Samsung Receives 32 CES Innovations Awards For 2008

november 14, 2007

Samsung Electronics America has won an unprecedented 32 International CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Showcase Awards. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a distinguished panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products. Samsung once again displays why the company is a worldwide leader winning coveted CES honors for innovation across a broad range of technologies. Samsung’s award-winners include a personal mobile broadband base station, eight handheld cellular phones, four Bluetooth® Headsets, four HDTVs, a HD camcorder, two monitors, one large format display, two laser printers, an ultra-Mobile PC and a French door refrigerator. All of Samsung's Innovations Awards-winning products will be on display during the 2008 International CES, January 7-10, in the Samsung booth 11033 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, as well as in the Innovations Pavilion. "Samsung strives to consistently lead the Consumer Electronics industry in product design and engineering innovation. Therefore, we are extremely pleased and proud that 32 of our products for 2008, in a variety of categories, have been recognized by the CEA judges," said DJ Oh, president and CEO, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. "These prestigious awards reinforce Samsung's ongoing efforts to bring to market the most groundbreaking technologies and products that enrich the lives of our customers.” As a leader in consumer electronics technology and design innovation, Samsung's commitment to research and development across all product categories allows the company to continue to bring the latest advancements in product technology and design to consumers. The company invested $5.58 billion in overall research and development in 2007 with projections to sustain that level of investment in the upcoming year. Samsung will continue to introduce new innovative technologies throughout all product lines in 2008, including enhanced user interface with touch screen devices, messaging devices with QWERTY keyboards, higher megapixel camera phones, smaller and lighter laser printers, Auto-Motion Plus 120Hz and LED technology for HDTVs. Samsung's winning products for 2008 include: Consumer Electronics Division Best of Innovations: YA-BS900 Bluetooth speaker system Honorees: * BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player (Blu-ray/HD DVD disc playback) * SC-HMX10 HD Camcorder * P2 Widescreen Portable Multimedia Player * HT-BD2 Blu-ray Home Theater System * 7 additional products to be announced at CES Information Technology Division Honorees: * SyncMaster 220TN Monitor * SyncMaster 2263DX Monitor * SCX-4500 Printer * ML-1630 Printer * SyncMaster 700DXn Large Format Display * Q1 Ultra Premium Ultra Mobile Personal Computer Telecommunications Division Best of Innovations: Samsung UbiCell Honorees: Mobile phones * UpStage™ by Samsung (Sprint) * SCH-i760 (Verizon Wireless) * SCH-u620 (Verizon Wireless) * Juke by Samsung (Verizon Wireless) * Samsung Blast™ (T-Mobile) * BlackJack II™ (AT&T) * Fin by Samsung mobile phone (SPH-a513) (Helio) * A mobile phone coming to market soon Bluetooth® Headsets * WEP500 * WEP420 designed by Bang & Olufsen * WEP410 * WEP430 As a widely renowned consumer technology awards program that began in 1989, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering. It is sponsored by CEA, the producer of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy. The Innovations entries are judged based on the following criteria: * Engineering qualities, based on technical specs and materials used * Aesthetic and design qualities, using photos provided * The product’s intended use/function and user value * Unique/novel features that consumers would find attractive Products chosen as an Innovations honoree reflect innovative design and engineering of the entries. Examples may include the first time various technologies are combined in a single product or dramatic enhancements to previous product designs. Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations, which lists product categories, as well as each product name, manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL.

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