The Consumer Electronics Association has selected the recipients of its 2006 innovation honoree awards to be showcased during their CES trade convention in January. Covering 30 categories, the products highlighted mark significant functional improvements over consumer electronics currently available. Notable mentions with product pages online include:
1) Fujitsu's biometric security authenticator, the Palm Secure. It uses infrared rays to identify an individual by unique vein patterns.
2) The Exer-station, which infuses exercise into interactive entertainment by attributing the speed of video-game character movement to isometric pressure applied by a human player.
3) Celestron's SkyScout Personal Planetarium, a handheld device that purportedly identifies any star formation visible to the naked eye, subsequently dispensing information in text and audio formats.

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