Camera releases often take a back seat at CES, but this year was top notch for novelty and exciting extras. Lady Gaga’s Grey Label for Polaroid got the company doing what it should have done ages ago: locking into the hipster pound and getting back to its roots as a retro, portable brand. Aside from Gaga’s mad sunglasses, a raft of unexciting compacts were announced, with a few exceptions: Wi-Fi with remote shooting, 3D capture and super compacts for under £100. We’ve found the needles in the haystack: click through for our roundup of the best cameras from CES 2011.




Like mobiles, cameras have their own dedicated tech hoedown, called PMA. But that didn’t stop some of the planet’s hottest snapper sellers from showing off some awesome new kit at CES 2010. In fact, this year’s show was positively buzzing with peerless new peepers, including some of our favourite gadgets of the entire show. Here’s our top five cameras and camcorders from the show floor.


2009 was a belter for killer new toys and life-changing web extras. And by the looks of it, 2010 is set to be even better, with everything from Freeview HD to the Apple tablet stoking our gadgety passions over the next year. So without further ado, here’s our pick of the ten best technologies to get het over in 2010.