CTIA Enterprise & Applications™ Annouces Hot for the Holidays Award Finalists with Public Voting Open

Media and Analyst Judges have Voted,
Now the Public Votes on the Hottest Holiday Products!
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The judges have made their decisions, and CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ 2011 announced the finalists of the 2011 Hot for the Holidays Awards. Voted on by a panel of mobile consumer electronics media and analysts, the finalists represent the most innovative, functional, creative and cutting-edge mobile consumer products and applications for this holiday season.
Finalists were narrowed from hundreds of submissions across 10 categories, and winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS on Wednesday, October 12 at 2:00 p.m. PDT from the Exhibit Innovations Stage (Booth 145) in the San Diego Convention Center.
Consumers have an opportunity to vote for their favorite products and choose the “CTIA 2011 Hottest Web Pick,” at www.ctiashows.com/holidays. Online voting closes on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. Additionally, show attendees will be able to view all submissions onsite within the Hot for the Holidays Showcase, Booth 145. The entry that earns the most text votes onsite will be named the “CTIA 2011 Hottest in Show.”
Finalists for the CTIA Hot for the Holidays Awards include:
Fashionista
Cobra Tag, Cobra Electronics;
Glider Gloves, Glider Gloves; and
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Fitness Buff
Casio G'zOne Commando, Personal Communications Devices;
LifeProof, LifeProof; and
Macaw from The Prevention Plan, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Gadget Guru
Contour+, Contour, Inc;
HTC EVO™ 3D, HTC America; and
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Gamer & Entertainment Enthusiast
A product to be announced from Samsung Mobile, Samsung Telecommunications America;
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi edition, Samsung Telecommunications America; and
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1™ with 4G LTE, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Globetrotter
Hold-Free, Hold-Free Networks;
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Samsung Telecommunications America; and
Tagg - The Pet Tracker, Snaptracs, Inc.
Health & Wellness Nut
5Star Urgent Response, GreatCall;
OptumizeMe, OptumHealth; and
Macaw from The Prevention Plan, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Music Lover
LyricPlay in Encore, Shazam Entertainment, Ltd;
Muve Music from Cricket, Cricket Communications/Leap Wireless, Int.; and
VOCO V-Zone Receiver, The Navvo Group LLC.
Road Warrior
Dragon Go!, Nuance Communications, Inc.;
DROID 3 by Motorola, Motorola Mobility; and
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Shutter Bug
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Samsung Telecommunications America;
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Telecommunications America; and
Third finalist is not being announced due to embargo.
Social Butterfly
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Samsung Telecommunications America;
Samsung Galaxy S II™ at AT&T, Samsung Telecommunications America; and
Samsung Galaxy S II™, Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Telecommunications America.
“Every year, we see fantastic submissions for this contest, and 2011 was no exception,” said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director, CTIA. “I wanted to also express a personal note of thanks to the media and industry analyst judges who spent a lot of time judging these submissions.”
Judges for the 2011 Hot for the Holidays Awards included:
Monica Alleven, Wireless Week
Aaron Baker, PhoneDog
Jonathan Fingas, Electronista
Dan Frommer, SplatF
William Ho, Current Analysis
Mike Isaac, Wired
Sara Jackson, FierceMobileHealthCare
Natali Morris, Freelance technology journalist/reporter
Ria Nielsen, BNET
John Quain, The New York Times
Amy Rabinovitz, San Jose Fitness Examiner
Sarah Reedy, Light Reading
Jonathan Roubini, Lab Reviews
Tony Sklar, BNET
Will Stofega, IDC
Charlie White, Mashable
Steve Wildstrom, Freelance technology analyst/blogger
Eric Zeman, PhoneScoop
For more information on the CTIA 2011 Hot for the Holidays Awards program and showcase at CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS, visit www.ctiashows.com/holidays.
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