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BLUETOOTH SIG EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR BEST OF CES 2009 CONTEST
01-Dec-2008
Bluetooth SIG
Companies Called On to Submit Bluetooth® Devices for Consideration in 4th Annual Contest
BELLEVUE, WA – December 1, 2008 – The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today extended the deadline for its 4th annual product contest to Monday, December 8. The trade organization calls on its member companies to submit their consumer electronics products featuring Bluetooth wireless technology for consideration in the 4th annual Bluetooth SIG Best of CES contest.
The ten finalists will be announced on Friday, December 19, and showcased at the Pepcom event at CES 2009 in Las Vegas the evening of Wednesday, January 7; five category winners, one User’s Choice winner, and one overall winner will be unveiled at the organization’s member appreciation party celebrating Bluetooth technology the evening of Friday, January 9, at Tao in the Venetian hotel.
The User’s Choice category is new this year. Fans of the finalist products will be encouraged to visit www.Bluetooth.com to vote on their favorite Bluetooth device. The winner will receive special designation as the fan favorite.
Winners of the contest receive national exposure for their winning products as part of a public relations blitz paid for by the Bluetooth SIG. All finalists will be featured in the Spring 2009 issue of SIGnature, the Bluetooth SIG magazine, and highlighted at the Pepcom event and throughout CES 2009.
Bluetooth SIG member companies may enter products into one of the following categories:
- Headset (Headset and/or hands-free profile)
- Music
- Transfer
- Input
- Print
- Vertical (Healthcare, Industrial, Enterprise, etc.)
Each product entered must meet the following criteria:
- Uses Bluetooth technology
- Qualified under Bluetooth qualification PRD 2.0
- Introduction/launch date between July 1, 2008, and January 8, 2009
- Manufacturer is SIG Promoter or Associate level member
- Includes packaging and/or instructions for use with entry
Products will be judged based on interoperability testing, containing expected profiles and ease of use. Bonus points will be awarded to products which include Experience Icons on packaging or product website. Products which have a confirmed issue on the SIG Issue Tracking System, are not qualified properly or do not include instructions for use will be automatically disqualified.
Products must be shipped to the Bluetooth SIG no later than December 5, 2008. Contest applications can be downloaded at https://programs.bluetooth.org/Marketing/bestofces.htm or by contacting Lindsay Peattie, Bluetooth SIG member relations manager, at lpeattie@bluetooth.com.
About Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Bluetooth wireless technology is the global short-range wireless standard for personal connectivity of a broad range of electronic devices. The technology continues to evolve, building on its inherent strengths – small-form factor radio, low power, low cost, built-in security, robustness, ease-of-use, and ad hoc networking abilities. More than nine new Bluetooth enabled products are qualified every working day and 18 million Bluetooth units are shipping per week. There are over two billion Bluetooth devices in the marketplace and that number climbs daily, making it the only proven wireless choice for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.
About the Bluetooth SIG
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes Promoter group companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, along with over 11,000 Associate and Adopter member companies. The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit www.bluetooth.com. The Bluetooth word mark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Note to Editors: Media assets (stills and video) to accompany stories about Bluetooth wireless technology are available on Bluetooth.com, hosted by The NewsMarket: http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Press/ Press Contacts:
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