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Consumer Electronics Association Selects Two ECLIPSE In-Vehicle Navigation System Products as Its 2009 Innovation Honorees

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FUJITSU TEN Limited, manufacturer of leading mobile electronics, announced today that two of its new ECLIPSE products, the AVN4430 and the AVN726E, had been selected as Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 2009 Innovations Honorees in a prestigious lineup of honorees across several product categories. The two ECLIPSE products were named “2009 Design and Engineering Award Honorees” in the highly competitive In-Vehicle Navigation/Telematics/ITS product category. Additionally, based on the fact that the judges awarded the AVN726E the highest scores in its category, it was also named “2009 Best of Innovations.”

The announcement came today at the Consumer Electronics Show’s (CES) New York Press Preview, the Consumer Electronics Association’s annual sneak peak of the hottest new products and upcoming 2009 International CES technology trends. This year’s Best of Innovations products were showcased in a special Innovations display during the Official Press Preview at NYC’s Metropolitan and showcased by Jim Barry, the Digital Answer Man.

As the originator of the audio/video/navigation category, these two products take AVN technology to its next level. The AVN726E, essentially a next generation of AVN, provides “full-on in-vehicle entertainment” and achieves superior image quality with pure digital video circuitry and improved audio performance with lowered distortion. The AVN4430 is a secure dash-mount audio/visual/navigation system with portability, has a TomTom portable navigation device integrated with FUJITSU TEN superior sound & visual quality and offers exclusive benefits with co-branded technologies.

FUJITSU TEN CORPORATION OF AMERICA’s Vice President of ECLIPSE Sales & Marketing, Michael Odle said, “We are really honored to get not one, but two, of the prestigious CEA Innovations Awards. We are especially thrilled, since ECLIPSE was the trailblazer for the category of AVN, to be recognized as a category leader and to maintain that leadership since its inception is truly gratifying. These two products more than ever, reflect ECLIPSE’s continued commitment to improving audio and visual elements in AVN technology.”

About ECLIPSE

ECLIPSE, a global brand of FUJITSU TEN Ltd., as one of the world’s leading brands in the aftermarket, ECLIPSE enjoys brand-name recognition among serious audiophiles, for outstanding functionality and innovative technology. For more information, please see: http://www.eclipse-web.com

About FUJITSU TEN

FUJITSU TEN Limited operates worldwide businesses of “Infotainment devices” including car audio and car navigation system, and “Automotive electronics devices” including engine / air bag control ECU and etc. FUJITSU TEN delivers genuine products for Toyota Motor Corporation and other domestic / overseas automotive manufacturers. Marketed commodities, known by the brand name of “ECLIPSE”, are sold and popular in various countries.

For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/english...