After several hours of discussions and debates, the editors of Engadget have decided who should win the Best of CES award, so below is our list of winners for each category, as well as the best of the best and People’s Choice.
The best accessibility technology
Phonak Virto Black
Hearing technology has been a solid category at CES this year, but Phonak came up with a particularly attractive offer with Virto Black. It is a good hearing aid, but it also made a good impression of the modern design that achieves a good balance between aesthetics and comfort. It offers more than just hearing enhancement, with features such as Bluetooth transmission, call handling and an intelligent accessory to listen remotely “Roger”. The Virto Black will improve your life beyond its main purpose, which is what all good technology should do, especially with regard to accessibility.
Best start
Hydraloop
The Hydraloop is not only a lovely part of modern home decoration, but also a highly sophisticated water purification system. Once installed in your home, take the wastewater out and use six widely accepted treatment methods to sterilize the water, which can then be reused in toilets, washing machines, swimming pools and even in the garden. The best part? The founder of Hydraloop says that an average family of four saves tens of thousands of gallons of water per year, which should be as good for your wallet as it is for the planet.
The best digital health and fitness product
Withings ScanWatch
Withings ScanWatch is really a tool to track your general health. A heart rate sensor verifies how you are doing and, if you find abnormal heart activity, you will be asked to check your vital signs with the ECG on board. You can also track your sleep and look for signs of sleep apnea with a built-in SpO2 sensor. A device that does all this, looks good and still lasts 30 days on a single charge is clearly one that deserves to be crowned as the best digital health and fitness product of CES.
Better body technology
Olive Union Smart Ear
The Olive Union Smart Ear is a hearing aid disguised as a true wireless hearing aid, which helps reduce the stigma that can result from the use of a typical device behind the ear. It is more affordable than a hearing aid but still offers premium features such as music streaming, different listening modes and hands-free calls. However, unlike true headphones, it is sold as a single unit, so you would use it in one ear to amplify the sound if you are someone who needs some help to hear better.
Best transport technology
Quasar wallbox
The Wallbox Quasar unlocks one of the exciting technologies of the electric car: the ability to use the battery to power your home or sell power to the grid. The giant slab of electrons that remain inactive in an electric vehicle when parked in a garage has the potential to change the way we feed our homes. Create a home / vehicle ecosystem, and if we want a cleaner planet, we need to use all the resources at our disposal. Even our cars.
The best home theater product
Dolby Vision IQ
Dolby Vision IQ takes something good (Dolby’s enhanced specifications for creating and displaying HDR content) and improves its application in everyday life. While some of us would prefer to see every part of The Mandalorian or John Wick 3 in a dark movie theater, that is not available. In addition to modifying the image so that it looks better for the room in which it is located, Vision IQ will also ensure that different types of content, such as action sports, documentaries or feature films, are presented with the configuration that best suits to what is on the screen. It is technology that should make everyone’s home theater experience better and more accurate.
Best home product
Weber Connect Smart Grilling Hub
Instead of requiring you to buy a completely new kitchen to update your barbecue game, this makes your gas or coal grill a little smarter. It has four temperature sensors that send data to an application on your phone. From there you can check the ambient temperature of your grill, as well as that of several different meats at the same time. The application will even guide you through each step of the process, including preparation, turning and estimated completion time, making the art of smoking and roasting more accessible even to a novice chef.
Best phone or mobile device
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 was an impressive smartphone when it launched in 2019, and now the company is making a version that more people can afford. The new Galaxy Note 10 Lite includes a large and beautiful screen; an agile Exynos processor; some smart software; and, of course, that trademark S Pen stylus. The Note 10 Lite doesn’t do everything your expensive cousins can do, but it’s not necessary. What is really important here is to make performance and main functions available to more people for less money.
Best TV product
LG CX-series OLED TVs
LG OLED TVs have been among our favorite TVs for years, and are no exception in 2020. LG has added a lot of new features such as NVIDIA G-Sync support, which makes its games look more fluid, and the Filmmaker mode, which disables smoothed movement and other unnecessary video settings. And they still have all the benefits of OLED, such as an incredibly high contrast ratio, dark black levels and intense colors. LG has also improved the processing of its image to focus on objects and improve the details in its video. They are so good that you will wonder why so many TV companies are looking for 8K TVs instead of achieving OLED quality.
Best product for games
Razer Kishi
Yes, there are many games for smartphones with excellent touch controls. But sometimes you want absolute precision, the kind that is only possible by moving your thumbs and pressing the facial buttons. For those game sessions, you’ll want Razer’s Kishi controller. Developed in association with Gamevice, the accessory connects directly to your iPhone or Android smartphone (Bluetooth is not required!) To keep the latency as low as possible. We believe it is the perfect companion for multiplayer online titles like Fortnite and the rapidly growing world of game streaming services such as xCloud and Stadia.
Most unexpected product
Sony Vision-S concept car
Sony has avoided major product announcements at CES for several years. Its presence serves to remind everyone that it is still doing virtually all consumer technology devices, with new TVs, speakers or maybe an occasional smartphone. This year, he pulled out his Project-S concept car in front of a stunned crowd. Somehow, miraculously, Sony managed to keep it a secret for everyone. It is not a car that you can buy, but it is a surprising example of confidence in the technology and mobility software of the company that brought you the Walkman and the PlayStation.
Best sports technology
Insta360 One R
Insta360 is already known for its excellent video stabilization technology, and has now gone a step further by offering a modular camera, one that allows you to switch between a 360-degree mod, an ultra-wide 4K 4K mod and a high-end camera quality. 5.3K one-inch sensor mod designed by Leica. You can configure the device according to your needs, with the option of mounting parts for 180-degree 3D shots or 360-degree drone images. This is a very versatile and ambitious action camera.
The best PC or tablet
Dell XPS 13 (2020)
Dell’s XPS 13 won its first Best of CES award when it debuted in 2015. The company has kept pace with the competition, so much so that we are honoring XPS 13 again, this time for the 2020 edition. The newest model It has a 16:10 higher and more convenient screen, and it brings even thinner bezels that make it look like the screen comes out of the keyboard. Speaking of the keyboard, it now has a wider edge-to-edge design, and is as comfortable to write as ever. It is possible that the XPS 13 is not a new product line, but of the several PCs we considered, this was by far the item we were most likely to buy for us.
The best robot or drone
Zero Zero Robotics V-Coptr Falcon
The new Zero Zero Robotics drone does not resemble the rest. The refreshing bi-helicopter form factor of the V-Coptr Falcon not only looks good, it also helps you stay in the air for a good 50 minutes, about 20 minutes longer than most of the competition. It uses two front cameras to avoid obstacles, and there is a 12-megapixel main camera on a three-axis gimbal for a stable 4K shot. There are also automatic tracking functions and programmable flight paths for film shots. You can even go completely manual using the controller in a transmission range of seven kilometers. Finally, a drone that breaks the quadcopter standard.
The people’s choice
Razer Kishi
More than 20,000 people voted in this year’s People’s Choice poll, and the winner is clear: Razer Kishi. With more than 5,000 votes that represented more than 21% of the overall results, it really wasn’t a contest: the second place only received a little more than a thousand votes.
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