Wi-Ex announced on November 10, 2009 that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for zBoost ONE PCS YX400. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers, and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 36 product categories.
The zBoost ONE, designed for the home and office for Sprint and Metro PCS cell phones, is the first and only cell phone signal booster with NO external antennas. With no external antennas, this product is easy and quick to set up. It increases the cell phone signal indoors up to 1200 square feet. It also allows users to take full advantage of data and internet services on their mobile phones including 3G high-speed data and video, instant messaging, pictures, and more. 70% of cell phone owners experience problems with their cell phone service, including dropped calls (44%), poor signal reception, or dead zones in their home (34%) and poor signal reception or dead zones at work (28%).*
“The zBoost ONE engineering team recognized that consumers wanted an “out-of-the-box”, simple solution and designed it. You put the product near a window or where there is strong signal and plug it in– now you’ve got signal. No messing around with cables or antennas,” says Sharon D. Cuppett, vice president of marketing, Wi-Ex.
Wi-Ex’s zBoost ONE will be displayed at the 2010 International CES, which runs January 7-10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase will feature honorees by product category in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center and will also be featured at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES on Tuesday, January 5.
Products chosen as an Innovations honoree reflect innovative design and engineering of the entries. Examples may include the first time various technologies are combined in a single product or dramatic enhancements to previous product designs.
Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations, which lists product categories, as well as each product name, manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL.
For today’s Digital Diva, technology and gadgets are an integral part of her life. She relies on her gadgets to stay connected in her busy high-tech life. With 1.5 trillion texts sent in 2009 alone, the constant-communicator, the Digital Diva needs to always be available.
