BenQ is pleased to announce that six of its digital lifestyle designed products have won the prestigious 2007 iF Design Award for its innovative design and functionality. The awarded products includes a BenQ PMV 1000 mobile LCD TV which will also be receiving iF International Forum Design’s top honor, the iF Gold Award.
The iF Gold Award is given to a select group of 50 products a year, out of a total number of 2,293 entries from 35 different countries. The award-winning BenQ PMV 1000 mobile LCD TV’s design concept originated from the idea of a china plate for its pure whiteness and rounded angels that give the untainted comfortable feelings only found at home. The TV can be used as a digital picture frame and comes with a card reading function, allowing users to save and load images at anytime.
“This is BenQ’s second consecutive year winning iF Design Award’s top honor, the iF Gold Award” said Manfred Wang, Director of BenQ Lifestyle Design Center. “The recognition gained from the iF committee once again demonstrates BenQ’s world-class design prowess and our strength in bringing innovative design to our consumers.”
This year marks the fifth consecutive year that BenQ products garners the iF committee's acknowledgement for their outstanding product design. The addition of the 6 iF awards expands BenQ's total number of iF Awards to 42.
The awarded BenQ products include:
n BenQ PMV 1000 Mobile LCD TV ( iF Gold Award )
n BenQ CP120 Digital Projector
n BenQ CP220 Digital Projector
n BenQ DC X720 Digital Camera
n BenQ DC X730 Digital Camera
n BenQ DC C740 Digital Camera
The six BenQ products will be awarded during the CeBIT Exhibition in Hannover, Germany on March 15 2007 at Pavilion 11D, Hall 11.
iF Design Award
The iF Design Award, which was established in 1953, is sponsored by Industrie Forum Design Hanover of Germany. This award is deemed as one of the most significant design competitions worldwide, attracting over 1,800 entries from 30 different countries yearly. The jury is comprised of top international designers, not only decisively examines and elects the award-winning entries, but also guarantees iF's special status and the high-quality reputation of the iF label.
