The Crunchies, the annual awards celebrating innovation and new technology products, are here. And once again, we will be working with TechCrunch and VentureBeat on the fourth edition of the popular awards — which are followed, of course, by a big party.

The event will be held on Jan. 21, 2011. We have a new location this year: The Crunchies are going to be held at The Palace of Fine Arts Theater & Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3301-3601 Lyon Street, in San Francisco.

There are 20 categories — and you can submit your nominations for the awards through Dec. 24, 2010. Tickets for Crunchies go on sale Dec. 15, 2010. Look forward to seeing you there!