11/12/2004

CES Announces 2005 Innovations Award Winners

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced their annual Innovations awards honorees. This is an interesting awards process, as the judges do not actually get to see, touch, feel, or use the products they give the awards to. In fact, everything is based on the written descriptions the companies submit.


The International CES Innovations Design and Engineering award program provides manufacturers and developers the opportunity to have products judged by an independent panel of journalists, designers and engineers. The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products that earned the highest honors from the panel.


Our favorite winners (in no particular order):

Delphi XM2go MyFiThe Delphi XM MyFi is the first all-in-one personal portable satellite radio device capable of recording up to 5 hours of XM Satellite Radio programming.
iFP-1000 SeriesThe iFP-1000 Series is a digital music player with an integrated pop-out camera and color screen. Users can now carry their music and share their memories.
Shure E4c Sound Isolating EarphonesWith nearly 80 years of experience in professional audio, Shure brings a lifestyle-enhancing experience to discerning portable audio consumers with its newest design, the E4c Sound Isolating Earphones.
Rio CarbonThe Rio Carbon is designed to fit a variety of lifestyles with long lasting battery life and distinctive design, which truly sets it apart from the competition.
JumpDrive TouchGuardThe Lexar JumpDrive TouchGuard is a USB flash drive with integrated user friendly software and anintegrated biometric fingerprint sensor to provide easy access to documents and password protected web sites.
Ultra-Portable Wireless NoteBook The exquisite unique Ultra-Portable Wireless NoteBook "SG111" to access the world anywhere! This Computer does not employ Hard Disk or any mechanical parts, and is completely based on AtomChip optoelectronics.
45" HDTV AQUOS Liquid Crystal TelevisionAt 45", the LC-45GD6U HDTV AQUOS Liquid Crystal Television is the world?'s largest LCD-TV with a built-in HDTV system, including a CableCARD slot, and full 1920 x 1080 (1080p) resolution.

Sony HDR-FX1 HDV camcorderSony's HDR-FX1 HDV camcorder is the world's first 1080i HDV camcorder. It records and plays back the highest resolution video of any consumer camcorder available on the market today.
Digital MobiFrameDigital MobiFrame showcases digital photos stored on a memory card. Upload or download images to and from a PC via USB. View your photos on its LCD or TV screen.
Bullseye auto leveling laser with sensorThe Black&Decker Bullseye 'self-leveling laser with sensor' projects level lines to the left and right. It is the perfect DIY tool for hundreds of tasks in and around your home.
SlingboxThe Slingbox personal broadcaster is a smart consumer electronics device that enables users to enjoy their personal TV programming on any device, at any time, from anywhere in the world.

Motorola Ojo Personal Video PhoneThe Motorola OjoTM Personal Video Phone enables true-to-life, face-to-face communications (with full-motion video and synchronized audio) over a standard broadband Internet connection.


Links:
  • Full list of honorees
  • IDG's review of the awards
  • Industrial Designers Society of America