IHS Markit Announces Innovation Awards Winners at ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas
January 9, 2019
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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 Consumer Electronics
Show (CES) press event on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, the awards showcased
the most innovative technology products submitted by event exhibitors.
“Congratulations to all the technology leaders who participated in the
IHS Markit Innovation Awards competition at CES,” said Ian
Weightman, senior vice president for technology at IHS Markit. “We
saw some truly amazing entries here in Las Vegas. This year’s
competitors stood out for their creativity, ingenuity and spirit of
innovation.”
The winners, by category, of the 2019 IHS Markit Innovation Awards at
CES are:
Automotive: Etergo
(product: AppScooter)
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Gaming: Plott
(product: Extended Reality XR Platform “Lets Plott app”)
Fitness, Wearables and Health Devices: Triple
W (product: DFree)
Home Audio: Vesper
Technologies (product: piezoelectric MEMS mics)
Mobile Accessories: Alabaster-Omnicharge
(product: Omni Mobile 13,000)
Mobile Computing: Synovia
Solutions (product: Here Comes the Bus mobile app)
Personal Entertainment: Jabra
(product: Jabra Elite 85h)
Robotics and Drones: Lora
DiCarlo (product: Osé)
Smart Homes and Appliances: Pindrop
Security Inc. (product: Voice Identity Platform)
Video Displays and Devices: HP
(product: Omen X Emperium GS)
3D Scanning: SkuBot
(product: SkuBot 3D scanning and computer vision driven product ID
system)
Judges
The following technology industry research analysts at IHS Markit, and
internationally recognized journalists, judged the awards at CES 2019:
Ian Weightman, Francis Sideco, Jae Shin, Jeff Lin, Mark Boyadjis, Matt
Gnyp, Paul Gagnon, Randy Lawson, Bing Zhang and Yogita Kanesin.
Upcoming ShowStoppers events
The next ShowStoppers press events are the following:
- ShowStoppers at MWC, February 24, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain
- ShowStoppers at IFA, Sept. 5, 2019, in Berlin, Germany
Exhibitors at upcoming ShowStoppers events can submit up to three
candidate products, technologies or services for the 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 information, visit http://awards.showstoppers.com.
About ShowStoppers
Now in its 25th year, ShowStoppers is
the global leader in producing press and business events spanning the
US, Europe and Asia. Each event organizes product introductions, sneak
previews and demonstrations for selected journalists, bloggers, industry
and financial analysts, venture capitalists and business executives.
Industry leaders, innovators and startups exhibit to generate news
coverage and product reviews, make new connections, promote brand and
open new markets. ShowStoppers produces events at CES, Mobile World
Congress and Mobile World Congress Americas, among others; the official
press events at CE Week, IFA, and NAB; and partners with CES and CE Week.
ShowStoppers is a registered trademark of LLJ LLC. All other
trademarks are acknowledged.
About IHS Markit (www.ihsmarkit.com)
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) is a world leader in critical information,
analytics and solutions for the major industries and markets that drive
economies worldwide. The company delivers next-generation information,
analytics and solutions to customers in business, finance and
government, improving their operational efficiency and providing deep
insights that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. IHS Markit has
more than 50,000 business and government customers, including 80 percent
of the Fortune Global 500 and the world’s leading financial
institutions. Headquartered in London, IHS Markit is committed to
sustainable, profitable growth.
IHS Markit is a registered trademark of IHS Markit Ltd. and/or its
affiliates. All other company and product names may be trademarks of
their respective owners © 2019 IHS Markit Ltd. All rights reserved.
Contacts
News Media Contact:
Lee Graham
IHS Markit
+1 917
806 7902
lee.graham@ihsmarkit.com
Press Team
+1 303 858 6417
press@ihsmarkit.com
Steve Leon
Showstoppers
+1 310-936-8530
sl@showstoppers.com