2003 Innovations Honorees

Best of Innovations Honorees

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Category: Accessibility

Keybowl, Inc.

orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard
Design by: Product Genesis, Inc.
www.keybowl.com

The orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard uses the hand and arm instead of the fingers to type, eliminating finger and wrist motion. It's a fully functional 128 character keyboard with built-in mouse.

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Category: Accessories

Philips Consumer Electronics

Philips iPronto
www.philips.com

The iPronto Tsi6400 the dashboard for the digital home

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Category: Audio

Definitive Technology

Definitive Technology Mythos Tower
Design by: Gibson Product Design
www.definitivetech.com

The Definitive Mythos Tower is the ultimate combination of ultra-high performance and cutting edge lifestyle design. New technologies achieve lifelike sound and impact in an easy to place, beautiful enclosure.

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Category: Audio

Philips Consumer Electronics

Philips 5 SACD/DVD Home Entertainment System
www.philips.com

Sleek and superior, Philips’ MX5900SA offers exceptional sound matched with excellent picture for total music and movie immersion, to bring the ultimate entertainment experience into the living room.

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Category: Computer Hardware

Hewlett-Packard Co.

Compaq Evo T20 thin client
www.hp.com

The Compaq Evo T20 dramatically reduces the cost of buying, installing, deploying, and supporting computing products, and provides centralized management for all software on the network.

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Category: Digital Imaging

Hewlett-Packard Co.

HP Scanjet 5500c scanner
www.hp.com

The HP Scanjet 5500c digital flatbed scanner with automatic photo feeder allows consumers to get professional-quality scanning while enabling them to quickly and easily scan a stack of photos.

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Category: Electronic Gaming

Gemini Industries

Solar Pak XP
Design by: Sunpower Systems, Inc.
www.gemini-usa.com

The Solar Pak individualizes the GBA, with a space-age futuristic design that charges via the natural Sun and/or the included AC Adpater. Solar Pak knows no limits-extended Play-Enhanced Light-Extreme Power

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Category: Home Appliances

Smart Safety Systems, Inc.

KidSmart Vocal Smoke Detector
www.kidsmartdetector.com

The patented KidSmart Fire Detector is the only fire or smoke detector that provides young children and elderly adults with customized verbal instructions in a voice familiar to the listener.

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Category: Home Data Networking

Panasonic

Panasonic KX-HGW600 Concourse™ Home Gateway Router
www.panasonic.com

The KX-HGW600, for home and small business users, provides shared broadband Internet access, Internet security, and shared resources among computers, without complicated connections and expensive rewiring of homes or workplaces.

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Category: Integrated Home Systems

Scientia Technologies, Inc.

Plexus
Design by:
www.scientiatech.com

Plexus™ delivers the intelligent capabilities of high-end, proprietary home automation in an affordable, user-friendly solution. It enables advanced control of household electronics and information via virtually any handheld device.

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Category: Mobile Electronics

Rockford Fosgate

Omnifi
www.rockfordcorp.com

The Rockford Fosgate Omnifi is a digital audio player and storage device in an automobile. It enables the wireless delivery of digital audio to an existing car audio system.

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Category: Mobile Office

GARMIN International, Inc.

iQue
www.garmin.com

The Garmin iQue 3600 is the first PDA with integrated organizer and satellite navigation functions for the consumer electronics, mobile professional and enterprise markets.

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Category: Office Equipment

Panasonic

Panasonic Compact Plain Paper Fax with 2.4 GHz Cordless Telephone and Answering System
www.panasonic.com

Panasonic KX-FPG371 Compact Plain Paper Fax with 2.4GHz Cordless Telephone and Answering System

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Category: Online / Internet

Promotion & DIsplay Technology Ltd.

GlobalTuner InTune-200
Design by: Alloy Product Design
www.pdtuk.com

GlobalTuner™ InTune200 Wireless Internet Radio & Media Appliance, a truly portable audio system, combining familiar functionality and the wealth of content offered by the internet, in one aesthetically pleasing package.

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Category: Personal Electronics

Gibson Labs

Gibson MaGIC-enabled Digital Guitar
www.gibsonmagic.com

A MaGIC enabled guitar with Gibson's patented hex pickup provides digital fidelity and superior tonality. Imagine amplifying or recording using digital signals from the six strings individually. That's MaGIC.

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Category: Personal Electronics

Philips Consumer Electronics

Portable Sport Audio by Philips
www.philips.com

The psa[cd8, Nike Portable Sport Audio Player by Philips, is specifically designed for athletes who don’t just listen to music -- they use it.

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Category: Retail Resources

MTI, Inc.

Touchscreen A/V Demonstrator
www.mti-interactive.com

MTi’s Touchscreen A/V Demonstrator economically provides retailers a fully configurable GUI-based CarFi and home theater display for complete systems or separate components.

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Category: Satellite Systems

EchoStar Communications Corp.

DISH Network DishPVR 921
www.dishnetwork.com

The DISH Network DishPVR 921 combines the most sought-after home entertainment capabilities, including satellite TV, HDTV, Personal Video Recorder, Broadband, and interactive TV into an easy to use, affordable product.

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Category: Software/Embedded Technologies

Cirrus Logic Inc.

EP7312-90 Digital Entertainment Processor
www.cirrus.com

Cirrus Logic’s EP7312-90 processor is one of the world’s fastest ARM720T embedded microprocessors. It enables MP3 recording and decoding without a computer and enables new classes of entertainment systems.

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Category: Telephones

Vialta, Inc.

Beamer
www.vialta.com

Vialta’s Beamer BM-80 Phone Video Station instantly adds video to your phone calls, seamlessly integrating easy set up with intuitive function and a sleek, ultra-slim design.

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Category: Video

Toshiba Cinema Series 57-inch Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) Television

The Toshiba Cinema Series 57XLX82 57-inch projection TV provides home theater enthusiasts with today's most innovative technologies, along with advanced features and designs to meet their most demanding specifications.

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Category: Video

Philips Consumer Electronics

44” Wide Screen LCOS based slim TV PixelPlus HD monitor
www.philips.com

Philips 44PL9773 Single Panel LCOS based TV combines the latest display technology in an exclusive, slim and low weight design incorporating PixelPlus and Digital Natural Motion for best picture performance.

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Category: Video

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Theago Personal Home Theater
www.sharpusa.com

Short throw lens to enable large screen images in small rooms. 2D keystone correction allows ultimate installation flexibility 0.55” DLP chip-1200:1 contrast ratio provides clarity and depth of field,DVI/HDCP input.

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Category: Wireless Communications

Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc.

SGH v205
www.samsungUSA.com

A feature-rich wireless phone with a built-in digital camera, the Samsung SGH v205 allows you to capture the moment, and instantly send a picture to friends, family and business associates.