The CEATEC Japan Organizing Committee announced that the CEATEC 2010 Innovation Awards, as selected by US journalists, were presented at a ceremony held October 7th at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
According to the statement, Toshiba took home the Grand-Prix award for its Glasses-less 3D REGZA GL-1 series display and Panasonic received the Digital Imaging award for its 3D digital camera lens.
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Unedited press release follows:
CEATEC 2010 Innovation Awards ‘as Selected by US journalists’ Presented at Ceremony Held October 7th at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan
TOKYO, Oct. 8 — CEATEC 2010 Innovation Awards “as selected by US journalists” were presented at a ceremony held October 7th at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. Items to be judged included products, technologies, and concepts displayed and must be announced at CEATEC JAPAN 2010. Objects and themes are selected in the spirit of “having high consumer value and will be introduced to the US consumer electronics market.”
During CEATEC JAPAN, held October 5-7, the judges visited booths in Makuhari Messe and discussed and decided 8 category-specific prizes and one grand-prix finalist, as well as a special Smart Grid /Green IT award. Mr. Michael Kanellos, chairman of the judging team, said at ceremony, “The winners of each prize show an outstanding and long history of Japanese electronics industries, so it was very difficult to select each prize. Toshiba’s Glasses-less 3D REGZA is, among many strong competitors, the most valuable for consumers, because it is not only innovative, but has excellent image quality, high performance, a user friendly interface, beautiful cosmetic design and is overall a totally sophisticated product. The judges were unanimous in their decision to award this prize. Other very competitive products and technologies, such as Panasonic’s 3D lens for digital camera and TDK’s see-through OLED display are very innovative and valuable for consumer, and it was a very difficult decision to decide amongst so many choices, but the REGZA ran away with the prize this year.”
Wrapping up the presentation, Mr. Kanellos said, “We enjoyed and thank the Japanese electronics industries for the many technical innovations and cool products we have seen at CEATEC 2010. We again expect even more innovative and cool technologies at CEATEC 2011.”
CEATEC 2010 Innovation Awards “as selected by US journalist” prizes are as follows:
Grand-Prix:
Toshiba Corporation; Glasses-less 3D REGZA GL-1 series
Special Award/Smart Grid/Green IT:
Panasonic Corporation; Smart energy gateway/energy efficient plan
Home Entertainment:
Toshiba Corporation; Glasses-less 3D REGZA GL-1 series
Computing/Networking:
YAMAHA Corporation; InfoSound
Components:
TDK Corporation; OLED see-through display
Cellular and mobile technology:
KDDI Corporation; Social media viewing
Digital Contents/Software:
Simplex Co., Ltd.; Calcing Professional
Digital Imaging:
Panasonic Corporation; 3D lenses for digital camera
Automotive:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.; Overhead module
Human Health and Household:
Fujitsu Corporation; Biosensor technology utilizing DNA