The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced its International CES Best of Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering award honorees. Sponsored by CEA, producer of the International CES, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the International CES Innovations awards honor outstanding products advancements in design and engineering in 34 consumer electronics product categories.

"These Best of 2009 Innovations award honorees represent the most inventive design and engineering-focused consumer technology products available on the market today," said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CEA. "It's a testament to our industry that the CES Innovations awards program continues to expand and grow, with new technologies and new innovators emerging each year. We look forward to showcasing these products to all attendees at the 2009 International CES."

The Best of Innovations awards are given to the most honored products from across 34 different categories. Innovations honorees will be featured in the Innovations Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian at the 2009 International CES.

The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products that earn the highest honors from the panel of judges, which include engineers, independent designers and journalists. These "best of the best" products will be displayed at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, in the Marco Polo Ballroom at the Sands/Venetian.

The Best of Innovations honorees for 2009 are:

Audio Accessories: Furutech, Piezo Ceramic Connectors Series, F1-50 Series

Audio Components: Harman Kardon, Harman Kardon® AVR 7550HD 7.2-Channel Audio/Video Receiver.

Computer Hardware: Hewlett-Packard, HP TouchSmart Desktop PC, HP TouchSmart IQ506.

Computer Hardware: Whipsaw, Zero Client Computer.

Computer Peripherals: Lenovo, ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive.

Digital Imaging: Sony Electronics, Sony Cyber-shot T700 Digital Camera, DSC-T700

Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology: 4home, 4Home Energy, EM-3200

Enabling Technologies: Staccato Communications, Ripcord2TM, SC4500C

Headphones: Psyko Audio Labs, Psyko 5.1 Headphones.

Health and Wellness: Fitbit, Fitbit Tracker

High Performance Audio: Pathos Acoustics: Adrenalin mono power amplifier

Home Appliances: LG Electronics USA, LG Electronics Steam Laundry Pair: SteamWasher with Allergiene Cycle and SteamDryer

Integrated Home Systems: AVerMedia Technologies, AVerMedia EB1704HB, WiFi-4 CMOS

Multi-Room Audio/Video: Belkin International, FlyWire, AV69003
Personal Electronics: Sendero Group, Code Factory Mobile Geo

Portable Multimedia Accessories: JWIN Electronics, i1166

Portable Power: Callpod, ChargepodV2, V2UA-0001

Video Displays: Samsung Semiconductor, Samsung 46-inch Super Narrow Bezel LCD Digital Information Display