Twenty-one (21) gadgets, gizmos, time savers and a shaver have been awarded a Good Design Selection badge and will compete to be named the best designed consumer electronics product at the upcoming 2014 Good Design Awards.
Australian audio specialist Røde is the only company with two products selected, while Leap Motion, Livescribe, Braun and Harmon/Kardon are among the big names competing in a category dominated by niche and start-up brands.
The reigning overall champion, Blackmagic, winner of the 2013 Good Design Award of the Year, has maintained its campaign to be a back-to-back winner; the Pocket Cinema Camera is among the finalists.
Here is the full list of Good Design Selection honourees:
BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer
Backbone iPhone 5s cover
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
BlueAnt Pump HD Sportsbuds
Braun Series 9 shaver
Dropcam Pro (by Whipsaw)
Emergence AS4 speaker system (by Infinity)
Gripster Wrap for iPad Case
Holiday Light (by MooresCloud)
Jump Charging Cable
Jays a-Jays Five headphones
Kaleidescape Cinema One
Leap Motion Controller
Legrand Excel Life
Livescribe 3 (by Whipsaw)
Buckshot (by Outdoor Technology)
Røde SVMX
Røde iXY
Soen Transit
Harmon/Kardon Sabre SB 35
iDect Boomerang
The only entrants to miss out on selection were all four entries from Philips and both entries from HuntKey.
The winners will be revealed at a gala presentation in Sydney on Wednesday 28 May 2014. Selected products will also be showcased to the public in a special curation between 23 May and 9 June 2014 (the Award organisers say these showcase dates are subject to change).