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Innovations 2005 Design And Engineering Awards Seeks The Worls's Best In Consumer Electronics Engineering And Design (27/9/2004)

Entries Are Open from September 13 Through October 4

Entries for Innovations 2005, the consumer technology design and engineering awards program sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), will be accepted beginning September 13 through October 4.

Since 1989, the Innovations awards program has given manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their products judged by a preeminent panel of journalists, designers and engineers, with the winning products showcased at the 2005 International CES- the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow - January 6-9, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As the most widely renowned consumer technology awards program, Innovations 2005 recognizes the best designed and engineered products in the categories of:

* Accessories * Assistive Technologies * Audio * Audio Components * Computer Accessories * Computer Hardware * Digital Displays * Digital Imaging * Eco Design * Electronic Gaming * High Performance Audio * Home Appliances * Home Data Networking * Home Theater * Integrated Home Systems * Mobile/Vehicle Electronics Audio/Video * Mobile/Vehicle Electronics Navigation, Safety, and Security * Online/Internet * Personal Electronics * Portable Power * Retailing CE Accessories * Retail Resources * Satellite Systems * Small Office/Home Office * Software/Embedded Technologies * Telephones * Video Components * Wireless Communications

Now in its eighth year, the 2005 Best of Innovations award is given to the most highly honored products in their category. The Best of Innovations honorees will be announced November 10, 2004 at a pre-CES press conference at the Time Warner Center in New York. Honorees also are highlighted throughout the Innovations 2005 promotional materials and will be previewed in a special display in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) during the 2005 International CES. All honoree products will be featured in the Innovations display showcase in the CES Central Plaza of the LVCC, along with live product demonstrations by selected award-winners in the new Innovations Plus pavilion in the CES Central Plaza of the LVCC.

Innovations is open anyone who wishes to enter, regardless of whether they are exhibiting at CES. To submit products for Innovations 2005, review last year's winners or register for the show, visit the web site.

www.CESweb.org/innovations