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Digital Trends Names Top Tech of CES 2017 Award Winners

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Portland, OR – (January 9, 2017) – Leading consumer technology publisher Digital Trends has unveiled the winners of the 5th Annual Top Tech of CES Awards in celebration of innovative products showcased during the 2017 CES technology show in Las Vegas.  Digital Trends, an official media partner for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), presented the #CyberStag, a custom 3D-printed stag trophy, to 17 state-of-the-art tech products and one overall “Best of Show” award was presented to Samsung for the new Chromebook Plus.
Digital Trends flew out its largest-ever editorial crew of writers, editors and video staff, plus hosted a booth for the first time, delivering nonstop video coverage straight from the show floor.

“Our editorial team worked around the clock to cover every inch of the show floor at CES,” noted Jeremy Kaplan, Editor-in-Chief for DigitalTrends.com.  “While there were certainly incredible displays of technology and innovation, we proudly award the Cyber Stag to the companies who have delivered products that shine above and beyond.”

Award entries are judged by editors on innovation, practicality, and design. Click each category for a full review of the winners. The following are the official winners of the 5th Annual Top Tech of CES Awards:

Best of Show: Samsung Chromebook Plus

Automotive: Nvidia PilotNet

Computing: Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

Cool Tech: Monoprice Delta Mini

Cool Tech:  Ability3D 888

Cool Tech:  InfiVention Square Off

Outdoor: Goal Zero Yeti Lithium 3000

Gaming: HTC Vive Tracker

Headphones: Beyerdynamics Xelento Remote

Home Appliance: GE Firstbuild Paragon Mat

Home Audio: GoldenEar Triton Reference

Home Video: Sony Bravia A1E 4K OLED TV

Latin Innovation: Sur 3D

Mobile: Huawei Honor 6X

Photography: Panasonic Lumix GH5

Smart Home: Sleep Number 360 Smart Bed

Sport & Fitness: Garmin Fenix 5S

Wearables: Willow Breast Pump

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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 90 million tech influencers through their own media network, and its syndicate partners include Yahoo!, FOX News and more than 200 broadcast news stations. Digital Trends is headquartered in Portland, OR with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. For more information, visit www.digitaltrends.com.

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