CES Day Three

CES day three was a short one for me...I did not have much time before my flight, so I flew through the LVCC South Hall as fast as I could, trying to see something interesting [not an easy feat after three days of gadget and hype overload] before I bolted for McCarran.

Here are the winners of my totally unofficial and unscientific survey:

Winner of the Best Technology Award for Day Three goes to:

Blue Ant. Just another Bluetooth headset? Not quite. It boasts complete voice control. If it works that would be great. You know what would even be greater? A BT headset that even approached the performance of....copper wire.

Winner of the most Hyped technology in Day Three is:

Plastic Logic's Que eReader. Sure eInk is cool, and putting it on a plastic substrate instead of glass is even cooler, and it will happen. But my sources tell me this technology is not quite ready for prime time. Question is: when it is ready, will anybody care?

Winner of the most Practical Day Three technology goes to:

Twist tie's, beware! This is the patented Cable Clamp. This sucker is easy, cheap and...wait for it...reusable!! Yep no cutting those ties off when you realize you need to add "just one more wire" to that bundle. Great, practical solution!

Winner of the Most Fun Day Three tech is:

Forget those DOD-class hovercrafts.... check out the latest offerings from VRC! These toys are cool and they work great! Grab one...if not for a Christmas present, for the heck of it!

And...[FINALLY]...last but not least, the winner of the most NECESSARY CES Day Three tech goes to:

OK...ok...crappy picture. But I wanted to get the company's name in the shot. The NEOX TS 5000 massage chair is the absolute best thing in the world! At $5k each, not cheap, but when you think about the aggravation and doctor's bills they might avoid, it could be a real bargain in the long run. My back may never walk again.

That's it...hope you enjoyed reading about CES as much as I enjoyed attending...or perhaps, if you listen to your feet...you even enjoyed it more!