2011美国消费电子展（Consumer Electronics Show；CES）创新奖评委会更新了本年度颁奖产品分类，将家用电器分为两类：主导家电（Major Home Appliances）、便携式家电（Portable Home Appliances）。

新的消费电子类别包括：音频配件、音频元件、电脑配件、电脑硬件、电脑外设、数码成像、生态设计及可持续性技术、电子游戏硬件、电子游戏软件、使能技术、耳机、康护技术、高性能音频、主要家用电器、便携式家用电器、家庭网络、家庭影院配件、家庭影院扬声器、车载配件、车载音视频、车载控制/OEM集成、车载导航/资讯/ITS、集成家庭系统、大户音视频、在音视频内容提供、个人电子、便携式媒体配件、便携式媒体播放器、便携式电源、社交网络、视频配件、视频内容、视频显示、无线手机、无线手机配件。

新分类具体说明如下：

Audio Accessories（音频配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect and/or maintain home audio systems and components.

Audio Components（音频元件）
Products designed to deliver, control, store and/or manage audio content including records, tapes, disc-based audio, MP3 and hard drive storage.

Computer Accessories（电脑配件）
Products designed primarily around single use functionality to enable, enhance, connect, power and/or maintain desktop and/or portable computer systems.

Computer Hardware（电脑硬件）
Includes all desktop and portable computer systems capable of accepting user input, storing and retrieving data, displaying or outputting a video signal and are capable of running application software. Does not include products whose primary purpose is making and receiving phone calls.

Computer Peripherals（电脑外设）
Products designed to connect to, and extend the functionality of desktop or portable computer systems. Examples include products that provide printing, network and user input and output display.

Digital Imaging（数码成像）
Products designed to enhance the visual experience and/or allow the user to capture, store and edit still or movie video images.

Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology （生态设计及可持续性技术）
Innovative features incorporated into consumer electronics products that make them safe for the environment and sustainable, efficient and clean energy use, manufacturing processes that reduce use of environmentally relevan substances (lead, mercury), durability/end-of-life (reuse, refurbish, remanufacture, recycle), resource conservation, solar power, use of recylced inputs, untraditional forms of power and modes for providing technology/connectivity to developing communities.

Electronic Gaming Hardware（电子游戏硬件）
Products (hardware) designed to allow one or more users to interact with electronic games.

Electronic Gaming Software（电子游戏软件）
Software designed to allow one or more users to interact with electronic games. This category includesgaming software and web-based software.

Enabling Technologies（使能技术）
Software embedded in silicon designed to provide functionality to finished products or subassemblies.

Headphones（耳机）
Devices which allow users to listen to audio content (music, radio, video soundtracks, live TV broadcasts and telephone conversations). The devices may incorporate microphones for user voice response or input.

Health and Wellness（康护技术）
Products designed to test, monitor, or analyze the health, well-being, fitness and/or medical condition of an individual or provide therapeutic benefit. Products should have significant electronic functionality as a central part of the item’s operation.

High-Performance Audio（高性能音频）
Separate audio components and speakers which provide for optimal performance and sound reproduction. Items are typically produced in very limited quantity and are handcrafted.

NEW! Major Home Appliances（主导家用电器）
Products designed to provide home heating and cooling, comfort, aesthetics, convenience, and home cleaning. Products should have significant electronic functionality as a central part of the item’s operation.

NEW! Portable Home Appliances（便携式家用电器）
Products designed to provide food storage and preparation, comfort, aesthetics, convenience, and home cleaning. Products should have significant electronic functionality as a central part of the item’s operation.

Home Networking（家庭网络）
Products and accessories which enable users to maintain a wired or wireless data network for the purpose of providing file, print and Internet access sharing. Systems may also include products and software which provide for remote and conditional access.

Home Theater Accessories（家庭影院配件）
Items enable home theater component connectivity, power quality, mounting, storage and content management.

Home Theater Speakers（家庭影院扬声器）
Includes speakers whose primary purpose is incorporation into a home theater system.

In-Vehicle Accessories（车载配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect and/or maintain in-vehicle audio, video, and navigation systems, and components.

In-Vehicle Audio/Video（车载音视频）
Products and components designed to be part of an in-vehicle audio or video system.

In-Vehicle Control/OEM Integration（车载控制/OEM集成）
Products and components designed to facilitate the integration of aftermarket and OEM audio, video, and navigation systems in vehicles.

In-Vehicle Navigation/Telematics/ITS（车载导航/资讯/ITS）
Products and components designed to be part of an in-vehicle navigation and/or information retrieval and transmission service.

Integrated Home Systems （集成家庭系统）
Products and components designed to be used as complete systems or subsystems in the home to control the distribution of and access to audio and video content. Systems also control lighting, energy and environmental systems and security access.

Multi-Room Audio/Video（大户音视频）
Systems specifically designed to allow users to centralize content and then redistribute via multiple simultaneous discrete streams to multiple locations in a home.

Online Audio/Video Content Delivery（在音视频内容提供）
Any audio or video that can be transmitted via the Internet. Content can be streaming or accessed through downloading.

Personal Electronics（个人电子）
Products designed around single function or multi-function uses which operate individually or in conjunction with other products.

Portable Media Accessories（便携式媒体配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect, carry and/or maintain portable media players.

Portable Media Players（便携式媒体播放器）
Products incorporating integrated storage and playback capability for audio and/or video content. Products have the capability to connect to desktop and portable computer systems to exchange content.

Portable Power（便携式电源）
Devices designed to facilitate the powering and/or charging of consumer electronic products.

Social Networks（社交网络）
A web-based system of linking individuals or groups together. Users should be able to create a profile for themselves and connect with other members. The system should also provide a variety of ways for users to communicate, network, or share information.

Video Accessories（视频配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect and/or maintain home video systems and components.

Video Components（视频内容）
Systems or components designed to provide for playback, storage and/or distribution of video signals and content in the home.

Video Displays（视频显示）
Devices whose primary purpose is the display of video content, not including items marketed and sold primarily as computer monitors.

Wireless Handsets（无线手机）
Items marketed primarily for the ability to provide wireless calling capability. The products in this category, in addition to having voice calling features, may also incorporate wireless data and Internet access features along with built-in camera and media playback functionality.

Wireless Handset Accessories（无线手机配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect, carry and/or maintain wireless handsets.

查找具体产品范例，请下载本年度颁奖产品分类指南（2011 Awards Category Guide），地址为http://www.cesweb.org/docs/2K11Innovations_Guide6.30.pdf；查询进一步信息，请访问http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/categories.asp。