2011美國消費電子展（Consumer Electronics Show；CES）創新獎評委會更新了本年度頒獎產品分類，將家用電器分為兩類：主導家電（Major Home Appliances）、便攜式家電（Portable Home Appliances）。

新的消費電子類別包括：音頻配件、音頻元件、電腦配件、電腦硬件、電腦外設、數碼成像、生態設計及可持續性技術、電子游戲硬件、電子游戲軟件、使能技術、耳機、康護技術、高性能音頻、主要家用電器、便攜式家用電器、家庭網絡、家庭影院配件、家庭影院揚聲器、車載配件、車載音視頻、車載控制/OEM集成、車載導航/資訊/ITS、集成家庭系統、大戶音視頻、在音視頻內容提供、個人電子、便攜式媒體配件、便攜式媒體播放器、便攜式電源、社交網絡、視頻配件、視頻內容、視頻顯示、無線手機、無線手機配件。

新分類具體說明如下：

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

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

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

Computer Hardware（電腦硬件）
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（電腦外設）
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（數碼成像）
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 （生態設計及可持續性技術）
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（電子游戲硬件）
Products (hardware) designed to allow one or more users to interact with electronic games.

Electronic Gaming Software（電子游戲軟件）
Software designed to allow one or more users to interact with electronic games. This category includesgaming software and web-based software.

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

Headphones（耳機）
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（康護技術）
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（高性能音頻）
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（主導家用電器）
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（便攜式家用電器）
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（家庭網絡）
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（家庭影院揚聲器）
Includes speakers whose primary purpose is incorporation into a home theater system.

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

In-Vehicle Audio/Video（車載音視頻）
Products and components designed to be part of an in-vehicle audio or video system.

In-Vehicle Control/OEM Integration（車載控制/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（車載導航/資訊/ITS）
Products and components designed to be part of an in-vehicle navigation and/or information retrieval and transmission service.

Integrated Home Systems （集成家庭系統）
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（大戶音視頻）
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（在音視頻內容提供）
Any audio or video that can be transmitted via the Internet. Content can be streaming or accessed through downloading.

Personal Electronics（個人電子）
Products designed around single function or multi-function uses which operate individually or in conjunction with other products.

Portable Media Accessories（便攜式媒體配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect, carry and/or maintain portable media players.

Portable Media Players（便攜式媒體播放器）
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（便攜式電源）
Devices designed to facilitate the powering and/or charging of consumer electronic products.

Social Networks（社交網絡）
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（視頻配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect and/or maintain home video systems and components.

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

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

Wireless Handsets（無線手機）
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（無線手機配件）
Products designed to enable, enhance, connect, carry and/or maintain wireless handsets.

查找具體產品范例，請下載本年度頒獎產品分類指南（2011 Awards Category Guide），地址為http://www.cesweb.org/docs/2K11Innovations_Guide6.30.pdf；查詢進一步信息，請訪問http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/categories.asp。