/ 11.09.2011 01:00PM
MyFord Mobile Gets CEA Nod
ARLINGTON,
VA.: Reflecting current trends, the Consumer
Electronics Association has added software and mobile apps as well as tablets
and e-readers to its award categories for the upcoming CES show.
MyFord Mobile, shown, is the recipient in the new category of software and
mobile apps. The Sony Tablet S1 gets the nod for tablets, e-readers and netbooks.
CEA announced its 2012 International CES Best of Innovations Design and
Engineering Award Honorees in 32 product categories.
Winners included electrical duplex receptacles that can help reduce energy
consumption by up to 30 percent; an RCA USB Wall Plate Charger that turns a
home dual AC power outlet into a USB outlet (for charging smartphones or a
tablet); and a mounting kit to hang your tablet in the kitchen, above the
counter.
The list also includes a speakerphone that merges computer telephony, mobile
and landline calls, and a home networking system that layers a Wi-Fi and
Ethernet network over the top of your coax cabling while maintaining TV
services.
Full list of winners
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from Radio World