Microsoft WinHEC Awards target Taiwan-made products
Microsoft, for the first time, offers WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) Awards in five categories for competition by Taiwan-based producers and/or vendors of Windows-enabled hardware products, and seven companies won 10 awards, according to Microsoft Taiwan press release on December 2.
The award is to promote R&D innovation amid Taiwan-based makers/vendors of hardware devices supporting Windows, Microsoft Taiwan pointed out. There were 110 product items presented for the competition and 25 ones offered by 17 companies were selected as the finalists, Microsoft Taiwan indicated.
| Five categories of WinHEC Awards | |
| Category | Main criteria of judgment/examination |
| Green | Long-term goals for environmental protection; input of resources for environmental protection during the life cycle of products; recyclable ratios of products; potential detriment to environment |
| Media & entertainment | Multimedia technology; easy to use; functional integration; market acceptance |
| Internet | Complete Internet-access functionality; efficiency of data transfer; easy to use; market acceptance |
| Technological innovation | Technological uniqueness; market popularity |
| Industrial design | Aesthetic features; quality of design; brand value |
Source: Microsoft Taiwan, compiled by Digitimes, December 2008
| Winners of WinHEC Awards | ||
| Category of award | Product item | Producer and/or vendor |
| Green | NanoTN, processor platform | VIA Technologies |
| N20A, notebook PC | Asustek Computer | |
| Media & entertainment | PocketCinema V10, pocket-size multimedia projector | Aiptek International |
| Aspire 8920G, notebook PC equipped with a full-HD screen and a Blu-ray Disc drive | Acer | |
| Kaleido R7, wireless digital photo frame | IPEVO | |
| Internet | Aspire one (Blue), small notebook PC | Acer |
| Kohjinsha S32 (SC series), portable 7-inch tablet PC | Inventec | |
| Technological innovation | Optical multi-touch display | Quanta Computer |
| Industrial design | Aspire Predator G7000 series, game PC | Acer |
| SyspineR Digital Operator Phone System, VoIP phone | Quanta Computer | |
Source: Microsoft Taiwan, compiled by Digitimes, December 2008