LG Electronics (LGE) took top honours among consumer electronics manufacturers at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, receiving 17 prestigious 'CES 2004 Innovations' awards.
The high-profile industry recognition coincides with the U.S. debut of LG's broad line of digital television products, including plasma and liquid crystal displays (LCDs), digital HDTV receivers and digital recorders.
Sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the Innovations Awards highlight product advancements in technology design and engineering.
At the same event, the US CEA also named LG Electronics' CTO and President Dr. Woo Paik as one of eleven leaders in the global electronics industry. Dr. Paik is also the first Korean appear in the prestigious league.
'LGE's Innovations Awards underscore the breadth of the company's design and engineering capabilities, particularly in the video category,' said Mr. K. H. Kim, President, LG Electronics Middle East and Africa Operations.
The Innovations Awards are selected by a panel of prominent industry designers, engineers and journalists, who judge more than 750 product entries on user value, aesthetics, contribution to the quality of life, innovative design and quality.
LGE's winners ranged from plasma and LCD-based integrated high-definition televisions (HDTV) to its rear-projection HDTV and digital HDTV set-top box with built-in digital video recorders (DVRs). Its digital light processing (DLP) based digital-cable-ready HDTV and the first combination DVR and Blu-Ray recorder also took top honours.
The U.S. CEA, as sponsors of the Consumer Electronics Show, revealed the eleven personalities that steer the global electronics industry with leadership and innovation.
'The eleven chosen leaders are the best of the best in the dynamic and innovative electronics industry,' said Garry Shapiro, Chairman, CEA.
Dr. Woo Paik played a key role in transforming the digital TV into a full digital standard with the U.S. press naming him as the father of digital TV.
Credited with the development of 'digicipher', now the standard of U.S. digital cables and satellite broadcasting, Dr. Paik also developed technologies for digital TV signal compression and encryption, while working with U.S. General Instrument and Qualcomm.
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