Amanda Finnegan

The CNET Best of the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 nominees were announced at this morning’s CES. Winners will be announced Saturday morning.

By Amanda Finnegan

Published Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 | 11:11 a.m.

Updated Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 | 4:35 p.m.

The CNET Best of the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 nominees were announced at this morning’s CES. The CNET Best of CES are the official awards of the show.

Awards are given in 10 categories: car technology, cell phones and smart phones, computers and hardware, digital photo and video, gaming, GPS, home audio, home video, MP3 and video players and TV. Winners will be announced Saturday morning at CES.

Visit http://ces.cnet.com/ces/peoples-voice/ to vote for the Best of CES 2009 People’s Voice Award.

Car Technology

• Gracenotes CarStars

• Ford Sync 3.0

• AT&T Cruisecast

Cell phones and smart phones

• Motorola Surf A3100

• LG Watch Phone

• Palm Pre

Computer and Hardware

• D-Link Extreme N450

• Sony Vaio P-Series Lifestyle PC

• HP Firebird

Digital Photo and Video

• Casio Exilim EX-FC100

• Sony Handycam HDR-XR520V

• Sony Cybershot DSC-G3

Gaming

• Nyko wand

• Nvidia GEForce 3D Vision

• Psyko 5.1 headset

GPS

• TomTom GO 74Y

• Dual XNAV43HD

• Garmin ecoRoute

Home Audio

• Samsung HT-BD7200

• Panasonic SC-TZ1

• Pioneer VSX-819H

Home Video

• Dish Network ViP922

• LG BD390

• Panasonic DMP-BD15

MP3 and Personal Video Players

• Samsung P3

• Song W-Series Walkman

• Iriver P7

TVs

• Panasonic G10 series

• LG PS80 series

• Vizio VF551VXT