Other contenders included Panasonic's new top-of-the-line ZT plasmas, Samsung's 85-inch UHDTV and LG's soon-to-ship 55-inch OLED, but when we're thinking about what the best thing we saw this year was, there's no question that this is it.
Ordinary Americans want jobs and a strong economy and this is the best bipartisan chance we have this year.
Finally, this week we wrapped up our CES coverage with a look at the best green gadgets from this year's show, and we flexed our creative capacity with 5 tech projects for kids that foster creativity and critical thinking.
"I think we will see this year some of the best racing there has ever been in F1, " Dennis said.
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For Fujitsu's part, the outfit already showed off its waterproof slate and GPS cane (aka the best thing we've seen so far this year).
The performance in 2013 was the best since 1997, and we can all hope that this year turns out as well.
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And while information, screenshots, and anything else I might normally use when discussing an upcoming game remain anemic at best, it does look like we may see this launch before the year is up.
The best rate we find for a 5-year CD on the Internet this morning is 2.41%.
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Right now any talks of replacement are hearsay and analyst fodder at best, but we'll be watching to see how this rumor develops during this 30th year of Ballmer's career at the company.
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In parting we asked the 57-year-old hedge-funder to name those funds that have performed best for him this year.
"We have to get on a roll and this is the best way to start it, " said the 37-year-old Nabokov, who recorded his 55th career shutout.
With the advantage of hindsight, we can see that Best Buy did not deserve the share price of 16 times earnings it was demanding at this time last year.
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