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CEA Announces Innovations 2009 Award Honorees for Excellence in Product Design and Engineering (13/11/2008)

Innovations Award Honorees to be on Display at the 2009 International CES
Arlington, Va., November 11, 2008 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)(r) 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:

Audio Accessories
Furutech Company Ltd. Piezo Ceramic Connectors Series F1-50 Series

Audio Components
Harman Kardon Harman Kardon(r) AVR 7550HD 7.2-Channel Audio/Video Receiver

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

Computer Hardware
Whipsaw Inc. Zero Client Computer

Computer Peripherals
Lenovo ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive

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

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

Enabling Technologies
Staccato Communications Ripcord2TM SC4500C

Headphones
Psyko Audio Labs Inc Psyko 5.1 Headphones

Health and Wellness
Fitbit, Inc. Fitbit Tracker

High Performance Audio
Pathos Acoustics Adrenalin mono power amplifier

Home Appliances
LG Electronics USA LG Electronics Steam Laundry Pair: SteamWasherTM with AllergieneTM Cycle and SteamDryer WM3001H_A

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

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

Personal Electronics
Sendero Group Code Factory Mobile Geo

Portable Multimedia Accessories
JWIN Electronics Corporation i1166

Portable Power
Callpod, Inc. ChargepodV2 V2UA-0001

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

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