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The buzz at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair came with the judging for the 10th HKEIA Award for Outstanding Innovation and Technology. Some of the entrees that won have been kept so secret, there is no information on the Internet about them yet, not even on the manufacturers’ sites. I am sure that will change as soon as the fair ends and the real marketing starts. In such cases, links to manufacturers’ websites have been provided for future reference.

Each winner received a trophy and a year’s worth of bragging rights. Check out the winners after the break and come back tomorrow for my thoughts on these winners.

While the day was full of admiring the tech feast of all the exhibitors at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, attendees were also encouraged to take part in a reception, opening ceremony and several product demonstrations.

Since the US is one of Honk Kong’s top five export markets, we are possibly in for some pretty cool stuff. Read on to see some of the things featured at the fair that might be heading this way soon (like that phone-watch in the picture)!

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is hosting their 28th Autumn Edition Hong Kong Electronics Fair this week, Sunday through Thursday. With over 2,600 exhibitors, there is guaranteed to be some of the best new electronics and ideas on the planet at the event. How can it not draw the best products? It is the second largest electronics show in the world.

Keep reading for more on what the week has in store!