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Belkin Powerline AV+ Wins Bronze International Design Excellence Award (IDEA), Presented by IDSA and Sponsored by BusinessWeek, IDSA, Target, and Autodesk
- Belkin's continued commitment to excellence in design and innovation has landed them six IDEA Awards and mention in the "Top Corporations" list for most awards won in the last six years.
(Compton, CA) - July 29, 2009 - Belkin International, Inc., today announced that it has won the prestigious IDEA Award, by cosponsors Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), BusinessWeek, Target Corporation, and Autodesk Inc., a world leader in design innovation technologies. Belkin received the bronze IDEA Award for the Powerline AV+ in the Entertainment category. The Powerline AV+ allows users to reliably transmit content from the Internet directly to home-theater systems and computers through the wires in their homes.
Belkin began competing in 2002 and has received a total of nine IDEA Awards, with the last seven awards occurring in the past six years. Belkin's award-winning design team also made the "Top Corporations" list of companies who have won the most awards in the past six years.
The 2009 jury , composed of 20 world-renowned designers and design thinkers, spent weeks previewing entries online and two-and-a-half days of intense, face-to-face evaluation and debate on IDEA. Judging criteria for each entry focused on nine areas of industrial design excellence: design innovation; benefit to the user; benefit to the client/business; benefit to society; ecological responsibility; appropriate aesthetics and appeal; usability testing; rigor and reliability (Design Research category); and internal factors and methods, implementation (Design Strategy category).
Powerline AV+ Starter Kit
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Powerline AV+ Starter Kit
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Powerline AV+ Starter Kit
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- Ideal for high-quality transmission of video, such as HD movies, and other data
- Includes a 3-port Adapter to support multiple devices, such as AV equipment and a gaming console, as well as a single-port version to plug into a router
- Transfers data at speeds of up to 200Mbps
- Security: 128-bit AES link encryption with key management for secure powerline communications
- Up to 300m in wall powerlines
- 16 bridged devices per station
- IEEE 802.3/802.3u
- HomePlug® AV-certified
- Coexistence with HomePlug 1.0
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About Belkin International, Inc.
Belkin offers a diverse product mix that provides people with seamless electronics integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for MP3 devices, computers, and more. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater-with our PureAV® line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories-and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.
Belkin's phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe-in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others-and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.