The top 10 finalists for Last Gadget Standing and Mobile Apps Showdown at CES have been posted.
Apps Showdown Finalists:
- DriveSafe.ly 2.0 - text stopping app.
- IDEAL Item ID - a free, open source, talking barcode reader and barcode maker that allows the visually impaired to identify things.
- Line2 - adds a second number to your iPhone or Android phone.
- ooVoo Multiparty Mobile Video Chat - a video chat service with both video and voice calling.
- Pageonce Personal Finance - personal finance accounts seen all from a single place.
- Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite -suite to view and edit Microsoft Office documents.
- Twonky Mobile, streams media from Android phone to any Web-connected gadget.
- SwiftKey, one of the smartest and swift predictive keyboard.
- WebMD Mobile - medical app with Symptom Checker, a comprehensive drug, supplement and vitamin treatment database, and essential first aid information.
The 10 Last Gadget Standing finalists
- Acer Iconia.
- Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D Digital Camera.
- Fujitsu Scanner (never been seen before).
- Looxcie Wearable Bluetooth Camcorder.
- Samsung Nexus S.
- Barnes and Noble Nook Color.
- A non-disclosed surprise.
- Intel's newest.
- Sifteocubes.
- SOUNDCAGE by Sonomax.
The top 10 will appear on stage at
International CES 2011 during a live session where a live voting
audience will determine which product is awarded the Last Gadget
Standing.
The Last Gadget Standing Award ceremony takes place on Saturday, January
8 at 10:30 a.m. in Room N257-258 of the Las Vegas Convention Center,
North Hall. This year's media partner/emcee is Harry McCracken.
The Apps Showdown will take place at 12:30 pm in Room N257-258 of the Las Vegas Convention Center,
North Hall.
I vote for the Nexus S as the Last Gadget Standing CES 2011. We were able to read, display, and share an interactive RFID wreath using the Nexus S (http://bit.ly/eruQRN).