CNET Gives Best Of CES Awards

By Digital Trends Staff January 9, 2008

Tech news company CNET has judged the entries at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and come up with a list of ten.Philips gets overall best of show for its 42PFL5603D Eco TV, while consumers, in the People’s Voice Award, went for the Motorola Rokr E3 phone. "Our editors were so impressed withthe number of innovative products that were launched at the show, but in the end they awarded the Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV as the Best in Show," said Jai Singh, editor-in-chief and vicepresident of CNET. "With its power saving features, the Philips 42PFL5603D Eco TV showed us that a TV manufacturer could embrace ‘green tech’ in a way that benefits the eco-conscious and thosewho just want to save money." So who were the winners? Apart from the two already mentioned, there was the Azentek Atlas CPC-1200 in the Car Tech and GPS category, Lenovo IdeaPad U110(Computers and Hardware), Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 (Digital Photo and Video), Bug Labs Platform (Emerging Technology), Nyko Wireless Nunchuk (Gaming), Logitech Squeezebox Duet (Home Audio), EchoStarTR-50 (Home Video), and the iRiver W7 (MP3 and Portable Video Players).

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