Best of CES Awards

PlayfullyClever writes "CNET has released their list of the Best of CES Awards. This list contains some of the top items debuted at CES this year, including Creative's iPod killer, the Zen Vision:M, which won Best in Show." Bittech also brings us news of what is thought to be the worlds smallest PSU. Relatedly, Lightreading also provided a link to some memories of CES shows past.

Vision:M

[hattig]

Getting there. Shame that on the CNET page the picture they choose for this device is a vile green. Then they mention it is thicker than the iPod, which sucks for pocket use. It is $40 more than the equivalent capacity iPod. It doesn't work with iTMS (although this is getting less of a liability every week as other stores sort out their acts). In all other ways it looks like an iPod. Wonder how good the standard headphones are?

But competition is good. If this forces Apple to enhance their iPod again soon, t

PSU

[imboboage0]

Bittech also brings us news of what is thought to be the worlds smallest PSU.

yes, it is the world's smallest PSU. sadly, it is not all it is cracked up to be. Yes, it is onlyslightly larger than an ATX connector, has 120W, and is 96% efficient. Until you consider what it is. This is a DC-DC power supply. This means that you will have to supply it with a 12V DC source. Although this is great for people putting computers into cars, it serves little purpose to most others elsewhere.

Call me when you get

Too good to be true?

[rharkins]

This PS falls under the 'too good to be true' category. It requires 12 volts at 7 amps (10 amps peak). That's going to take a heck of a big, hot brick for 120V use. The brick for my Dell XPS laptop supplies 7.7 amps at 19V, and makes a great foot warmer.

Further, the manual says:

"Total combined output of the 3.3 and 5V rail should not exceed 40Watts under fanless
operation."

It might be tough to get airflow down on the MB where this sits.

All that said, it looks like a great idea. The fewer wires the better