LAS VEGAS—Given the magnitude of the International Consumer Electronics Show, which tends to overtake Las Vegas during its annual week-long run, many of the 20,000 or so new products unveiled during the week have to battle for attention and headlines.
That’s why it was such an honor for HP products—notably, the HP Spectre 13—to be a recipient of a CES 2017 Innovation Award.
The new premium laptop, which was announced just before the show opened, was named among the “Best of Innovations” winners in the computer hardware and software category. Honorees on the Best of Innovations list are defined as "a product or technology that scores above the threshold set for a specific category," according to the Consumer Technology Association, which curates the multi-category roundup of noteworthy gadgets that made a splash at the annual trade show.
Among the myriad gadgets named by the CTA (among them a VR drone, a smart dog collar and wearables galore), the Spectre stood out as a device that “boldly redefines the notebook category.” The CTA noted that it was designed “to be the best notebook ever made” for the customer that “wants cutting edge technology in the thinnest form factor ever.”
Additionally, the HP All-in-One, HP ENVY Curved All-in-One, HP Elite x3 mobility platform, and HP Spectre x360 were given honorable mentions in computer hardware and component categories, while the HP Elite x3 Lap Dock and HP Sprocket Photo Printer were featured in the computer peripherals and digital imaging categories.
Although not official awards, a few other notable lists have included HP products as CES standouts.
