2008 Taiwan Excellence Gold and Silver Awards announced
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__NOTOC__ Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center, the winners of the Gold and Silver Awards were announced at the 2008 16th-annual Taiwan Excellence Awards, an event created to promote products made in Taiwan. They were announced by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which also organized the event. This year, 601 products competed for the eight gold medals and twenty-one silver awards. In the ICT category, the competition was especially fierce as 388 ICT products were on display from the IT industry. In to
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Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center, the winners of the Gold and Silver Awards were announced at the 2008 16th-annual Taiwan Excellence Awards, an event created to promote products made in Taiwan. They were announced by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which also organized the event.
This year, 601 products competed for the eight gold medals and twenty-one silver awards. In the ICT category, the competition was especially fierce as 388 ICT products were on display from the IT industry. In total, 308 products from 102 companies were entitled as "Taiwan Excellent Products".
Several world-class experts judged the nominated products, in order to select the final twenty-nine based on four critical factors including R&D, design, quality, and marketing. In addition, the TAITRA also had categories where people could vote over the Internet or using their mobile phones.
ASUSTeK picked up two Gold Awards and six Silver Awards and was the biggest winner in the "Taiwan Excellence Awards". Eee PC 4G, with features like mobility, reliability, and connectively, not only won a Gold Award, but was also voted as the "Most Popular Product" as awarded by Internet and mobile users.
List of winners from partial classes
Taiwan Excellence Gold Award
ASUS Eee PC 4G
ASUS R700t portable navigation device
AVerMedia AverVision SPB350
CMO N133I6 ultra-slim wide LCD panel
Gigabyte MBA-00 Glee Cube multimedia IP-TV box
HTC P3650 Touch Cruise
Hiwin E2 ecological & economical lubrication module
Merida Ninety Six carbon full suspension
Taiwan Excellence Silver Award
KYE BT-03i Bluetooth Touch Panel Headset
Panasonic TH-65PZ700T digital plasma TV
Panasonic NA-V158NDH drum type washer dryer
UNION UW-999AS/UR-999AS/UW-9303AS/UR-9303AS drinking water supplier
Gigabyte GSmart MS820 3.5G GPS PDA phone
D-Link DGS-1008D unmanaged switch
ZyXEL MAX-206M2 indoor WiMAX SOHO router
ZyXEL STB-1010 hybrid IP Set-top Box
ASUS M536 PDA phone
Gigabyte GH-GB 15A 1-NPB notebook roll pad
ASUS G70 notebook
ASUS MK241H LCD display
ASUS VX3 notebook
ASUS U2E notebook
ASUS ARES CG6150 desktop PC
BenQ V2400W LCD display
Seagull Decor "The Banquet of the Emperor"
Johnson Health S7200HRT suspension elliptical machine
Joy Industrial X-PERTI W138 integrate full carbon road wheel set
Giant Maestro Trance X
Giant CS Lite Twist Comfort
Most Popular Product: ASUS Eee PC 4G
Taiwan Excellence Achievement Award: MSI, D-Link Corporation
Taiwan Excellence Best Performance Award: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated
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