Winners of Third Annual MobileFocus Awards Announced

The winners of the Third Annual MobileFocus Awards were just announced by Pepcom and Best Stuff just prior to the MobileFocus 2003 technology showcase at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Louisana. All mobile products introduced in the twelve months ending in March 2003 were eligible for consideration.

Categories and Winners for the 2003 MobileFocus awards:

Mobile Computer- Professional

Winner: Toshiba Tecra M1

Finalists:
Dell Inspiron 8200
Gateway 450
IBM ThinkPad T30
Compaq Evo N800w
Sony VAIO GRX600

Mobile Computer- UltraLight

Winner: Panasonic Toughbook T1

Finalists:
Toshiba Portege R100
Gateway 200
Apple PowerBook G4 12?

Mobile Computer- Handheld & Tablet

Winner: Fujitsu ST4000 Tablet PC

Finalists:
Palm Tungsten T
HP iPAQ h5450
NEC Versa LitePad
Sharp Zaurus SL-5600
Sony NZ90 CLIE
Dell Axim X5
Toshiba Pocket PC e740
ViewSonic Tablet PC V1100
Compaq Tablet PC TC1000
Motion Computing M1200

Mobile/Remote Software

Winner: Sprint PCS Vision

Finalists:
ExpertCity GoToMyPC Corporate
Mazingo Mobile Entertainment Network
Qualcomm BREW
Verisign ACS Service
DataViz Passwords Plus
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Colligo Workgroup Edition 3.0

Mobile Messaging Device/Communicator

Winner: Palm Tungsten W

Finalists:
Sony Ericsson P800
Nokia 6800
RIM Blackberry 6710
Handspring Treo

Mobile Accessories

Winner: Plantronics M1000 Bluetooth Headset

Finalists:
Magellan Meridian Color
Fellowes Body Glove PDA Cases
Logitech Mobile Earbud Miniboom
Iomega Mini USB Drive
SanDisk Connect Wireless LAN Card

Wireless Phone/Color (3-way tie)

Winner: Samsung V205	Winner: Sony Ericsson T68i	Winner: Nokia 3650

Finalists:
Motorola T720
Kyocera 7135 Smartphone
LG VX4400

Wireless Phone/Mono

Winner: Motorola V70M

Finalists:
Kyocera 5135
Nokia 8390
LG LX1200
Siemens CT56
Panasonic Allure

Mobile Innovation Award

Winner: Intel Centrino

Finalists:
SEVEN System SEVEN
Magellan Meridian Color
Logitech io Digital Pen
Microsoft Pocket MSN
RealNetworks Real One Mobile Player
Siemens SX1