CEA ANNOUNCES BEST OF INNOVATIONS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING HONOREES

Innovations Award Honorees to be on Display at 2011 CES

November 10, 2010

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced its 2011 CES Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honorees. The International CES Innovations Awards honor outstanding advancements in design and engineering across 35 consumer electronics product categories. "This prestigious awards program gives consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their products judged by a distinguished panel of designers, engineers and press," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. "The strength of this year’s submissions demonstrates the vitality and innovation within the CE industry. We congratulate all finalists for their engineering creativity and design acumen." The Best of Innovations Awards are earned by the products with the highest judges’ scores and will be featured in the Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Showcase in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2011 International CES. The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow will run January 6-9, 2011. Innovations entries are judged based on overall engineering qualities related to technical specifications and materials, aesthetics and design qualities, the product’s intended use and function, unique features and how the design and innovation of the product compares to others in the marketplace. In addition to the Innovations Showcase, Best of Innovations Award Honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled: the Official Press Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4 in The Venetian Ballroom of The Venetian. The Best of Innovations Honorees for 2011 are: Audio Components Classe Audio Inc. Power Amplifier www.classeaudio.com Computer Hardware Digital Storm Black|OPS with 3D Vision Surround Technology www.digitalstormonline.com Computer Peripherals Hewlett Packard HP Photosmart eStation www.hp.com Digital Imaging Eastman Kodak Company KODAK PlaySport Video Camera www.kodak.com Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology Solar Components Joos Orange www.solarjoos.com Electronic Gaming Hardware Microsoft Corporation Kinect for Xbox 360 www.microsoft.com Enabling Technologies DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Interactive Networked Graphics Chip www.displaylink.com Headphones Sleek Audio LLC SA7 Wireless Hybrid Earphones www.sleekaudio.com Health and Wellness Etymotic Research, Inc. Electronic BlastPLG Earplugs www.etymotic.com High Performance Audio Magico LLC High Performance Loudspeaker magico.net Home Theater Accessories Monster Cable Products, Inc. MAX 3D Glasses monstercable.com Home Theater Speakers GoldenEar Technology GoldenEar SuperCinema 3 www.goldenear.com Integrated Home Systems Trane Trane ComfortLink(TM) II Thermostat www.trane.com/residential In-Vehicle Accessories Firstech, LLC. DroneMobile www.dronemobile.com In-Vehicle Audio/Video Audiovox Mobile MultiView Cam with Pedestrian Warning www.audiovox.com Major Home Appliances Kenmore Kenmore Elite® Dishwasher with Interactive Color LCD Controls www.kenmore.com/ Online Audio/Video Content Sony Corporation Internet TV & Blu-ray Disc™ Player Powered by Google TV www.sony.com Personal Electronics Dynamics Inc. Card 2.0 poweredcards.com Personal Electronics Recon Instruments Transcend www.reconinstruments.com Portable Multimedia Accessories Belkin International 360 + Stand www.belkin.com Portable Power GE GE WattStation www.ge.com/ Wireless Handsets HTC HTC EVO 4G www.htc.com For more information on the Innovations Design and Engineering awards, including photos and descriptions of all honorees, visit www.CESweb.org/awards/innovations.

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