But you don’t have to pilot drones or develop Android apps in your spare time to appreciate the shiny stuff bedecking 2.2 million (yes, million) square feet of convention space right now. From monolithic TVs that literally bend like playing cards on demand, to sci-fi devices that can scan any material and tell you what it is, CES has it all.
Which makes the job of finding the best of the best a bit like finding the brightest neon, most obnoxious club or cheesiest theme hotel in Vegas … but a lot more fun. For the second year in a row, Digital Trends dispatched a crack team of 18 editorial staffers to Las Vegas to fan out, get grabby with gadgets, and try everything we could. And we’ve sifted out the best of everything for our Top Tech of CES 2015 awards.
Looking for highlights from all the hottest product categories? Look no further. We hand-picked four nominees in every category based on a combination of innovation, practicality, and just plain “wow” factor. And when there weren’t four that floored us, we picked three, because who needs fluff?
Check our nominees in every category below, and make sure to return Thursday morning when we reveal the winners in every category, and what it was about each incredible gadget that sealed its supremacy this year. Plus, we’ll award one outstanding product our coveted Best in Show award.
Automotive
Audi Tablet for 2016 Q7
BMW iDrive Controller
Volkswagen Connected Golf
Nvidia Drive PX and Drive CX
Home Audio
Klipsch Reference Premier Wireless Home Theater System
Home Video
Sharp ‘Beyond 4K’ TV
Panasonic CX850 4K UHD TV
Samsung JS9500 SUHD TV
LG EF9500 Flat 4K OLED
Home
XYZprinter 3D food printer
Smart Home
SleepNumber Kids Bed
Home Appliance
Samsung Activewash Washer
LG Mini Washer
Dacor Voice-Activated Oven
Mobile
LG G Flex 2
ZTE Star 2
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows (and AnyPen)
Asus ZenFone Zoom
Computing
Lenovo LaVie Z
Dell XPS 13
Samsung ATIV Book 9
HP Zvr Virtual Reality Display
Photography
Nikon D5500
Panasonic WX970
Sony AX33
Gaming
Razer Forge TV
Steelseries Sentry
The Sulon Cortex
Headphones
Audeze El-8
Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless
Phiaton BT 110
Wearable
Misfit Swarovski Shine (Violet)
Withings Activite Pop
Jins Meme smartglasses
Magellan Echo Fit
Sports & Fitness
Cerevo XON Snow-1
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