To: Voltaire who wrote (60586 ) 1/7/2000 10:30:00 AM From: Lucky Joey Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 152472
V, Nokia Selected As Innovations Winner at CES 2000... (http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000107/nv_nokia_1.html) NOK +12; QCOM -3; What's the impact on QCOM? Joey ------------------------------------------------------------------ LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000-- Nokia (NYSE:NOK - news), the world's leading mobile phone supplier, today announced that the Nokia 8800 Series wireless phone was selected as an Innovations 2000 award winner at the 2000 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Innovations 2000 awards honor the very best in design and engineering. Nokia products have been selected for the prestigious award for the last four years. Chrome, feature-loaded and just under four ounces, the Nokia 8800 Series epitomizes Nokia's commitment to be the industry leader in design and innovation. The phone features a distinctive, glossy chrome finish and sliding keypad cover for people who desire style and elegance in a very discreet phone design. The Nokia 8800 Series also packs consumer-minded options into its sleek styling featuring many options now known-for in Nokia products. The features include an alarm clock, electronic games, ''personalization'' enhancements including a selection from more up to 35 ringing tones, a directory that stores up to 250 names and numbers and four language options. By bringing together a global network of highly skilled designers, mechanical and electronic engineering teams and extensive market research, Nokia continues to deliver consumers world-class design solutions. From the selection of the distinctive metallic finish, to the internal antenna, the Nokia 8800 Series breaks new ground in the digital phone market while maintaining the classic design lines and performance quality Nokia products are known for. Each year, members of the trade press, engineers and industrial designers evaluate the best ideas in electronic hardware and software consumer design and engineering that are submitted by manufacturers of consumer electronic products marketed in the United States. The Design and Engineering Showcase Honors recognizes categories of hardware, including accessible products, audio/video, electronic gaming, lifestyle electronics, mobile and portable electronics, multimedia, small office/home office and vehicle electronics. The most innovative new software products for business applications, education, electronics gaming, multimedia and production and presentation are honored in the Innovations Software Showcase. Only exhibitors at Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) are eligible to participate in this prestigious recognition program. The winning design is showcased in the special Innovations display at the Winter CES. Innovations is the most recognized awards program in the consumer electronics industry, endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America and sponsored and produced by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA), a sector of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA).