Tablet computers, audio components and motherboards chosen as most innovative in four award categories
Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 9, 2012) - ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, is proud to announce that six of its products have been selected for the CES 2012 Innovations Design and Engineering Awards honoree program. The products span four categories and include one Best of Innovations Award in Wireless Handsets.
Chosen by a pre-eminent panel of independent industry designers, engineers and journalists, the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognises the most innovative consumer electronics products across a broad range of categories. The awards have become a hallmark for the best-designed products in consumer technology and ASUS is thrilled that its brand promise of Inspiring Innovation • Persistent Perfection has resulted in such wide recognition for its products.
Best of Innovations - Wireless Handsets
The ASUS Padfone has been selected as a Best of Innovations honoree in the Wireless Handsets category. This innovative platform combination using the latest Android OS offers users unparalleled mobile productivity and flexibility. The Padfone smartphone, with its capacitive multi-touch display, provides email and a myriad of built-in apps when on the move. Along with it comes the Padstation dock which functions as a tablet when paired with the Padfone. When these two are connected, the smartphone's display is seamlessly switched to the bigger screen and adjusted for optimal viewing while its battery is charged simultaneously. The Padstation also gains instant access to the smartphone's functions including 3G data connection.
