LAS VEGAS, NEVADA---The first week in January is when the consumer electronics industry hits its yearly high-water mark. Thousands of companies come here to CES to show off the products they'll be offering for sale in 2015. It's a sea of processors, sensors, memory chips and batteries. And somewhere in there among it all is the next big thing.
There are plenty of surprising, new ideas at CES. Older ideas get refined, too---things that were only prototypes a year ago show up again this year as full-fledged, retail-ready offerings. And of course, you've got your reboots: old favorites dressed up with new features or refashioned with new materials.
When we select a "Best Of" for a show like this, we take all of these into consideration. Some of the things on our list are fresh spins on tried and tested designs, some are clever and brave new concepts. Some items may never show up as things you can buy, but simply point the way toward the future of a particular thought or design. And of course, a few items on our list were chosen just because they're awesome and we really, really want to own them.
Flip through the slideshow to see the WIRED editors' picks for the Best of CES 2015.
