GadgetMatch Awards: Best of CES 2018

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1 GadgetMatch Awards: Best of CES 2018 By GadgetMatch Published on January 12, 2018 And the winners are Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we get a glimpse of the best technology of today and tomorrow. At 2018 s show, there was no shortage of excellent consumers products and innovations. These are our favorites! Here are the recipients of GadgetMatch s Best of CES 2018 Awards. Best Consumer Laptop: Acer Swift 7 (2018) How do you make the world s thinnest laptop even thinner? Just ask Acer. The new Swift 7 is a refined version of an already superb laptop, making it the most attractive consumer notebook you can buy today.

2 Best Convertible Laptop: Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 Designed with content creators in mind, the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 is a spectacular computing machine and possibly the most complete 2-in-1 you can buy today. We love its 4K nearborderless InfinityEdge display, new high power graphics chip, and MagLev keyboard! Best Business Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Lenovo continues to stand atop the business laptop segment with their legendary ThinkPad line. The Thinkpad X1 Carbon in particular is a glorious machine that combines traditional precision with technologies of the future. This year s model comes with an HDR display and Dolby Vision making it very much a machine for play as it is for work. We love Lenovo s offering of three different flavors: clamshell, 2-in-1, and convertible tablet models.

3 Best Television: LG AI OLED TV with ThinQ There were a lot of eye-catching televisions, but none were as impressive as LG s AI OLED TV with ThinQ. LG s OLED TVs are among the best in the world and now with deep Google Assistant and Alexa integration, you ll feel like you re watching with your best friend inside your living room. Best Smart Vehicle: Byton Concept Car Artificial intelligence was the thread that tied many CES 2018 announcements together, and no car maker pulled the technology off better than Byton. The Byton smart intuitive concept car takes AI integration to another level with some of the best tech we ve ever seen in the modern automotive industry. Everything about this concept car screams the future: unlocking doors with your eyes, a spacious screen filled cabin, and autonomous driving. Best Smartphone: Honor View 10 Huawei continues to make rivals shiver with the unveiling of the Honor View 10. This midrange smartphone offers the same artificial intelligence-backed Kirin 970 processor found on Huawei s top-of-the-line Mate 10 Pro which also made its US debut at CES this week. We re excited about the promise of AI on phones at this price point. Thanks to AI, the View 10 will also have the same smart camera that can detect subjects and scenes for the best shot every time. In its price segment, there s nothing quite like the Honor View 10. It s a beast!

4 Best Home Product: LG InstaView ThinQ Refrigerator This isn t your typical refrigerator. LG s new InstaView refrigerator is one of several new appliances in their artificial intelligence-capable ThinQ lines. Not only can you knock on its 29-inch transparent display to see what s inside, this fridge can now intelligently communicate with other household devices. We love how it suggests recipes and sends the exact settings to your ovens. With the LG InstaView refrigerator, the kitchen gets a whole lot smarter. Best Gaming Product: NVIDIA BFGD Here s something we never thought we would see: a 65-inch 4K 120Hz HDR display with G-Sync technology. It s a mouthful, but that s exactly what NVIDIA was able to assemble for its new Big Format Gaming Display (BFGD) format. We can t wait to see this connected to our gaming setup!

5 Best Audio Product: Sony Xperia Ear Even earphones are getting smarter! No device exemplified this more than Sony s Xperia Ear with its intelligent features. These wireless fitness earbuds are noise-canceling and have Google Assistant built in. Combined with awesome sound and a snug fit, there weren t any other earphones that we wanted more at CES Best VR/AR Experience: Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream Finally, a VR headset that doesn t need a smartphone or messy cables to operate! The Lenovo Mirage Solo makes virtual reality so fun and easy just like it s supposed to be. We love how it s designed for the most comfortable and secure fit, and how it s World Sense positional tracking system ensures that what you feel in a scene matches your position in the physical space. You have to try them on to see what we mean!

6 Best Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH5S Panasonic really went all out this time. The Lumix GH5S is designed for incredible lowlight photography and cinematography. Not necessarily meant as a replacement to last year s model this new mirrorless camera is designed specifically with video content creators in mind! Of particular note is the camera s flippable screen, and ability to shoot in Cinema 4K at 30 or 60 frames per second. Best Wearable: Sgnl smart strap With this smart strap, you can make phone calls using just your fingertips. How cool is that? The Sgnl smart strap can be attached to any smart watch allowing you to take smartphone calls by just touching your finger to your ears. And just like that, all your sci-fi calling dreams have come true!

7 Best Lifestyle Product: AirSelfie2 The AirSelfie2 brings together two of the most important tech trends in recent memory: drones and selfies. Forget selfie sticks, whip out the AirSelfie2, let it take off from the palm of your hand, and have it shoot selfies like no other. This next-generation pocket drone is on our must-have travel list of adventure companions and it should be on your list, too! Best AI Product: Lenovo Smart Display We re not going to beat around the bush. Lenovo s Smart Display is our favorite Google Assistant-powered device of CES If smart speakers aren t enough for you, then you should definitely try the Smart Display of Lenovo. This device delivers the best of Google Assistant with a portable screen. It can do everything Google Home can and more: make video calls, ask for help with recipes in the kitchen, view maps with directions, and plan your day.

8 Best Robot: Sony Aibo The Sony Aibo may as well win the award for cutest product of CES 2018, too! This robot dog can view things around it and obey your commands, just like a real dog. It has artificial intelligence built in, so it learns from interactions, meaning no two Aibos are the same. We love how it s got OLED displays for eyes that convey a whole lot of different emotions. Now, who s a good doggie? Best Health Innovation: Eargo Max The Eargo Max eliminates all the traditional hassles of hearing aids and provides a product like no other. What s most special about these hearing aids are how they are both small and invisible. If you ve seen how big traditional heading aids can be, you ll understand how revolutionary of a product this is. The product comes with fluffy flexible fibers that ensure a comfortable fit in your ear canal, battery life of about 20 hours on a single charge, and a charging carrying case. Best of all, they just work!

9 Best Beauty Product: Foreo UFO Smart Mask Foreo has one goal: to eliminate the need for facial masks and offer a better, smarter solution. The UFO Smart Mask can give you a spa-worthy facial treatment in just 90 seconds. We d love to go into all high-tech magic, but are just too giddy about this completely awesome beauty tech, not to mention glowing from our recent skin treatment. Where has this been all our lives?