. Hurrah!
Introducing the Best of CES 2016 finalists!
Our editors have been on the ground for the better part of this week scouring every nook and cranny in Las Vegas to bring you the latest and greatest from CES 2016. And now we're ready to announce to you our finalists for the official Best of CES awards. Below you'll find our selections for all 14 categories, which range from best wearables to the most innovative tech we've seen at the show. We'll announce our category winners tomorrow, which is also when we'll reveal our Best of the Best award recipient, the most coveted prize of them all. That special award is selected from our pool of category winners. If you want your voice heard too -- no worries! There's an additional category for the People's Choice, where you can vote for your favorite entry in our compilation of finalists. Just head on over to our poll right here to vote and the one with the most votes will win our special People's Choice award. All award winners will be announced at a special ceremony tomorrow at our CES stage, so be sure to come back right here on Engadget around 5 p.m. PT Friday afternoon to watch it all unfold. Photo by Will Lipman
Engadget presents the Best of CES 2016: Here's what you need to know
It's November. For some, that means planning for Thanksgiving, while others might already be in the midst of holiday shopping. For us here at Engadget, November is when CES organizing kicks into high gear. Not only because CES is the country's largest get-together of tech, but also because for the third year in the row, Engadget has been bestowed the honor of running and hosting the official Best of CES awards. Just as in years past, our team of intrepid editors will search out the cream of the crop, nominate our finalists and pick the winners of the show. Oh and you too will have your voice heard in the People's Choice award. Want to know more? Well, head on over to our newly launched awards hub or read on further for a list of our award categories. And if you happen to be a company who wants to submit your product for such high honors, we've got instructions for that too.
'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, Software: Sling TV
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-278135{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-278135, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-278135{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-278135").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Sling TV won many accolades at CES this year, and deservedly so. Not only did it walk home with awards for the Best of the Best and Best Home Theater categories, it won one for Best Software too. Not only is the service a game-changer for cord-cutters, the software itself is great - it's intuitive, smooth and easy to use. Plus, it'll be compatible with iOS, Android and most set-top boxes, making it easier for cable-scoffers everywhere to get their ESPN fix.
Best of CES 2015 Awards, Connected Home: Energous WattUp
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Best of CES 2015 Award, Wearables: Bragi Dash
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Best of CES 2015 Awards, Automotive: Mercedes F 015 concept car
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Best of CES 2015 Awards, TV Product: LG Art Slim 4K OLED TV
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