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Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2019 includes Impossible Burger, Samsung Micro LED

PORTLAND, Ore., January 9, 2019 — Digital Trends, the world’s largest independent tech publisher, has announced its picks for the top tech of CES 2019.

Leading the pack as the overall winner is the Impossible Burger 2.0, the latest iteration of the most meat-like veggie burger on the market. It’s made by Impossible Foods, and it’s the only plant-based burger that bleeds.

“By shrinking the flavor gap between real meat and fake meat, Impossible is making it easier for everyone to make more environmentally conscious food choices — and that’s a big deal,” saidDrew Prindle, emerging tech editor at Digital Trends. “Animal agriculture is the number one cause of environmental destruction in the world, so reducing humanity’s consumption and cultivation of meat is arguably one of the most effective ways that we can combat climate change.”

CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, is the nation’s biggest annual tech event, kicking off each new year by showcasing the best and most exciting upcoming innovations and gadgets before they hit the market.  In addition to the awards, Digital Trends offers extensive coverage of the show through breaking news, product roundups, a daily livestream, and up-to-the-minute updates on social media.

Digital Trends’ editorial staff selected winners for the following categories: Audio, automotive, computing, emerging tech, home appliance, mobile, photography, rideables, smart home, video, wearables, health and wellness, security, sleep, tech for good, and overall winner.

Here are the winners by category:

  • Overall Winner: Impossible Burger 2.0
  • AudioKlipsch Reference Wireless WiSA home theater system
  • Automotive: Harley-Davidson LiveWire
  • Computing: Asus ZenBook S13
  • Emerging Tech:
    • Impossible Burger 2.0
    • Fluidity FT Aviator
    • The North Face Futurelight
  •  Home ApplianceKitchenAid Smart Oven+
  • Mobile: Google Assistant on Google Maps
  • Photography: NexOptic DoubleTake
  • Rideables: Lime-S Generation 3 e-scooter
  • Smart Home: Kohler Numi 2.0 toilet
  • Video: Samsung Micro LED
  • Wearables: Kate Spade Scallop 2 Smartwatch
  • Health & Wellness: Touchpoint
  • Security: Ring Door View Cam
  • Sleep: Philips SmartSleep Snoring Relief Band
  • Tech for Good: Cocoon Beehive

For detailed reviews of each product, please see https://www.digitaltrends.com/awards/best-of-ces-2019/

About CES

CES is a consumer electronics expo produced and operated by the Consumer Technology Association. It gathers thought leaders, developers, digital pioneers, and tech enthusiasts to showcase the best up-and-coming, market-ready, and beta stage technologies. CES is the platform many companies use to introduce their newest products to the public. The first CES (then called the Consumer Electronics Show) was in 1967 in New York City. Since 2005, it’s taken place annually in Las Vegas. For more details on this year’s event, please see https://www.ces.tech.

About Digital Trends

Digital Trends is a leading consumer technology publisher helping people navigate an increasingly digital world. With easy-to-understand product reviews, entertaining news, and videos, Digital Trends serves more than 30 million unique visitors each month. Digital Trends reaches 100 million tech influencers through their own media network, and its syndicate partners include Yahoo!, Oath, Flipboard, Cheddar, Amazon, Fox News and more than 200 broadcast news stations. Digital Trends is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto and Chicago. For more information, visit www.digitaltrends.com.

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