CES Best of Innovations Awards: 6 Winners for CE Pros
Of the 23 CES Innovations winners, most were gadgets, but a handful have relevance for custom installers: glass speakers, wireless audio, transparent fiber, home control and more.
CES has announced its Best of Innovations winners. Among the 23 winners, most were gadgets for vehicles and personal use -- six winners in all for vehicle accessories alone (Read: CES Innovations: A Nod to Trinkets, A Blow to Custom).
But a handful of winners have relevance to CE pros. They are:
Category: Audio Accessories
Company: Crystal Cable BV
Product: Arabesque by Crystal Cable
http://www.crystalcable.com
Top high-end loudspeakers made of natural glass. The beauty of transparency in look and sound with the addition of visible high tech components make it a breakthrough in audio design.

Category: High Performance Audio
Company: Definitive Technology
Ultra-thin on-wall speaker Mythos XTR-50 (Model: XTR-50)
http://www.definitivetech.com
The XTR-50 is a 1-1/2"deep on-wall L/C/R speaker utilizing dynamic drivers for superior performance. Merely 1-1/2" (38mm) deep the XTR-50 is the perfect performance complement for today's ultra thin LED-TVs.

Category: Integrated Home Systems
Company: Control4
Product: Control4 Operating System 2.0 (C4-OS-2.0)
http://www.control4.com
Control4's OS 2.0 enables new levels of customization and personalization for the homeowner. Offering home-control functionality, easy-to-access whole-home systems, integration of 3rd party applications, and improved media management

Category: Home Theater Speakers
CompanyGenesis Advanced Technologies
Product: Genesis 7.1f
http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com
High-end audiophile loudspeaker with full-range musical performance from a small-footprint svelte and elegant enclosure. Built-in servo-controlled subwoofer delivers accurate bass to 22Hz. Ribbon tweeter ensures perfect high frequencies to 36kHz

Category: Computer Accessories
Company: IntelliTouch
Product: EOS Converge System
Design by: Spindel Design
http://www.eoswireless.com
Eos Converge is a digital wireless multi-room audio system that brings music from your computer, home audio system or virtually any other music source, into every room of your house.

Category: Video Accessories
Company: OWLink Technology, Inc.
Product: HDMI Clear Optical (HCO) Cable (HCO-150)
http://www.owlink.com
HCO Cable transmits HDMI 1.3 signals in a clear fiber up to 150 feet without signal degradation. Substantially simplifying A/V installation, our cable marks a top choice for DIY consumers.

Click for the complete list of CES Best of Innovations Winners (23 winners) and Honorees (36 categories)
But a handful of winners have relevance to CE pros. They are:
Category: Audio Accessories
Company: Crystal Cable BV
Product: Arabesque by Crystal Cable
http://www.crystalcable.com
Top high-end loudspeakers made of natural glass. The beauty of transparency in look and sound with the addition of visible high tech components make it a breakthrough in audio design.

Category: High Performance Audio
Company: Definitive Technology
Ultra-thin on-wall speaker Mythos XTR-50 (Model: XTR-50)
http://www.definitivetech.com
The XTR-50 is a 1-1/2"deep on-wall L/C/R speaker utilizing dynamic drivers for superior performance. Merely 1-1/2" (38mm) deep the XTR-50 is the perfect performance complement for today's ultra thin LED-TVs.

Category: Integrated Home Systems
Company: Control4
Product: Control4 Operating System 2.0 (C4-OS-2.0)
http://www.control4.com
Control4's OS 2.0 enables new levels of customization and personalization for the homeowner. Offering home-control functionality, easy-to-access whole-home systems, integration of 3rd party applications, and improved media management

Category: Home Theater Speakers
CompanyGenesis Advanced Technologies
Product: Genesis 7.1f
http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com
High-end audiophile loudspeaker with full-range musical performance from a small-footprint svelte and elegant enclosure. Built-in servo-controlled subwoofer delivers accurate bass to 22Hz. Ribbon tweeter ensures perfect high frequencies to 36kHz

Category: Computer Accessories
Company: IntelliTouch
Product: EOS Converge System
Design by: Spindel Design
http://www.eoswireless.com
Eos Converge is a digital wireless multi-room audio system that brings music from your computer, home audio system or virtually any other music source, into every room of your house.

Category: Video Accessories
Company: OWLink Technology, Inc.
Product: HDMI Clear Optical (HCO) Cable (HCO-150)
http://www.owlink.com
HCO Cable transmits HDMI 1.3 signals in a clear fiber up to 150 feet without signal degradation. Substantially simplifying A/V installation, our cable marks a top choice for DIY consumers.

Click for the complete list of CES Best of Innovations Winners (23 winners) and Honorees (36 categories)
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Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.



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