Friday, January 07, 2005

CNET: The Next Best Thing - Best of Show - Annouced Today

The finalistsOf the thousands of gadgets cramming the show floor, these 48 products rose above the fray to become finalists for CNET's Next Big Thing awards, which recognize the most promising new products and technologies. Congratulations to the finalists, and stay tuned for the announcement on Friday, January 7, of the winners in each of 12 categories, plus the overall Best of Show.

ACCESSORIES
Gizmondo portable gaming device with GPS
Nevo SL Universal Wi-Fi Remote
Slingbox personal broadcaster
BURNERS AND STORAGE
Buffalo TeraStation 1-terabyte RAID drive
Buffalo Wireless LinkStation network attached storage
Lexar USB FlashCard in tiny USB card form factor
Maxtor Shared Storage Solution
CAR TECH
Garmin C330 car-mount navigation system
iBiquity digital radio
Pioneer AVIC N2 do-it-all head unit with NavTraffic
RaySat satellite Internet access
CELL PHONES AND HANDHELDS
BenQ P50 smart phone with keyboard
Jabra BT800 Bluetooth headset
LG VX8000 EVDO flip-phone
Samsung A800 2-megapixel camera phone
Samsung SCH-i730 Windows Mobile smart phone
COMPUTERS
Alienware DHS 2 series Media Center PC
ATI TV Wonder Elite combo video/TV tuner card
Intel Sonoma/Alviso next-gen mobile technology
Sharp Actius MC24 thin-and-light notebook
Sony VAIO V series all-in-one LCD TV/PC
DIGITAL PHOTO AND VIDEO
Kodak EasyShare One 4-megapixel camera with Wi-Fi
Samsung SC-X105L extreme camcorder
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M1 digital camera/camcorder
Sony DCR-DVD7 DVD camcorder
HOME THEATER
LG LRM-519 DVD-R/DVR with Microsoft Windows integration
Philips RC9800i Intelligent universal remote
Toshiba HD-DVD recorder
Yamaha YSP-1 one-speaker virtual surround sound
NETWORKING
2Wire MediaPortal for SBC
Buffalo Wireless Secure Remote Gateway
Linksys Wireless-G router with SRX (speed and range expansion)
PERIPHERALS
Minolta Magicolor 2430DL color laser printer for photos
Samsung SyncMaster 915N monitor
Silex SecurePrint biometric fingerprint printing system
PORTABLE AUDIO AND VIDEO
Archos Portable Media Assistant PMA430
Olympus M:robe 100 MP3 player/camera
Pioneer AirWave XM2Go portable satellite radio
Samsung YH-820 micro-HD MP3 player/photo album
SoniqCast Aireo 2 Wi-Fi MP3 player
SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
Motorola Ojo Personal Video Phone
Orb Networks' Orb digital-media streaming service
Pure Networks' Network Magic home network utility
UTStarcom F1000 with VoIP service from Vonage
TELEVISIONS
Humax LCD TV with built-in TiVo DVD-R
JVC HD-70FH96 70-inch D-ILA rear-projection HDTV
LG DU-30F10 30-inch, thin direct-view HDTV
Samsung HLR-6768W 67-inch DLP HDTV

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