CEA Announces Finalists for I-Stage Competition

CNET's Molly Wood to MC; Ryan Block, Jeff Pulver and Kevin Kelly
to Judge CEA's New Technology Competition
ARLINGTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)(R) today announced the
top finalists in the new i-stage competition, a technology event
featuring the most innovative new consumer technology products that
will soon come to market. The 15 finalists will unveil their products
before a live audience on Monday, October 20, at CEA's 2008 Industry
Forum, scheduled October 19-22, 2008, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las
Vegas, NV.

The winner of the i-stage competition will receive $50,000 to
develop its product line, as well as free turnkey exhibit space at the
upcoming 2009 International CES(R), the world's largest consumer
technology tradeshow, to be held in Las Vegas January 8-11.

"CEA's i-stage competition serves as a phenomenal opportunity to
recognize the new innovations that will fuel the growth of our
industry," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and
conferences, CEA. "These top finalists are taking technology trends to
the next level and will no doubt shape the future of how consumers
work and play."

The i-stage finalists are:

-- Amulet Devices, The Amulet Remote

-- Avaak, Vue (TM) personal video network

-- Boxee media center

-- Frontline Inc., Fitness Interactive Technology (FIT)

-- GenAudio Inc., AstoundSound

-- Instinctiv Shuffle

-- IPEVO digital photo frame

-- JFDI Engineering Ltd., GridSearch

-- Lightglove, LtWv

-- Next2Friends, People in Motion (TM)

-- Occipital LLC

-- Pongr Inc.

-- PDT Ltd, Novo, Minora 3D Webcam

-- Taggle

-- YouBundle

The i-stage finalists will have their products reviewed and judged
on Monday, October 20, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, by a
panel of technology experts including Kevin Kelly, Wired Magazine;
Ryan Block, formerly of Engadget and Jeff Pulver. Molly Wood,
executive editor of CNET will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the
event.

Registration for i-stage and CEA's Industry Forum is currently
open. For more information on the events, visit www.CE.org/i-stage.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade
association promoting growth in the $173 billion U.S. consumer
electronics industry. More than 2,200 companies enjoy the benefits of
CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research,
technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering
of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages
the International CES - Where Entertainment, Technology and Business
Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry
services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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-- CEA Industry Forum
October 19-22, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

-- Digital Hollywood
October 27-30, 2008, Hollywood, CA

-- EHX Fall 2008
November 4-7, 2008, Long Beach, CA

-- CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled @ NY
November 11, 2008, New York, NY

-- Future of Television East
November 18-19, 2008, New York, NY

-- 2009 International CES
January 8-11, 2009, Las Vegas, NV
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Consumer Electronics Association
Tara Dunion, 703-907-7419
tdunion@CE.org
http://www.CE.org
or
Sarah Szabo, 703-907-4368
sszabo@CE.org
http://www.CESweb.org

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