Technobabble pal Don Lindich has checked in from Las Vegas to note that this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is a wee bit on the slow side — OK, actually, a snooze, according to Don and colleagues. Between the economy and having a glut of tech stuff coming out last year, I think everyone is scaling back. That goes for the people covering it, too, because the floors seems to be not as crowded as last year, based on reports.

Also at CES, the Digital Entertainment Group announced the winners of its Creative Excellence Awards, for which I am one of the judges:

Theatrical DVD: WALL-E
Catalog DVD: Touch of Evil
TV DVD: The Sopranos: The Complete Series
Direct to DVD: Futurama: Bender’s Game
Music DVD: Shine a Light
Blu-ray: Sleeping Beauty

Looking back at my picks, my choices won for theatrical, direct and music. On catalog, I considered Touch of Evil, but so many of the nominees, including it, were merely special-edition re-releases that I went for Murnau, Borzage and Fox, which most voters never saw. The TV award was a joke. The Sopranos was merely an expensive repackaging of previously released discs, plus some new bonus material. Mad Men was much more deserving. Sleeping Beauty was a fine Blu-ray, but I’m not sure how WALL-E can win top theatrical and then not win for Blu-ray, which added even more incredible features. The Dark Knight was shut out, but DEG gave it a “best in show” award — a category not up for vote.

Finally, another source to add for CES coverage — besides the ones I listed Thursday – is Dealnews.

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