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CEA Announces 2008 Innovations Awards for Excellence in Product Design and Engineering (7/12/2007)

Winning Products Displayed at the 2008 International CES

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) today announced its 2008 International CES Best of Innovations 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 exceptional product and engineering design in 32 consumer electronics product categories, including new categories such as eco-design and sustainable technology and healthcare.

"The Innovations awards program continues to expand and gain prestige each year, with industry-leading product entries and the addition of new categories," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. "As pioneering technology propels our industry forward, we are thrilled to honor the outstanding product designs fueling the advancement of the consumer technology industry and look forward to showcasing these amazing products at the 2008 International CES."

The Best of Innovations awards are given to the most honored products in each of the 32 categories. Innovations honorees will be featured in the Innovations Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian at the 2008 International CES. In addition to housing the prestigious Innovations honorees, the Sands/Venetian will feature emerging technology exhibits and hot product TechZones including the DisplayPort, ExpressCard, IP, Mobile Internet & WiMAX, NFC Forum, Podcasting and Robotics TechZones. Additionally, the CES keynotes, high-performance audio and home theater exhibits and CES Unveiled will be featured at the Sands/Venetian.

For more than 17 years, the Innovations awards program has provided a showcase for the industry's top creative products. The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products that earned the highest honors from the panel of judges, which include engineers, independent designers and journalists for each product category. 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 Saturday, January 5, in the Marco Polo Ballroom at the Sands/Venetian.

The Best of Innovations honorees for 2008 include:

Audio Accessories
Kensington Kensington LiquidFM(tm) Deluxe for iPod-FM Transmitter 33424

Audio Components
Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin

Computer Accessories
Yoggie Security Systems Yoggie Pico

Computer Hardware
Dell Inc. XPS Consumer Notebook Family M1330

Computer Peripherals
Sentry Group Sentry(r)Safe Fire-Safe(r)/ Waterproof Hard Drive (160 GB) QA0004

Digital Imaging
Sanyo SANYO Xacti E1 VPC-E1

Electronic Gaming
L ightglove LtWv Wrist Vmote

Enabling Technologies
SanDisk Corp. Vaulter(tm) Disk

Enabling Technologies
SiBEAM, Inc. SiBEAM, Inc., WirelessHD(tm) Semiconductor Systems with OmniLink60(tm) Technology

Furniture
Sentry Group Sentry(r)Safe FIRE-SAFE(r) /Water-Resistant Data Storage Safe QE5541

Headphones
Motorola, Inc. MOTOROKR S9 98801N

Healthcare
Oticon, Inc. Oticon Epoq

High Performance Audio
KEF America, Inc. KEF MUON Loudspeakers

Home Appliances
iRobot Corporation iRobot(r) Looj(tm) Gutter Cleaning Robot 120

Home Theater Speakers
Sunfire Corporation Sunfire SubRosa SRS-210R

Integrated Home Systems
se2 labs ITC One (Integrated Theater Console) One

In-Vehicle Accessories
Navigon, Inc. NAVIGON 7100

In-Vehicle Control/OEM Integration
Directed Electronics, Inc. Responder LE 2-Way

Vehicle Security & Remote Start System
Viper 5701

In-Vehicle Navigation/ Telematics/ ITS
Auto Page, Inc. C3- Cellular Car Communications

In-Vehicle Video
Sirius Satellite Radio SiriusConnect(tm) Audio/Video Tuner SCV1

Multi-Room Audio/Video
Sling Media, Inc. SlingCatcher(tm)

Personal Electronics
Emtrace Technologies, Inc Photoskins PS100

Portable Media Accessories
Belkin International, Inc. TuneStudio for iPod 5th generation (video) F8Z109

Portable Media Players
Samsung Electronics America Samsung YA-BS900 Bluetooth Hyper-Directional 3-Channel Surround Sound Speaker System YA-BS900

Portable Power
WildCharge, Inc. WildCharger

Telephones
Thomson Inc. GE InfoLink DECT 6.0 Phone 28320EE2

Video Accessories
OWLink Technology, Inc. HD Digital Light Link FO2850

Video Components
Niveus Media, Inc. Niveus Media Center - Denali Limited Edition N00-01010XX

Wireless Handsets
fuseproject Drop phone SKY IM-U200

Wireless Handsets Accessories
Samsung Telecommunications America UbiCell

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