The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced its 2011 CES Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honorees. The International CES Innovations Awards honor outstanding advancements in design and engineering across 35 consumer electronics product categories.
"This prestigious awards program gives consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their products judged by a distinguished panel of designers, engineers and press," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. "The strength of this year’s submissions demonstrates the vitality and innovation within the CE industry. We congratulate all finalists for their engineering creativity and design acumen."
The Best of Innovations Awards are earned by the products with the highest judges’ scores and will be featured in the Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Showcase in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2011 International CES. The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow will run January 6-9, 2011.
Innovations entries are judged based on overall engineering qualities related to technical specifications and materials, aesthetics and design qualities, the product’s intended use and function, unique features and how the design and innovation of the product compares to others in the marketplace. In addition to the Innovations Showcase, Best of Innovations Award Honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled: the Official Press Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4 in The Venetian Ballroom of The Venetian.
The Best of Innovations Honorees for 2011 are:
| Audio Components Classe Audio Inc. Power Amplifier www.classeaudio.com Computer Hardware Computer Peripherals Digital Imaging Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology Electronic Gaming Hardware Enabling Technologies Headphones Health and Wellness High Performance Audio Home Theater Accessories |
Home Theater Speakers GoldenEar Technology GoldenEar SuperCinema 3 www.goldenear.com Integrated Home Systems In-Vehicle Accessories In-Vehicle Audio/Video Major Home Appliances Online Audio/Video Content Personal Electronics Personal Electronics Portable Multimedia Accessories Portable Power Wireless Handsets |
For more information on the Innovations Design and Engineering awards, including photos and descriptions of all honorees, visitwww.CESweb.org/awards/innovations.
