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CEDIA Reveals Finalists for Manufacturers' Excellence Awards (16/7/2009)

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced the finalists in the running for the annual Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards. Three products were chosen as finalists for the Best New Technology award, of which one will be selected as the winner, and 33 were chosen as finalists for the Best New Product award, of which 10 will be selected as winners.

The winners will be announced at the Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet and 20th Anniversary Celebration Sat., Sept. 12 during CEDIA EXPO 2009. The Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards announcement will also include the induction of the second group of products into CEDIA’s Product Hall of Fame. The Designer Awards, which will include dozens of awards for the best projects completed by electronic systems contractors, will also be announced at the banquet.

The Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards Finalists were selected by a jury of five electronic systems contractors, each of whom has been in the electronic systems industry for at least 10 years. The Best New Technology category honors products with a release date after Sept. 30, 2009. Entries are judged on the basis of innovation, value to the technician, value to the business, and impact on the client's lifestyle. The Best New Product category honors products with a release date between Sept. 30, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009. Entries are judged on the above listed criteria as well as on performance.

The finalists for Best New Technology are:

Crestron Electronics, Inc. - V15-F
Sanus Systems® - VisionMount® VLT1-B1 SuperSlim Tilting Mount
Universal Remote Control, Inc.- KP-4000 Network Keypad and MRX-1 Network Base Station

The finalists for Best New Product are:

Anthem - Anthem Statement D2v with Anthem Room Correction
APC by Schneider Electric - APC AV G Type Network Manageable Rack Power Filter (G50NETBLK)
Artison - Masterpiece In-Wall LCR (M LCR IW)
AudioControl - The Director Model D3200 - Sixteen Channel Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing
BG Radia Corporation- BG Radia BGX-4850
Crestron Electronics, Inc. - DM-MD8x8
Digital Projection International (DPI) - TITAN 1080p Dual 3D
Exact Power (Middle Atlantic Products) - PowerCoreTM Isolation Transformer System
Innovolt Inc. - Innovolt HEM-X1000
Kaleidescape - Kaleidescape Mini System
LG Electronics USA, Inc. - 55-inch Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV (model 55LHX)
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Sivoia® QS Wireless
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - RadioRA-SR
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. - WD-82837, 82” Home Theater Television
Monster Cable Products, Inc. - Monster iTV PowerCenter 2000
Monster Cable Products, Inc. - Monster Wireless Digital Express HD
NuVo Technologies - NuVo Renovia Multi-Room Audio System
Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) - U2 Weather Resistant Universal System Controller
Russound - Collage Powerline Media and Intercom System
Savant Systems, LLC - ROSIE Home Automation Application
Savant Systems, LLC - ROSIE Surface
Savant Systems LLC - ROSIE Touch TV
Schlage (Ingersoll-Rand Security Technologies) - Schlage LiNK
SEURA - The ONE™
SunBriteTV - SunBriteTV Model 5500HD All-Weather Outdoor LCD Television
Trak-kit - Trak-kit
TRUFIG - TRUFIG Kits
Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC) - PSX-2 Personal Server
Vantage - Energy Management Solution
Wisdom Audio - Wisdom Audio Sage Series L150i Reference Line Source In-Wall Loudspeaker

Additional product details can be found at www.cedia.org/awards/2009_finalists.php.

CEDIA EXPO 2009 will be held Sept. 9–13 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Registration is now open at www.cedia.org/expo. Early bird discounts on education and tradeshow access end July 15.

www.cedia.org/awards/2009_finalists.php