CE Pro is calling for entries for its fifth annual
Best Electronic Systems Technologies (BEST) Awards @ CEDIA. Products eligible for judging must either be debuting at the show or have been released within the past 12 months.The competition offers the greatest amount of exposure for product entries than any other industry awards competition, with every entry featured online at cepro.com starting September 26, blasted out in CE Pro email newsletters, and in the CEDIA wrap-up November 2013 print edition of CE Pro.BEST submissions will be held under embargo when requested until the first day of the show. Products will be independently judged by CE Pro editors and a group of integrators, with the winners announced in a beer reception in the CE Pro booth on the first day of the exhibits at
CEDIA Expo 2013 in Denver on September 26.
Check out the 2012 BEST Entries and WinnersThis year there are 34 categories, including new categories covering soundbars, marketing programs and apps. Other categories fall under the main categories of Loudspeakers (floorstanding, in-wall/in-ceiling, soundbars/on-walls, subwoofers and wireless speakers), Multiroom Audio/Home Theater (source components, screens, projectors, flat panel/Ultra HD TVs, racks/furniture/seating/acoustical treatments, lifts/mounts), Home Control/Automation (whole-house control, security/surveillance, HVAC, interfaces), Household Enhancements/Installation Accessories (including cabling, home networking, shade control, outdoor audio, outdoor video, power management) and Business Operations (software and tools).Early bird
entries ($299) are accepted through July 19, while the final deadline is August 16 ($399)