Lowe’s Iris Smart Kit Named as CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today announced that it has been
named an International CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering
Awards Honoree for the Iris Smart Kit. Products entered in this
prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent
industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor
outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics
products across 29 product categories.
Lowe’s entered the Smart Home market in July with the launch of its new,
award- winning Smart Kit. Lowe’s offers three starter kits: Iris Safe &
Secure, Iris Comfort & Control and Iris Smart Kit. Iris is available in
more than 500 Lowe’s stores nationwide and on Lowes.com/Iris.
“We believe we can make homes safer, more efficient and easier to manage
using our new Iris platform,” said Kevin Meagher, Lowe’s vice president
of smart home. “Current home monitoring solutions are expensive and
inflexible to the extent that 80 percent of homes have no protection.
Iris makes home security and management simple and affordable with free,
entry-level services, no long-term contracts and a wide variety of
products that are easy to install and manage from your smart phone.”
At CES 2013, Lowe’s plans to unveil the next generation of Iris products
and services that will allow consumers to do everything from managing
home energy consumption to monitoring pet doors to check on the family
dog throughout the day. Lowe’s currently offers a variety of connected
products that are compatible with Iris from vendor partners Schlage,
First Alert, GE Jasco and Radio Thermostat of America.
The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards are sponsored
by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer
of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology
tradeshow, and have been recognizing achievements in product design and
engineering since 1976.
Lowe’s Iris Smart Kit will be displayed in The Venetian at the 2013
International CES, which runs January 8-11, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled: The Official Press
Event of the International CES from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, January 6 in the
South Seas Ballroom C at Mandalay Bay.
The Innovations entries are judged based on the following criteria:
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Engineering qualities, based on technical specs and materials used
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Aesthetic and design qualities, using photos provided
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The product’s intended use/function and user value
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Unique/novel features that consumers would find attractive
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How the design and innovation of the product compares to other
products in the marketplace
Products chosen as an Innovations honoree reflect innovative design and
engineering of the entries. Examples may include the first time various
technologies are combined in a single product or dramatic enhancements
to previous product designs.
Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on http://cesweb.org/Awards/CES-Innovations-Awards.aspx,
which lists product categories, as well as each product name,
manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL.
About Lowe’s
With fiscal year 2011 sales of $50.2 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is
a FORTUNE® 100 company that serves approximately 15 million
customers a week at more than 1,745 home improvement stores in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in
Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement
retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Sarah-Frances Wallace, 704-758-4339
[email protected]
www.Lowes.com/Iris
Source: Lowe’s Companies, Inc.