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CEDIA Announces Manufacturers' Excellence Awards Finalists (23/7/2010)

Winning products and companies to be announced at annual Awards Banquet during CEDIA EXPO

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced the finalists in its Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards competition. The finalists include 30 products in the Best New Product category; two finalists for the Horizon Award, which recognizes products yet to be released; and three finalists for the Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation award, which recognizes products with an eco-conscious focus.

The winners will be announced at the Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet Sat., Sept. 25 during CEDIA EXPO 2010. The banquet will also include the announcement of the 2010 inductees into CEDIA’s Product Hall of Fame as well as the winners of the Designer Awards competition, which honors the best projects completed by CEDIA electronic systems contractor members.

Best New Product Finalists:

Actiontec Electronics, Inc. Ethernet over Coax MoCA Network Adapter

Audio Design Associates, Inc. Suite 32 Multi-Room AV System featuring Profiler

Autonomic Controls, Inc. Autonomic Mirage Media Server

Black & Decker Kwikset SmartCode Lever with Home Connect Technology

Certified Cyber Solutions Home Cyber Shield

Control4 Control4® My Home

Dana Innovations / iPort iPort CM-IW100T In-Wall Control Mount for iPod touch

Dana Innovations / TRUFIG TRUFIG Solid Surface Solutions

Denon Electronics (USA), LLC Denon AVR-4311CI Audio/Video Receiver

Digital Projection M-Vision Cine LED

dVision 35-WQXGA XC

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.) Cellular Communication Center (C3)

Ihiji, LLC invision

Intelix L.L.C. HDautobahn

IOGEAR Wireless HD Kit

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. RadioRA 2 whole-home lighting control system

Kirbe Vertical Drapery System

Marantz America NA7004 Network Audio Player

Milestone AV Technologies (Chief) FUSION™ Pull-Out Mounts

Niles Audio Corporation DMG-1 Digital Music Gateway

Panamax M4315-PRO Power Conditioner

Planet Waves/PWCIS PO35XA/B/C Banana Jack

Remote Technologies, Inc. vIRsa Mouse IR Emitter

Runco International Runco D-73 projector Runco SignatureCinema SC-60d projector

Savant Systems, LLC iPad Automation Application

SÉURA Hydra™ Waterproof Television

SpectraCal, LLC CalMAN Version 4

SurgeX SurgeX XN120

ZeeVee, Inc. ZvBox 170

Horizon Award Finalists:

Crestron Electronics, Inc. UFO 4.3” Handheld Wireless Touchpanel - UFO-4X

ELAN Home Systems HR2 Handheld Remote Control

Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation Finalists:

Crestron Electronics, Inc. Viridian™ - Environmental Management and Control Software

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.) Omnistat2 Multi Stage Universal with Humidity Thermostat

NuVision Lucidium NVUFX5LS Super Slim Edge Lit LED LCD

CEDIA EXPO 2010 will be held Sept. 22–26 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Registration is now open. Tickets to attend the Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet can be purchased through the online CEDIA EXPO registration system. Early bird discounts on education, tradeshow access, banquet tickets and more are available until July 30.

www.cedia.org/expo