NIVEUS
MEDIA IS NAMED INNOVATIONS 2007 DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AWARD
HONOREE
Two
of Niveus’ 2007 media centers, Summit Series’
Rainier and Pro Series’ n9, are announced amongst
the honorees.
New
York, NY – November 8, 2006 – The Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA®) today announced Niveus
Media as an International CES Innovations 2007 Design and
Engineering Awards Honoree for Niveus Media’s 2007
media centers – Summit Series - Rainier Edition and
Pro Series - n9 at the International CES New York Press
Preview. Packed with the industry’s most advanced
hardware and software, Niveus’ n9 and Rainier join
the company’s highly-acclaimed Denali and K2 media
center lineup, expanding Niveus’ presence as a leading
engineer and manufacturer of digital entertainment solutions
for the connected home.
“We
are thrilled to be recognized amongst the 2007 Innovations
honorees,” expressed CEO and Co-Founder Tim Cutting.
“Niveus spent over a year designing these two new
media servers from the ground up. By incorporating our latest
passive cooling techniques, proprietary media center software,
and next generation HD-DVD, Niveus continues to show its
ongoing commitment to innovation and pushing the envelope
in the media center category”
A
compact yet powerful media center measuring half the height
of its Denali predecessor, the Rainier features the Windows
Vista operating system and Windows Media Center software,
CableCARD technology, HD DVD, Intel’s Viiv technology,
Niveus’ ConvergencePanel™ (patent-pending),
and Niveus’ Glacier™ Passive Cooling technology;
resulting in a silent, high-performance, A/V-style media
server designed for the digital home.
Designed
in a convenient rack-mount form factor, Niveus’ Pro
Series n9 is equipped with enough power, compatibility,
and functionality to act as a central media hub, distributing
audio and video throughout a multi-zone digital home. The
HD DVD enabled Pro Series features the highly-anticipated
Intel Viiv™ technology and Core 2 Duo Extreme processor,
Nvidia’s GeForce Series 7 Graphics and HDMI output.
Since
1989, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering
Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering
in the consumer electronic category. Selected by a preeminent
panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and
members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and
engineering in consumer electronics products, entrants are
judged on an extensive list of criteria, including: engineering
qualities, including technical specifications and materials
used; product’s intended use/function and user value;
aesthetic and design qualities; unique and novel features;
contributions to consumers’ quality of life; and impact
on the manufacturer’s business model.
Niveus
Media’s Pro Series - n9 and Summit Series - Rainier
Edition will be displayed at the 2007 International CES,
which runs January 8-11, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase will feature
honorees by product category at Innovations Plus at the
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Booth #68747. Best of
Innovations honoree products will also displayed at the
Grand Lobby of Las Vegas Convention Center, next to Experience
CEA, and at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the
International CES. Visit www.CESweb.org/innovations for
details on Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Honorees.
For
more information on Niveus Media, please visit www.niveusmedia.com.
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