-- Top-tier brands are setting the trend of technical innovation

BERLIN, Germany, Sept 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the highly-anticipated 2014 Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) held its opening ceremony in Berlin, Germany. On the first day of the show, German Industry and Commerce Ltd. and IDG jointly announced the winners of the "2014 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award", drawing the attention of more than 500 top-tier media from around the world and the global consumer electronics industry. Nine companies, including TCL, Changhong, Haier, Samsung, LG, BOE, Siemens, Philips and Galanz, received a total of 11 awards, and they displayed strong technical innovation capabilities to the consumer electronics industry.

"IFA Product Technical Innovation Award", initiated jointly by German Industry and Commerce Ltd. and IDG, is a worldwide selection of consumer electronics brands and an authoritative international platform of communication, exhibition and cooperation. The 2014 session is the first time this event took place. Based on online voting, evaluation and horizontal comparison by professional assessment labs, and rating by the judge panel composed of experts from the consumer electronics industry, it conducted a full-scope review of the global consumer electronics industry in 2014. Finally, TCL won the Quantum Dot Display Tech Gold Award, Changhong won the Smart Home Appliances Innovation Gold Award, Haier won the Healthy Food Preservation Tech Gold Award and the Smart Tech Gold Award, Samsung won the UE Gold Award, LG won the Environmental Friendly Refrigeration Tech Gold Award, BOE won the Display Tech Gold Award, Siemens won the Energy Efficiency Gold Award, Philips won the LED Display Tech Gold Award, and Galanz won the Efficient Heating Tech Gold Award and Industrial Design Gold Award. Receiving the "2014 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award" trophies from Miss IFA and showing the world the newest consumer electronics products on the technology innovation frontier of 2014, the nine brands will continue to fascinate users with the glamor of consumer electronics products.

At IFA 2014, winners of the "2014 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award" and their prize-winning products will receive coverage from top-tier media when presenting their R&D capabilities. They will also have opportunities to discuss cooperation possibilities with world-renowned consumer electronics brands, find international partners, and mount a global top-notch platform to further drive their sustainable development.

SOURCE IDG China