The Top 10 Products at CES

Now that the dust has settled and we've finally managed to catch up on all the sleep we lost (ah, Vegas), we decided it was time to sit down and make a list of the best stuff we saw at CES. What follows is the Top 10 list of products that impressed us, and a few that made our jaws drop. Video countdown after the break.





10. The Alioscopy 3D TV - There were a lot of people showing off 3D tech at CES, but Alioscopy stands out for giving us 3D content that doesn't require those annoying glasses. Huzzah!

9. JVC Magnetic TV - Noteworthy because somebody finally came up with a way to hang a TV without a huge wall mount.

8. Windows 7 - I know it's unusual to include a Microsoft product in a list of impressive things, but we really have high hopes that Windows 7 will be able to fix a lot of the problems Vista gave us.

7. The HP DV2 Laptop - Looks like HP will finally be able to give us that magical balance of small form factor, longer battery life and cheap price that we're looking for.

6. Energizer Zinc Air - While a new kind of battery doesn't sound that great, longer life and slimmer shape are. We're hoping this new battery causes manufacturers to rethink design.

5. ioSafe Disaster-proof Data Storage - Any hard drive that can survive 10 minutes in a furnace at 1550 degrees Farenheit has to get some praise.

4. Allio TV PC - Frankly we're surprised it took this long for someone to get it right. The Allio is the best integration we've seen of HDTV and PC.

3. Sony Vaio P - The price and the Sony reps adamantly disagree with the netbook label constantly applied to the Vaio P. They might be right, there's way too much in this little thing to be classified as a netbook.

2. Palm Pre - Many critics think this might be the first smartphone that can really compete with the iPhone. That should be enough to tell you how good this phone is.

1. Sony's Flexible OLED Prototypes - We didn't want to put a prototype at the top of the list because people prefer stuff they will actually see on the market. But we chose Sony's OLED displays because of the potential they represent for tech we'll see in the future. Our current conceptions of how gadgets look and perform will change ... for the better.

There were plenty of other things that impressed us (and several things that didn't) at CES, so check out our coverage of the event:

Samsung CES Highlights: Luxia LED TVs

Canon VIXIA HF S10: Hands on and First Impressions at CES

Sony Shows Off OLED Prototypes at CES

CES Coverage: Live Demo of Core i7 and Atom Processor at Intel Booth

Asus Eee Keyboard Thingy Actually Kind of Cool, Has Decent Specs