CEDIA Awards Program - Finalists Announced

Three Best New Technology and thirty Best New Product Finalists have been determined by a diverse panel of CEDIA residential electronic systems contractor judges. One Best New Technology winner and ten Best New Product winners will be announced at the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles^®Awards Banquet & 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Award winners in the following competitions will also be announced at the banquet.

Electronic Lifestyles^®Designer Awards in Large Home Theater, Integrated Home, Media Room, Hidden Installation, Special Project, Showroom, Dressed System, and Documentation
Electronic Systems Contractor of the Year & Electronic Systems Technician of the Year
Green Business Practices Recognition
Product Hall of Fame Inductees
CEDIA Fellows Recognition



Crestron Electronics, Inc. Product: V15-F The Slim 15 inch widescreen touchpanel features VESA mount, wall-mount, and desktop installation options. Featuring HD video display, including HDMI/HDCP, VGA, component and multi-format streaming media; VoIP panel-to-panel intercom and SIP phone capability; Embedded PC applications such as Internet Explorer and built-in USB mouse/keyboard extender, V15-F is a complete digital interface solution.	Sanus Systems® Product: VisionMount® VLT1-B1 Super Slim Tilting Mount Sanus Systems®, a division of Milestone AV Technologies, designs and builds audio/video mounts, furnishings and accessories. Sanus products are engineered to enhance A/V systems and the surrounding decor. Sanus offers more than 300 products, including on-wall furniture, home theater furniture, TV stands, audio racks, wall mounts, speaker supports and accessories.	Universal Remote Control, Inc. Product: Network Keypad System: KP-4000 Network Keypad and MRX-1 Network Base Station Universal Remote Control’s Network Keypad System provides full two-way control of IP and RS-232 entertainment and automation components in a home network. Consisting of any number of color touchscreen keypads and network base stations, it is easy for electronic systems contractors to install and easy for clients to use.



Anthem (The Paradigm Group) Product: Anthem Statement D2v with Anthem Room Correction The Anthem Statement D2v pushes the boundaries on what you can expect from music and home theater performance. With the unparalleled flexibility expected from Anthem processors, it provides both the versatility and adjustability needed to make all digital audio and video components work together seamlessly.	APC by Schneider Electric Product: APC AV G Type Network Manageable Rack Power Filter (G50NETBLK) In addition to best in class surge protection and power filtering, the G50NETBLK provides network manageability, multi stage outlet control, and a rechargeable magnet flashlight that can be affixed to the rack or other components. Power sensing outlets reduce energy consumption and enable power control for devices lacking discrete commands.	Artison Product: Masterpiece In-Wall LCR (M LCR IW) Masterpiece utilizes Artison's patented DualMono® Center Channel Technology incorporating center channels in the upper half of the left and right enclosure. Dialogue comes from the center of the screen where it belongs. Masterpiece In-Wall blends with any decor can be installed without cutting studs making installation easy while sounding great!


AudioControl Product: The Director Model D3200 - Sixteen Channel Amplifier with Digital Signal Processing The Director Model D3200 sixteen-channel amplifier/processor is designed and manufactured by AudioControl at our factories in the Pacific Northwest. For over 30 years AudioControl has produced high performance audio products with maximum control, optimum performance, and bulletproof reliability. The weather may be rainy but our customers are happy.	BG Radia Corporation Product: BG Radia BGX-4850 The BG Radia BGX-4850 is a unique architectural subwoofer system that incorporates advanced design concepts and technology developed by THX into a unique design suitable for today's homes. Its force-canceling design is vibration-free and is the first in-wall subwoofer to achieve prestigious THX Ultra2 certification.	Crestron Electronics, Inc. Product: DM-MD8x8 The DM-MD8x8 switches and distributes all analog and uncompressed HD digital signals (including HDMI 1.3a, composite, S-video, component, computer, simultaneous stereo and 7.1 surround sound audio, SPDIF, Ethernet, USB control, power and KVM) long distance via CAT5e or fiber. DM-MD8x8 manages all embedded data, including HDCP, EDID, and CEC.


Digital Projection International (DPI) Product: TITAN 1080p Dual 3D Introducing Digital Projection Internationalâs TITAN 1080p Dual 3D, the most efficient Active 3D enabled projector in its class. Delivering 9000 lumens and 2000:1 contrast, the TITAN 1080p Dual 3D is the perfect imaging solution for today's dynamic home cinemas.	Innovolt Inc. Product: Innovolt HEM-X1000 The HEM-X1000 based on Innovolt's revolutionary CVSS™ technology, completely redefines power protection and management for home theaters, video/audio components, and HDTV video products, providing a movement towards smarter communication amongst home electronics enabling the HEM-X1000 to seamlessly integrate with advanced home automation.	Kaleidescape Product: Kaleidescape Mini System The Kaleidescape Mini System is a complete, multi-zone entertainment server. It puts your entire collection of DVDs and CDs at your fingertips, and delivers a unique and compelling experience. Quiet operation and elegant design make it perfect for living areas. Set-up is fast and easy - as simple as an ordinary DVD player.


LG Electronics USA, Inc. Product: LG's 55-inch Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV (model 55LHX) LG's Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV offers superior picture quality with featuring 2M: 1 contrast ratio and TruMotion 240Hz in an elegant ultra-slim design. The model's wireless functionality allows for more versatile installations, while its LED backlighting and local dimming bring precise picture control and energy savings into the home.	Lutron Electronics, Inc. Product: Sivoia® QS Wireless Lutron® has been the world's leading manufacturer of lighting controls and systems for more than 45 years. Lutron has opened up a new world of possibilities by seamlessly integrating electric and daylight control. Lutron blends technology with design and environmental sensitivity to provide the ideal solution for total light control.	Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Product: RadioRA-SR RadioRA-SR is Lutron's new system of lighting controls, automated window treatments, keypads and vacancy/occupancy sensors that communicate wirelessly to provide total control of electric and daylight in a single room. Lutron Electronics is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls, architectural lighting control systems, and shading solutions.


Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Product: WD-82837, 82" Home Theater Television Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA), the Official HDTV Sponsor of The PGA TOUR, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of premium quality 1080p Home Theater and Unisen™ Immersive Sound TVs, along with the world's first Laser TV: LaserVue®.	Monster Cable Products, Inc. Product: Monster Wireless Digital Express HD Monster Cable is the world's leading manufacturer of advanced audio and video accessories. The Monster Wireless Digital Express HD provides a wireless solution for distribution of 1080p video and audio content throughout the home.	Monster Cable Products, Inc. Product: Monster iTV PowerCenter 2000 Monster Cable is the world's leading manufacturer of advanced audio and video accessories. The Monster iTV 2000 combines advanced HD cable TV tuning, HD video recording, DLNA A/V streaming and more, in a single unit that also features advanced surge protection and power filtering for the entire home theater.


NuVo Technologies Product: NuVo Renovia Multi-room Audio System NuVo Technologies' Renovia multi-room audio system utilizes HomePlug powerline technology to deliver high-quality audio and metadata over the existing electrical infrastructure in an existing home. Renovia is the first multi-room audio system designed from the ground up exclusively for the existing homes/retrofit market.	Exact Power (Middle Atlantic Products) Product: PowerCore™ Isolation Transformer System The multifunctional PowerCore™ Isolation Transformer System provides conditioned and protected "same-phase" power and a new separately derived reference ground for residential home theaters and A/V systems. It eliminates most common causes of hum and buzz, eliminates ground loop problems, and prevents most control system reboots and lockups.	Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) Product: U2 Weather Resistant Universal System Controller The perfect companion for bathrooms, pools, and decks, RTI's weather-resistant U2 can take control of the most sophisticated media or environmental systems from any location. It's easy-to-read, high-contrast LCD can display custom buttons, graphics, and text, even in bright sunlight.


Russound Product: Collage Powerline Media and Intercom System The Collage Powerline Media and Intercom System distributes networked accessed music and intercom communication over a home's residential electrical system. Components provide access to two-way transmission of audio, CCTV signals, data, and internet media with metadata feedback without the need of running new zone-to-zone wiring.	Savant Systems LLC Product: ROSIE Touch TV ROSIE Touch TV is an entertaining and dynamic graphical user interface, automation and control center, and full color HD LCD touchpanel available in 24 and 40-inch models. It is the ideal multipurpose solution for viewing HD video content, while simultaneously providing complementary control.	Savant Systems, Inc. Product: ROSIE Home Automation Application The ROSIE Home Automation Application transforms your iPhone™ or iPod Touch® into a complete ROSIE Wireless Control Interface. Control your ROSIE system with simple taps and gestures, and enjoy whole-house control and two-way feedback from all of your services across the house and remotely from the palm of your hand.


Savant Systems, LLC Product: ROSIE Surface ROSIE Surface is an entertaining and dynamic graphical user interface, automation and control center, and full color 40-inch HD LCD touch panel. ROSIE Surface can be tailored to suite the ambiance and decor of any lifestyle, and incorporated into furniture ranging from coffee tables and bars to conference room tables.	Schlage (Ingersoll-Rand Security Technologies) Product: Schlage LiNK The Schlage LiNK, the first and only wireless-controlled and Z-Wave enabled door lock, gives homeowners the power to remotely control and monitor access to their home and various Z-Wave enabled home automation devices 24/7.	SEURA Product: The ONE™ SEURA offers distinctive design solutions for technology. Products manufactured to customers specifications range from television mirrors with completely vanishing televisions to designer back-lit mirrors for bathroom suites. New for 2009, The ONE™ is a 19" slim-profile television mirror. With just 1 inch in thickness it can be wall-mounted anywhere within the home.


SunBriteTV Product: SunBriteTV Model 5500HD All-Weather Outdoor LCD Television Expand your business with home theater designs that include outdoor entertainment. SunBriteTV's Model 5500HD, is a 55" full-HD 1080p all-weather outdoor LCD television. Designed for permanent outdoor installations, SunBriteTV is engineered to withstand rain, dirt, insects, and extreme temperature ranges.	Trak-kit Product: Trak-kit Trak-Kit is an architectural hardware manufacturer specializing in innovative, elegant solutions for A/V equipment. Trak-kit suspends a flat screen from a track system securely mounted in the ceiling of a room to allow movable and rotatable display movement paths; the flat screen can thus be used in multiple areas.	TRUFIG Product: TRUFIG Kits TRUFIG offers what none have before, the ability to contribute to brilliant architecture and design by taking away. TRUFIG presents the ability to take technology supplied by various manufacturers and provide a uniform industrial design, color, and mounting process to achieve a perfectly flush installation into a wall or ceiling.


Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC) Product: PSX-2 Personal Server Universal Remote Control's PSX-2 Personal Server instantly turns any iPod into a full-fledged media server. Unlike other iPod docks, the PSX-2 greatly enhances the functionality and usability of the iPod, eliminating tedious menu structures and connecting users to iPod audio and video content more conveniently and more powerfully than ever before.	Vantage Product: Energy Management Solution Vantage, a leading provider of home automation solutions for luxury homeowners, is pleased to present its newest product, the Energy Management Solution. Whereas some energy management dashboards simply estimate savings, this is the first system that calculates, in real time, the exact dollar amount a homeowner is saving on energy.	Wisdom Audio Product: Wisdom Audio Sage Series L150i Reference Line Source In-Wall Loudspeaker Wisdom Audio's award-winning Sage Series raises the bar even higher for performance from an architectural speaker with the new L150i Reference Line Source In-Wall. Capable of unprecedented dynamics, low distortion, high resolution, three dimensional sound staging and freedom from compression, the L150i can be compared with the finest freestanding speakers.