The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the finalists for the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards.
Winners will be announced March 26, 2010 at EHX Spring 2010 in Orlando, Fla.
The Mark of Excellence Awards honor outstanding innovation and achievement in custom home electronics products, services and installation technologies.
Entries are reviewed by a panel of experts and submitted in Supplier and Systems Integrators categories.
View past winners: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003.
Below are all the 2010 finalists. Click here for more about each finalist. (Editor’s Note: Photos and captions courtesy CEA.)
Audio Product of the Year
Anthem — Anthem Statement D2v with Anthem Room Correction (ARC)
ELAN Home Systems — D12 - 12 Channel Amplifier
SRS Labs — MyVolume Adaptor
Xantech, Inc. — XIS100
Control System Product of the Year
Control4 — Home Controller HC-200
Crestron — PMC2 Prodigy Media Controller
Philips — Pronto TSU9300
Mi Casa Verde, Inc. — Vera
Green Product of the Year
APC by Schneider Electric — APC Power-Saving Surge Protector w/ LCD Timer
Green Service or Corporate Policy of the Year
OmniMount — Dedicated to conserving nature’s resources and reducing overall waste
Human Interface Product of the Year
Meridian — Sooloos Digital Media System
Universal Remote Control, Inc. — MX-5000
Home Automation, Inc. — OmniTouch 5.7e Touchscreen
Remote Technologies, Inc. — U2 Weather-Resistant Controller
Installation Product of the Year
Home Automation, Inc. — Automation Studio
Xantech, Inc. — Digital Delivery System
Crestron — DM Tools
Remote Technologies, Inc. — Integration Designer Software v. 7.1
Niles Audio Corporation — MS220 High-Fidelity Wideband IR Sensor
Media Server of the Year
Crestron — ADMS Intermedia Delivery System
LG Electronics — Network Attached Storage
Universal Remote Control — PSX-2 Personal Server
Multiroom Audio/Video Product of the Year
Remote Technologies, Inc. — MRP-64 Multi-Room Control Processor
Crestron — PAMP-4X100 Processor Amplifier
Security Product of the Year
Benolli — Door Station touch
Black & Decker — Kwikset SmartCode with Home Connect
SVAT Electronics — SN500-4CH-002
Software Application of the Year
Homemanageables — HM Control
eLifespaces — Home Theater Assistant: Designer Lite
Crestron — WorldSearch
Speaker System of the Year
Paradigm — Special Edition Series
Structured Wiring Product of the Year
Home Automation, Inc. — Cellular Communication Center (C3)
Crestron — DM Cable
Motorola — SBG6580 SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
Video Component of the Year
Crestron — ADMS Intermedia Delivery System
LG Electronics — Full HD 1080p Full LED Backlighting 240Hz LCD TV
LG Electronics — Network Blu-ray Disc Player
LG Electronics — Network Blu-ray Home Theater System
Runco — QuantumColor Q-750d
Video Product of the Year
Crestron — DM-MD8X8 DigitalMedia Switcher
Optoma Technology, Inc. — HD8600 Home Theater Projector
Meridian — 810 Video Reference System
Sencore — RadianceXE Video Processor
Sanus Systems — Sanus Elements ELM410 10-Foot Pivoting HDMI Cable
Wireless Product of the Year
LG Electronics — Network Blu-ray Disc Player
Wilson Electronics — MobilePro Wireless Cellular Amplifier
Crestron — TPMC-3X Isys i/O 2.8” Handheld WiFi Touchpanel
Plantronics — Voyager Pro UC
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