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Innovations 2006 Honorees Recognized for Excellence in Consumer Electronics Product Design at 2006 International CES (1/12/2005)

Honorees in 30 Product Categories Showcased in Innovations Plus at the Sands Expo and Convention Center

The 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES(R)) today announced its Innovations 2006 Design and Engineering Awards Honorees. Sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)), the producer of the International CES, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the International CES Innovations Awards highlight product advancements in technology design and engineering.

"With a more than 1,000 entries from 160 companies, the Innovations program continues to grow in size and prestige year after year," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. "Innovations has become a hallmark for the best designed products in consumer technology and we are excited to showcase this year's honorees at the 2006 International CES."

Winning entries from 30 product categories will be displayed at the 2006 International CES in the all-new Innovations Plus at the Sands. In addition to Innovations honorees, CES' Innovations Plus at the Sands features emerging technologies and includes more than 12 hot product TechZones, 75 conference sessions including Industry Insiders, International Gateway exhibitors and Dave Graveline's "Into Tomorrow" live radio broadcasts. The 2006 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, runs January 5-8, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program provides manufacturers and developers the opportunity to have their products judged by an independent panel of journalists, designers and engineers. The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products that earned the highest honors from the panel of judges. These "best of the best" products will be on display during CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the CES and in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center. CES Unveiled will take place Tuesday, January 3, 2006, from 4-7 p.m., in the Bellini Ballroom at the Sands.

The Best of Innovations honorees for 2006 are:

Audio Accessories: Belkin TuneStage(TM) for iPod(R)

Audio Components: Polk Audio, Inc. I-Sonic Entertainment System

Biometrics: Fujitsu Computer Products of America,Inc. Palm Vein Authentication System

Computer Accessories: Jasco Products Company GE Mobile 2.1 Digital Speaker

Computer Components: Logitech Logitech(R) G5 Laser Mouse

Digital Displays: eMagin Corporation Z800 3DVisor

Digital Displays: LG Electronics USA Inc. LG Electronics 50-inch Wireless Plasma Display

Digital Imaging: Eastman Kodak Co. Kodak EasyShare-one zoom digital camera

Digital Imaging Accessories: Eastman Kodak Co. Kodak EasyShare Photo Printer 500

Electronic Gaming: Powergrid Fitness Inc. Exer-station

Furniture: D-BOX Technologies, Inc. D-BOX(R) Quest(TM) X3ME

High Performance Audio: Hi-Fi Research Ltd DaVinci Horn

Home Appliances: iRobot Corp. iRobot Scooba(TM) Floor Washing Robot

Home Appliances: Samsung Electronics America Samsung Electronics' Four Door Convertible Refrigerator "Quatro"

Home Networking: Russound SMS3-250 Smart Media Server

Home Theater: Philips Electronics Philips Home Theater System

Integrated Home Systems: Ace Computers/Ace Digital Home Ace LHS IIHD Limited Media Server

Mobile Office/Home Office: Flexity, LLC PowerSquid Surge Protector

Mobile Office/Home Office: Sonare Technologies Babble

Online/Intranet: Leadtek Research Inc Leadtek H.264 based Triple-Play Set-Top Box

Personal Electronics: Celestron SkyScout

Portable Audio: Samsung Electronics America YM-P1 Portable Multimedia Player

Portable Power: Innovus Designs Inc The "Fusion" Solar Messenger Bag w/optional PowerPac

Retail Resources: MTI Intuition DS: RFID

Robotics: RadioShack Vex Robotics

Software/Embedded Technologies: Able Planet, Inc. LINX(TM) technology

Telephones Firefly Mobile Firefly Mobile Phone

Vehicle Audio: Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. VehicleHub Pro

Vehicle Audio: Audiovox Electronics Corp. XM Smart Digital Adaptor

Vehicle Audio: Harman Consumer Group Harman Kardon Drive + Play

Vehicle Video: Icon-TV Overhead HD Flipdown with PC

Vehicle/Mobile Electronics: Raysat Inc. RaySat SpeedRay(TM) 3000

Video Accessories: Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. Spontaneous Navigation(TM)

Video Components: Scientific-Atlanta,Inc. Scientific-Atlanta(R) DVR with DVD Recorder/Player

Wireless Communications: Samsung Telecommunications America SCH-i730

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