IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced winners of the IHS Markit
Innovation Awards. Presented at the ShowStoppers IFA event in Berlin on
Thursday, September 1, 2016, the awards showcased the most innovative
technology products submitted by event exhibitors.
"Congratulations to all the ingenious technology industry leaders that took part in the IHS Markit Innovation awards at IFA," said Ian Weightman, vice president of research and operations, IHS Markit.
"The only downside to having an awards program is how difficult it was
to select the final winners from all the inventive and unique
submissions."
Selected from 42 submissions, following are the winners of this year's IHS Markit innovation awards at IFA:
Apps, platforms and ecosystems - CURIO from SAM Labs is an
out-of-the-box inventing experience for kids. Equipped with five
paper-fold car bodies, a car base, and remote control, kids can build
and program their own creations.
Audio technology - The Here Active Listening System from Doppler Labs
consists of two wireless buds and a connected app that lets listeners
control real-world sound. Here gives you a volume knob, equalizer, and
preset filters. Tune In to what you want to hear, and tune out unwanted
noise.
Design and style - The HP Pavilion Wave is for people who want to
modernize their home or home office with a beautiful, compact desktop
engineered for entertainment and productivity.
Health, fitness and wearables - ReSound Micro Mic and ReSound Multi Mic
connect wirelessly to all ReSound Smart Hearing aids to enhance users'
sound experience in even the most challenging listening environments.
The devices provide direct sound streaming and connect with loop/FM
systems to improve speech understanding.
Robotics and drones - Jimu Robot is an interactive system of robotic
building blocks; build your own robot, program its movements, and share
your creation with the Jimu Robot Community.
Smart home and appliances - The Pico Brew makes craft beer with the push
of a button. Biodegradeable PicoPaks pre-package all the ingredients
needed - making brewing and cleanup easy.
Video displays and devices - Lenovo Yoga 910 is a stylish four-in-one
form factor convertible ultrabook with a 4K edgeless in-plane switching
display. Weighing only three pounds, the Yoga 910 provides a crisp,
vibrant display along with an Intel Core i processor, Windows 10, PCIe
SSD, and more. For Indian readers the company doesn't need any introduction and is already storming the consumer electronics market with products such as Yoga series ultrabooks and smartphones like Lenovo K5 Note.
Wow factor - The Yoga Book two-in-one tablet from Lenovo provides
natural note-taking with pen and paper, a halo keyboard, and Wacom
technology. Weighing only 1.3 pounds, Yoga Book sports an Intel Atom
processor, FHD display, and the option of Android or Windows.
The following technology industry research analysts at IHS Markit, and internationally recognized journalists, judged the awards at the IFA conference in Berlin:
-- Tom Morrod, senior director, consumer electronics
-- Paul Gagnon, senior manager, consumer devices
-- Paul Gray, principal analyst, consumer devices
-- Dinesh Kithany, principal analyst, home appliances
-- Ian Fogg, senior director, mobile and telecommunications
-- Ken Park, senior analyst, consumer devices
-- Rich Trenholm, senior editor, CBS Interactive and CNET
-- Eli Haboosh, reporter, HT Mobile Israel
-- George Buhnici, news correspondent, ProTV Romania
The IHS Markit Innovation awards will continue
at upcoming ShowStoppers events at Mobile World Congress (MWC), NAB
Show, CE Week and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Exhibitors at upcoming ShowStoppers events can submit up to three candidate products, technologies, or services for IHS Markit Innovation awards. IHS Markit
and ShowStoppers have agreed to an embargo on any announcements that
should not be made public prior to the awards. For more detailed
information, visit http://awards.showstoppers.
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