With the gaze of gadget lovers worldwide fixed on Las Vegas this week for CES 2015, it was not difficult for us to pick a topic for our show. In fact the challenge lay in separating the wheat from the chaff. As usual, the massive trade show brought about a plethora of stories, some worth noting others good for little more than a laugh.

The sheer volume of news coming off the show floor can make it tough to find stories that actually matter. So we've done the hard and cut through the noise for you. Whether you attended CES or (like us) just watched from afar tune into this episode for everything you need to know, and a few things you don't.

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Show Notes

Cameras

• DropCam
• SimplyCam Adds Facial Recognition
• Visualint - Intelligent Cameras for CI's
• Netatmo Welcome - Records to SD card
• Canary home security device
• Chamberlain Notifi - Light socket camera
• Sengled - WiFi light bulbs with cameras and wireless extenders
• D-link Introduces WiFi camera
• Clever Smart Switch Covers Existing Switch

Smart Home / Hubs

• WeMo Introduces new Sensors
• WeMo Echo System
• SmartThings News at CES
• HomeKit question from listener Mark
• HomeKit discussed in Episode 17
• Insteon Introduces a HomeKit Hub
• Reddit discussion on Insteon Hub Announcement
• EchoStare introduces Sage Home Automation
• Sage Home Automation Feature Sheet
• Nortek pushes GoControl brand into the DIY world

Baby Stuff

• Sproutling -- the fitbit for babies
• Smart Pacifier
• NapTime Baby Monitor
• mamaRoo connected baby rocker

Streaming and TV Content

• Intel's Compute Stick
• Plex Media Center
• Sling TV Announced - $20 for 20 Channels
• More Sling TV info
• Tablo Unveils New Hardware
• TiVo OnePass

TV Technology

• Quantum Dot Technology
• Samsung SUHD TVs
• Sony TVs to run Android for OS
• Firefox OS on Panasonic TVs
• Samsung TVs to run Tizen OS

Multi-room Audio

• LG's Answer to Sonos
• Philips Announces Multi-Room Speaker for Spotify
• Google Cast Audio

The Worst

• Sony's $1,119 MP3 player
• Pono Music Player
• Selfie Sticks at CES
• Selfie Brush
• Levitating Speaker
• Kid friendly Android 65-inch Tablet
• Polaroid Socialmatic Camera