nreal Awarded Best Startup Winner of International CES 2019 "Best of CES Awards"
nreal Awarded Highest Honor by Engadget Editors at World's Largest Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- nreal was awarded on the CES stage at International CES® 2019 as Best Startup winner of International CES 2019 "Best of CES Awards." Chosen from thousands of companies appearing at CES 2019. nreal stood out to Engadget's editors based on its level of innovation, quality of design, overall efficiency and market demand. Winners were chosen in 16 different categories.
Best Startup awards companies that have demonstrated strong power in research and product ability that cross wide range of fields. Not only for the cutting edge technology, but philosophy and idea behind it have showed promising and creative potential.
"The Best of CES Award winners always represent some of the most innovative products in the world, and this year's winners are no different," said Dana Wollman, Editor-in-Chief of Engadget. "We feel honored to evaluate thousands of entries and highlight the most inventive and original technologies that are working to make consumers lives easier through design and functionality. We're excited to announce this year's winners to our readers and CES attendees."
Editors at Engadget selected and presented this year's official "Best of CES" award winners. Along with widespread coverage and exposure across Engadget's networks, nreal was awarded a custom-produced trophy on the Engadget stage during the final ceremonies, broadcast live on Engadget.com.
nreal joins 17 other category winners in the International CES® 2019 "Best of CES" awards. nreal was also nominated as finalist in "Best of CES" categories including Best Wearables and Best of Best.
The Best of CES Awards Program started over a decade ago to celebrate the innovation and noteworthy products on display at the International CES each year. Engadget returns for its sixth year adjudicating the official Awards in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association. CES® is a registered trademark of the Consumer Electronics Association.
nreal has also been selected as Wearable.com's CES 2019 Top Pick.
About nreal
Founded in January 2017, by Chi Xu and Bing Xiao, nreal is a developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Its flagship product, nreal light, is the first lightweight and comfortable mixed reality glasses, sporting an industry-leading vivid display combined with SLAM-based environmental understanding AI algorithms for an immersive experience. nreal has raised $15 million in Series A funding from investors including Shunwei Capital, China Growth Capital (CGC), APlus, Siasun and iQIYI. To learn more about nreal visit nreal.ai.
About Engadget
Engadget was founded in 2004 as a devoted, real-time source for tech news. In its second decade as a leading technology and culture publication, Engadget's web and mobile presence has grown to reach over 25 million unique visitors per month. Engadget is the official partner of the Best of CES Awards and has been the Official Online News Source for the world's largest tradeshow for consumer electronics since 2009. Find Engadget online at www.engadget.com.
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