] Dave Weinstein, Gizmodo's Special Correspondent for the ] Consumer Electronics Show, contributes an excellent ] report about the best gadgets he saw there: ] ] LAS VEGAS -- As each year ends there's a small section of ] our populace that starts to get really excited about ] upcoming events. Is it the coming of the new year that's ] got them smiling like school children on the way to a ] candy store, or is it the upcoming Consumer Electronics ] Show (CES) that's held at the beginning of each January? ] CES usually heralds the arrival of new home entertainment ] gear, but in recent years, this has expanded to all sorts ] of home and portable technology products, including flat ] panel televisions, wireless networking, personal video ] recorders (PVR), home theater PCs (HTPC), and a plethora ] of handheld devices. This year's CES didn't disappoint, ] in addition to a huge amount of new breakthrough ] products, there were glimpses of the components that will ] be showing up as part of next years gadgets as well. ] Here's a few of the interesting product and technology ] areas that were shown this year. Gizmodo : CES Field Report |