CEA Announces Innovations 2009 Aware Honorees For Excellence In Product Design And Engineering

Innovations Award Honorees to be on Display at the 2009 International CES [The following is a release from the Consumer Electronics Association]

November 12, 2008

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced its International CES Best of Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering award honorees. Sponsored by CEA, producer of the International CES, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the International CES Innovations awards honor outstanding products advancements in design and engineering in 34 consumer electronics product categories. "These Best of 2009 Innovations award honorees represent the most inventive design and engineering-focused consumer technology products available on the market today," said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CEA. "It's a testament to our industry that the CES Innovations awards program continues to expand and grow, with new technologies and new innovators emerging each year. We look forward to showcasing these products to all attendees at the 2009 International CES." The Best of Innovations awards are given to the most honored products from across 34 different categories. Innovations honorees will be featured in the Innovations Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian at the 2009 International CES. The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products that earn the highest honors from the panel of judges, which include engineers, independent designers and journalists. These "best of the best" products will be displayed at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, in the Marco Polo Ballroom at the Sands/Venetian. The Best of Innovations honorees for 2009 are: Product Category Company Product/Service Name Model Number Company URLAudio Accessories Furutech Company Ltd. Piezo Ceramic Connectors Series F1-50 Series 

www.furutech.com

Audio Components Harman Kardon Harman Kardon® AVR 7550HD 7.2-Channel Audio/Video Receiver   

www.harmankardon.com

Computer Hardware Hewlett-Packard Company HP TouchSmart Desktop PC HP TouchSmart IQ506 

www.hp.com/touchsmart

Computer Hardware Whipsaw Inc. Zero Client Computer   

www.panologic.com

Computer Peripherals Lenovo ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive   

www.lenovo.com

Digital Imaging Sony Electronics Inc. Sony Cyber-shot T700 Digital Camera DSC-T700 

www.sony.com

Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology 4home, Inc. 4Home Energy EM-3200 

www.4home.com

Enabling Technologies Staccato Communications Ripcord2™ SC4500C 

www.staccatocommunications.com

Headphones Psyko Audio Labs Inc 

Psyko 5.1 Headphones

   

www.psykoaudio.com

Health and Wellness Fitbit, Inc. Fitbit Tracker   

www.fitbit.com

High Performance Audio Pathos Acoustics Adrenalin mono power amplifier   

www.pathosacoustics.com

Home Appliances LG Electronics USA LG Electronics Steam Laundry Pair: SteamWasher™ with Allergiene™ Cycle and SteamDryer WM3001H_A 

www.lgusa.com

Integrated Home Systems AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. AVerMedia EB1704HB WiFi-4 CMOS   

www.avermedia-usa.com/surveillance

Multi-Room Audio/Video Belkin International, Inc. FlyWire AV69003 

www.belkin.com

Personal Electronics Sendero Group Code Factory Mobile Geo   

www.codefactory.es

Portable Multimedia Accessories JWIN Electronics Corporation i1166   

www.jwin.com

Portable Power Callpod, Inc. ChargepodV2 V2UA-0001 

www.callpod.com

Video Displays Samsung Semiconductor Samsung 46-inch Super Narrow Bezel LCD Digital Information Display LTI460AA04 

www.samsung.com

As of November 7, 2008

For more information on the International CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering awards, including photos and descriptions of all honorees, visit www.CESweb.org/awards/innovations/default.asp .

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