The Best of the Best of CES
On January 8th G4tv.com gave viewers exclusive, live-streaming access to the “Best of the Best of CES 2009” presentation. Missed it? No sweat, the archived version of the stream featuring Kevin Pereira, Chris Hardwick and Natali Del Conte's picks for the Best of the Best from this year's CES is below. Watch and enjoy.
The Winners
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Mainstream Tech
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The latest Walkman ihas a 3-inch wide OLED touch-screen MP3 and video player that includes integrated wi-fi for streaming YouTube, downloading podcasts and surfing the web. Sony's 'Digital Noise Cancelling', 'Clear Audio Technology' and 'S-master Digital Amplifier Technology' provide gorgeous sound with ultra-low distortion. Supports a wide variety of audio and video formats, including some protected ones and will be available in 16GB and 32GB models.
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This is the hacker's dream toy. It's an Android Open Source phone that is completely customizable, with wi-fi and a 400MHz processor.
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GPS with internet connectivity as you drive. It can provide you with movie times, gas prices, over a million points of interest, and it'll give you that information in real time from wherever you are.
Media Tech
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A Wi-Fi enabled portable communications and social networking device that features Google’s Android operating system and a huge, 4.3-inch touch screen. It displays at 480 x 272 resolution, and comes with 256 MB of storage. The GiiNii comes equipped with Bluetooth 2.0, a built-in microphone/speaker, and a stereo headset jack, as well as a mini USB 2.0 port for input. All that and a camera, a calculator, an address book, and an alarm, for when it's time to wake up and use it all over again.
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"Killing productivity in the business world." Slingbox technology comes to the Blackberry and iPhone, where you can access your DVR from anywhere in the world. Launched Dec. 30th but showcased at CES, the Dish Network ViP 922 is a sleek SlingLoaded HD set-top box.
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Wireless and digital music center with remote control. A base station with nodes around the house.
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The LG LHX's HDMI interface lives in separate box which streams content wirelessly to the 55" HD flatscreen. This internet-ready device can deliver content from YouTube and other video sharing sites as well as Netflix and CinemaNow.
Maximum Tech
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On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, Last.fm, and flickr. The Firefox of media players. With the "social networking" twist, you can also link up and see what your friends are watching while making recommendations for them. It aims to provide a "front row" seat to the entire internet.
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Checkolite is taking multiroom audio and lighting control to the powerline. Offers whole-house music and lighting control functionality for retrofit applications – no new wires required. Checkolite will offer a Mac/PC based program that will control all the devices in the home. The software will give the user the ability to control the light and sound out of each device as well as set up room themes that can be triggered by the in wall touchpad or set up on a schedule. The software will be able to direct multiple audio signals throughout the house from a number of existing programs on your computers such as iTunes or Rhapsody.
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The Pogoplug is a small device that connects to a home router and to any USB drive. After a very simple setup, users can access media and files from any locally networked computer. Additionally, all content is securely available from a Web browser outside the home, with no need to configure or compromise firewalls. There are no monthly service fees associated with the product.
Panel of Experts
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Cable Television Darling and co-host of Attack of the Show Kevin Pereira got his start as a lowly production assistant... he quickly rose to fame and power at G4 helming the networks flagship, daily live program. His quick wit and deep technology mojo make him the perfect host for this year’s Best of the Best of CES 2009.
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Who would have thought that the host of an MTV dating show would be such a brilliantly tech savvy dork. As The Nerdist, Hardwick is stretching his geeky arms further out than ever before. Check out his website for daily updates including Attack of the Show’s Gadget Pr0n, Wired Magazine articles, clips from his PBS Wired for Science program and music videos from Hard ‘n Phirm, his Nerd-Core Country band.
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As the host of Loaded on CNET TV, Natali Del Conte is a fixture in the technological scene. Sharing her views on the latest electronic products all over your TV set including G4TV, CBS, BBC, and Univision she also finds time to write for WIRED, TechCrunch, AppScout and PC Magazine while residing in New York City. All and all, she is way cooler than you can ever dream to be.
