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For better or much worse, Best of CES award winners this century

Summary: From 2000-2012 the winners of the Best of Show award have had very spotty track records and many were destined for failure.

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2011 winner...

2011 winner: Motorola Xoom. In a show that featured tablets, this one came out on top of the pack. The Xoom was powered by Android Honeycomb on hardware that included a dual-core processor, 4G-compatibility, HDMI out, and front- and back-facing cameras.

But things didn't pan out for Motorola and the Xoom. First year sales were very disappointing as this tablet couldn't crack the dominance of Apple's iPad and the quick technological advances going on. You could tell it was going downhill by its sales price. Originally sold for around $800 when it was released in Feb. 2011, it could be bought for $200 just a year later.

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  • the descriptions dont match the pictures

    And the pictures don't match the years, please fix
    the_tyrant
    Reply 2 Votes

    • I know. I was amazed that in 2001 a 500MB storage device

      was the size of a large TV.
      William Farrel
      Reply 2 Votes

    • Yep

      You're right.

      And Andrea's story wasn't astonishing at all.
      DannyO_0x98
      Reply Vote

  • Embarrassing!

    Does anyone review these before "publishing"? Based on the number of times errors exist, I'd say not!
    tracy.hayford
    Reply 1 Vote

    • Obviously not

      Yesterday it was a mess.
      Today it is still a mess.
      Andy Smith ... not good
      paul2011
      Reply Vote

  • Is that list for the best VAPORWARE at CES??

    Except for the XBox, all other devices were either no-shows (ie: never produced) or epic failures.
    wackoae
    Reply Vote
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