Media in the coming days can expect a load of press releases from companies that have received one of the 27 "Innovations 2005 Design and Engineering Showcase" awards that are being handed out at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the first week of January. The awards are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).

The reasoning behind the judging for prices like these is shrouded by politics and pay-for-play scams. I'm not saying that's the case at CES, but just to stay on the safe side, most media simply ignore the "best of show" award ceremonies, and so is the Silicon Valley Sleuth.

Read the press release to see the honourees (link pasted above). I won't burn my fingers on this one.