Yahoo! Tech Announces Winners of "Last Gadget Standing" Event at CES 2007.Data Drive Thru Tornado Wins the Live Audience Vote, HP TouchSmart PC Wins Online Vote - Both Winners Represent Hot Products With Staying Power LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ) today announced the winners of the Yahoo! Tech Yahoo! Tech is a web site that provides product information and setup advice to help its users, as expressed in its slogan "Tech Made Easy." Yahoo! launched the web site in May 2006. "Last Gadget Standing" competition, hosted by gadget expert Robin Raskin at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The winners are the Data Drive Thru Tornado, which was selected by the audience during the live SuperSession supersession see superseding. event and the HP TouchSmart PC, which was selected as the online winner on tech.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Tech brings consumers the best information on gadgets and "Last Gadget Standing" gave those consumers the opportunity to pick their favorite gadget from CES. "'Last Gadget Standing' isn't just about the techies telling us what's going to be hot. It's about the real 'deciders' -- the consumers -- voting on what's going to emerge as our next gadget idol," said Patrick Houston, general manager, Yahoo! Tech. The Data Drive Thru Tornado allows users to plug in a custom USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. cable to two computers and transfer data between the two PCs without installing extra software. The HP TouchSmart PC is an all-in-one, touch-screen PC that allows the user to check weather or e-mail, use a special HP-family calendar, watch TV, view photos, play music and more, each with a single touch. Of the hundreds of products shown at CES, ten products that represent some of the best ideas and trends at the show were singled out and demonstrated at the annual "Last Gadget Standing" event. This year, the products were selected by Robin Raskin and her fellow Yahoo! Tech advisors Dory Devlin, Gina Hughes, Christopher Null A character that is all 0 bits. Also written as "NUL," it is the first character in the ASCII and EBCDIC data codes. In hex, it displays and prints as 00; in decimal, it may appear as a single zero in a chart of codes, but displays and prints as a blank space. , and Tom Samiljan. "The two winners represent products that people believe will stand the test of time, and not just disappear once the show is over," Raskin said. The remaining eight finalists included: * The Jitterbug jitterbug Dance variation of the two-step in which couples swing, balance, and twirl in standardized patterns to syncopated music in ⁴⁄₄ time. It originated in the U.S. in the mid 1930s and became internationally popular in the 1940s. Dial Phone is a simplified cell phone featuring a well-lit, color-coded keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad. , cushioned ear area, large display, voice dialing, and other functions that help an older generation keep in touch. * The Melitta Smart Mill & Brew not only grinds and brews coffee, but also serves up-to-the-minute weather forecasts on an LCD screen that flashes MSN Direct MSN Direct is an FM radio-based digital service which allows portable devices to receive information from MSN services. Devices that support MSN Direct include wristwatches, atomic desktop clocks, in-car GPS satellite navigation units, and even small appliances such as coffee regional weather information via an FM signal. * The Archos 604-WiFi features a 30GB hard drive and 802.11g wireless connectivity so users can surf, stream, browse, and email as well as access photos, music, and video stored on the player's hard drive. * Nokia's highest-end N95 multi-media computer has 3G/HSDPA-capability, a 5-megapixel camera, built-in GPS, and a 2.6-inch color screen. Its dual slide mechanism allows users to slide vertical for traditional phoning or horizontal for media controls. * WowWee RS Media, a video-and-music playing version of the popular Robosapien, allows users to program and store body movements and assign the RS Media different personality modes, including the users' custom-made personality modes based on their own voice and other sounds. * Pure Digital Point and Shoot Camcorder is a simple-to-use, pocket-sized camcorder that has an LCD preview, microphone, just a few buttons, and simple controls. A retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. USB plugs into the PC to transfer video. It runs on AA batteries and no cords or chargers are required. * The D-Link V-Click phone switches from cellular to Wi-Fi with the push of a button. In addition to phone calls, the trim handset features email and an integrated web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . * Samsung's Ultra Music Phone takes the concept of an entertainment phone to new levels with its slim form and two LCD screens, one on each side of the phone. "All the finalists for 'Last Gadget Standing' are winners in that they represent ideas that will fuel the imagination of the audience about what technology can do," Raskin added. Coverage of the "Last Gadget Standing" event and other product coverage from CES can be found at http://tech.yahoo.com. About Last Gadget Standing The annual Last Gadget Standing competition, hosted by veteran gadget expert Robin Raskin, singles out consumer electronic products that represent some of the best ideas and trends at the Consumer Electronics Show. Ten products are selected by Yahoo! Tech advisors and two winners are selected by the audience (both online and in person). The products represent significant trends - from appliances with web connectivity, to robotics, phones with next generation features and more. About Yahoo! Tech Yahoo! Tech (http://tech.yahoo.com) is a new website that gives consumers plain-English advice and information about choosing and using technology. The site approaches technology information with a simple philosophy: tech made easy. Yahoo! Tech features original, licensed and user-generated content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as about hundreds of thousands of technology products, and is powered by the search, community and personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. tools from across the Yahoo! network. |
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