Mediagazer: The 2013 Best of CES Awards: CNET's story (Lindsey Turrentine/CNET)

6:45 PM ET, January 14, 2013

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Lindsey Turrentine / CNET:

The 2013 Best of CES Awards: CNET's story — The true story of what happened before last week's Best of CES Awards unveiling — Last week, about 40 members of the CNET editorial staff met in the CNET trailer in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center to vote on our official Best of CES winner.

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