There are always tons of technology and products packed into CES, but perhaps the only way to be sure you catch the best products and designs is by scoping out the awards ceremonies and the CE Spotlights.
This year, CES will open the floor to four awards programs: the International CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards, the CNET Best of CES Awards, the esteemed Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, and the Global Media Awards™.
Meanwhile, the baby boomer, child development, gaming, and wireless markets are of the utmost importance to CE distributors. CE Spotlights pool together the companies leading the charge in reaching out to these essential demographics and others as well. CES has also sprinkled TechZones around the exhibit halls focused on marquee digital technology. There’s a little bit of something for everyone, from design winners to the best products. Don’t miss out on this year’s awards and spotlights at CES.
INNOVATIONS 2009 DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AWARDS SHOWCASE
The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize the best products in more than 30 categories. Like events past, this year’s honorees have outdone themselves in taking the next step in CE ingenuity, and CEA has selected the top innovations poised to shake up the CE market.
Get a head start on your design ideas or sneak a peek at what will be on everyone’s shopping list down the road. You can check out the awards display at the Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Showcase at the Sands, Booth #72062. Also, the Best of Innovations, products that scored over 90% approval ratings by the judge’s panel, will be on display at the Innovations Showcase in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC).
CNET BEST OF CES AWARDS
The experts at CNET will take up the task of selecting the best products on display at CES. Categories include Best of Show, People’s Voice Award, selected by an online constituency, and 10 trophies for individual markets. Categories include digital photo and video, car technology, cell phones and smartphones, computers and hardware, gaming, GPS, home audio, home video, MP3 and video players, and television. Come see what the experts anoint as the show’s cream of the crop.
GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS
CEA and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) are teaming up to launch the first Global Media Awards. This contest honors the best technology and content programming in advertising, Web site or Internet, repurposed linear or traditional content, long form or short form, platform, and user experience or program guides. CEA and NATAS look to kick off this new award program in style as this year’s winners will be announced at the inaugural banquet at The Venetian in Las Vegas on January 8, 2009.
THE TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EMMY AWARDS
Three years in the running, the Emmy Awards for technology and engineering will be awarded at CES. The Emmy Awards immortalize individuals, technical organizations, or companies developing keystone technology or implementing standardization that brings forth noteworthy improvements to existing methods or have altered the course of current methods altogether. See all the winners during an evening ceremony on Wednesday, January 7, at The Venetian.
CE SPOTLIGHTS
Jumping on the bandwagon of the booming gaming market? Then check out what’s coming down the pipeline at the Gaming Showcase. Hardware, software, and products like online PC and HD games are only a taste of the excitement and
progress behind video games—and the Gaming Showcase has its finger on the pulse of all the major innovations.
You can also check out the Underground Gaming Series (UGS), a pro-grade gaming tournament held for two reasons: to hold competitive tournaments for all skill levels and market gaming popularity and technology. You can visit companies such as Dynaflex, Electric Spin, Paleo Entertainment, SimCraft, and others at the Gaming Showcase in the LVCC, South Hall 2.
Asking your kids to help debug your computer? It’s no surprise. Children are growing up with sophisticated technology now more than ever—and at earlier ages than ever. This spotlight explores how the digital technology kids use from infancy mold them into electronic whizzes at a virtually innate level.
Retailers, content providers, distributors, game developers, educators, policy makers, CE manufacturers, parents, brothers, and sisters are all welcomed to join the discussion on how the everadvancing tools children play with shape the future. Kids@Play will be located at the Sands.
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