EH Publishing Announces 2006 CE Pro High Impact Products Award Winners
Framingham, MA- December 22, 2006- EH Publishing, a Framingham, MA-based media company, has announced the winners of the 2006 CE Pro High Impact Product (CHIPs) Awards. The annual “Best of” contest rates home-technology products based on feedback from the professionals who sell, specify and install the goods.
CE Pro, the leading magazine for the custom electronics industry, invited its 35,000 readers to suggest products that helped them win more customers, save time on the jobsite, or otherwise make more money in 2006.
Winning products included everything from sound-deadening drywall to six-figure home theater projectors.
"It's hard for editors and other industry 'pundits' to pick the best products in home technology, without being in the field themselves," says CE Pro editor-at-large Julie Jacobson, who oversaw the awards. "We have no idea how difficult products are to program or install, how well products integrate with other home technologies, how they hold up over time, and simply how much a customer enjoys or abhors the goods. We rely on the experts who sell and install these products every day—and live with the call-backs and the referrals—to tell us which products made a high impact on their businesses this year."
The awards were announced at the Electronic House Expo Fall, Nov. 11-14, in Long Beach, Calif. They are featured in the December 2006 issue of CE Pro magazine. For more details on the winning products visit www.cepro.com/chips2006.
Following are a list of CHIPs award winners:
GOLD WINNERS
Innovator of the Year
Niles IntelliControl Integrated Control Solutions (ICS)
Distributed audio and control system
Quiet Solution QuietRock QR-545
Soundproofing panels
Triad OnWall Mini LCR3.0
Integrated LCR speaker
Velodyne SubContractor Series
Subwoofers and amp
Middle Atlantic Ultra Quiet Fan Panels (UQFP)
Rack-mountable smart cooling system
Sencore Automated Home Theater Testing
Automatic room/equipment audio calibration
Exceptional Innovation Life|ware
Automation software for Media Center Edition
Sim2 Grand Cinema C3X
Three-chip DLP projector
Crestron Adagio
Multiroom A/V and control system
Denon ACR-403
7.1 A/V receiver
HAI Snap-Link
USB key for remote access
Marantz VP11S1
1080p DLP projector
Sanus VisionMount VMDD26
Articulating mount
On-Q/Legrand LyriQ
Cat 5 audio distribution system
Tripp Lite HTRL15UPS
Uninterruptible power supply
Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI) RK3
In-wall universal controller
Russound ComPilot
Intercom system
D-Tools SI software
Systems integration software
With
Brother P-Touch ProXL
Labeler
Stewart Filmscreen CineCurve
2.35 Masking Screen
Runco AutoScope and AutoScope with CineWide
2.35 projectors
SILVER WINNERS
AMX Mio-R1/R2
IR and RF remotes
Arcam AVR350
A/V receiver
Audyssey Sound Equalizer
Room EQ system
AutoPatch PrecisLT-DSP Audio switchers
BDI Avion Series
Home theater furniture
Canton Movie 100MX
Home theater speaker system
Chief Manufacturing PAC-500
Back box for articulating mounts
Dynamat DynaBox
Sound-dampening speaker box
Fujitsu General America P50XTA51UB
50-inch plasma HDTV
Key Digital iSync HD
Video processor/switcher
Lexicon MC-12 HD
Surround sound processor
Sony VPL-W100 (Ruby)
3-chip 1080p projector
SurgeX SX1120-RT, SX1115-RT
Surge suppressor and power conditioner
About CE Pro
CE Pro, an EH Publishing, Inc. magazine, is the leading trade publication that covers the installation and integration of the electronic home in its entirety, including home networking, whole-house automation, multi-room audio, home theater, lighting control, energy management, telephone systems, security, CCTV, and fire detection. CE Pro is the first dedicated trade publication in the electronic-home field, boasting a BPA-audited circulation of 35,000 in 2006 and 50,000 (projected) in 2007. The publication features a blend of industry news, technology trends and product analysis, and business-management and marketing advice. To find out more, visit www.cepro.com.
About EH Publishing, Inc.
EH Publishing, Inc. is the information leader and resource for the electronic home industry. Serving the technology and construction markets, EH Publishing, Inc. reaches more than half a million electronic home professionals and consumers worldwide. Founded in 1994, EH Publishing, Inc. has defined, cultivated and raised awareness of the $13 billion electronic/installed home industry through its products, which include print publications, on-line publications, trade shows and market studies. EH Publishing, Inc. is the industry’s source for home technology information and market analysis, with the targeted print and on-line publications: Electronic House, CE Pro, TecHome Builder and targeted tradeshows: Electronic House Expo (EHX) and TecHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX). To find out more, visit www.ehpub.com.