2020 CE Pro BEST Award Winners Announced at CEDIA Expo Virtual

MarketScale
MarketScale
Sep 21, 2020
Adapt Energy CEDIA Expo Consumer Technology Association Energy Smart home

Recognizing the most noteworthy new products and technologies, CE Pro is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 CE Pro BEST (Best Electronics Systems Technologies) Product Awards.

“We’re privileged to recognize the many manufacturers that provide custom integrators with exciting, cutting-edge and very practical products to add to their businesses,” says Arlen Schweiger, Executive Editor of CE Pro. “The CE Pro BEST Awards represents technical engineering and thoughtful development that deserve praise,” says Arlen. “We always look forward to seeing what each year’s new group of entries brings, and how these solutions may impact our industry for years to come.”

All CE Pro BEST Awards’ entries were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer by industry leaders, along with the editors of CE Pro.

The judging panel included the team from Bluesalve Partners, which includes industry veterans Avi Rosenthal, Robert Heiblim, Lew Brown and David Kaplan. Combined, the group has more than 100 years of of industry experience. Both Kaplan and Rosenthal are past recipients of the Consumer Technology Association Smart Home Division’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here are this year’s CE Pro BEST Product Awards winners:

Business Operations:

Business and Software Design Tools

Modus Photo
Modus VR

Control and Automation

Energy Management

Adapt Energy
PanTech Design

Integrated Security System/Module/Device/Surveillance Cameras

Holovision, Powered by Ring
Ring

Lighting, Lighting Controls & Accessories

REVI Remote-Voltage Illumination System
Environmental Lights

Motorized Shade Controls & Accessories

Triathlon Wood Blinds with Natural Light Optimization
Lutron

User Interface Devices: Touchscreens, Keypads, Remotes, Voice Control

Crestron TSR-310
Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Nest Hub Max
Google Nest

Wellness

Savant Daylight Mode
SAVANT

Whole House Control

Crestron Home
Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Home Theater/Multi-Room Audio/Video

A/V Switchers

Evolution 8×10 HDBaseT Audio and Video Matrix with CEC Control and Support Diagnostics
Vanco International

Crestron DM NVX
Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Flat Panel TV/Ultra HD

The Wall
Samsung Electronics America

85” Q950 8K QLED TV
Samsung Electronics America

Home Theater A/V Receivers & Source Components

Trinnov Altitude32
Trinnov Audio

Media Servers/Streaming Media/DVRs

Zappiti Pro ACE
Zappiti

Mount Lift Media Concealment

Low profile 5×8″ Steel TV Box
Arlington Industries

Multi-room AV Components (Amplifiers, Receivers, Source Components and Preamplifiers)

Juke-8
Juke Audio

Power Management, Generation, Surge Suppression and Storage/Remote Services

Squid
SurgeX

Projection Screen

CASCADE
Stewart Filmscreen

Projector

VPL-VW915ES
Sony Electronics Inc.

Racks, Furniture, Seating and Acoustical Treatments

Andromeda | Ultra Short Throw Projector Credenza with Integrated 120” Rising Screen
Aegis AV Cabinets

Wireless A/V Solution (amps, source components, signal distribution solutions)

AirTV Anywhere—Powered by SLING
AirTV L.L.C.

Household Enhancements/Installation Accessories

Cables and Cabling Products

Cleerline SSF™ 8K UHD HDMI Active Optical Cables
Cleerline Technology Group

Communications Products

Hopper 3 Integration with Google Nest Hello Doorbell
DISH NETWORK

Home Networking Device

WhyReboot Cumulus6 Cloud & Analytics
WhyReboot

Outdoor A/V

65” The Terrace TV
Samsung Electronics America Inc.

Loudspeakers

Architectural Speakers

Meridian DSP750 In-Wall Digital Active Loudspeaker
Meridian Audio

Ci130QRfl / Ci130QSfl
KEF

Floor-standing/Book Shelf Speakers

Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation
Naim

Soundbars/On-Wall/Single-Chassis Surround Loudspeaker

Powered SoundBar
James Loudspeaker

Subwoofers

DSW600 Digital Active In-Wall Subwoofer

Meridian Audio

Most Promising

A750 Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
Access Networks

Peripherals and Enhancements

Paladin DCR Direct Attach Lens
Panamorph

Tools, Testing and Calibration

On My Way
Alarm.com

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