Splashtop wins Prestigious Awards from Popular Science Magazine and the Consumer Electronics Association

DeviceVM's Splashtop receives a "Best of What's New" award from Popular Science and is named an Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- DeviceVM, maker of the award-winning Splashtop™ instant-on platform is honored by Popular Science, the world's largest science and technology magazine, with a Best of What's New award. Splashtop is a revolutionary software platform that allows users to access the Internet just seconds after turning on their computers, and has been shipping on millions of notebooks, netbooks, desktops, nettops, and motherboards from top-tier manufacturers including Lenovo, HP, and ASUS.

Each year Popular Science reviews thousands of products across a variety of categories from Automotive technology to Computing to Green tech. 100 technology innovations are selected to receive the prestigious Popular Science award and be profiled in the December issue of Popular Science Magazine.

Additionally, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) selected Splashtop as a 2009 Innovations Design and Engineering Award honoree in the Enabling Technologies product category. Products were judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers, and members of the trade press.

"We're thrilled to receive an award from the largest science magazine in the world," says Mark Lee, CEO and co-founder of DeviceVM. "Also, recognition from the Consumer Electronics Association is a great endorsement for Splashtop."

Since its introduction in October 2007 on ASUS motherboards, Splashtop has been recognized by a number of awards for its transformative impact on the computer industry, including:

•    PC World - 25 Most Innovative Products 2007

•    Phoronix.com - Greatest Linux Innovations of 2007

•    HardwareZone.com - Best of 2007 Editor's Pick

•    Under the Radar - Audience Award for Virtualization

DeviceVM will be exhibiting the latest in 'instant-on' technology at their Innovations Pod in The Sands Convention center booth #IP222 during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, January 8-11, 2009.

About Best of What's New

Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search of the top 100 tech innovations of the year; breakthrough products and technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. The winners -- the Best of What's New -- are awarded inclusion in the much-anticipated December issue of Popular Science, the most widely read issue of the year since the debut of Best of What's New in 1987. Best of What's New awards are presented to 100 new products and technologies in 10 categories: Automotive,

Aviation & Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets, Green Tech, Home Entertainment, Home Tech, Personal Health and Recreation.

About Popular Science

Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's largest science and technology magazine; with a circulation of 1.3 million and 6.8 million monthly readers. Each month, Popular Science reports on the intersection of science and everyday life, with an eye toward what's new and why it matters. Popular Science is published by Bonnier Active Media, a subsidiary of Bonnier Corporation.

About DeviceVM

DeviceVM, Inc. is a privately held software company, selected by Dow Jones as one of the top 50 companies to watch. With its 'instant-on' Splashtop product, DeviceVM is improving the every-day experience of computer users. Founded in 2006, DeviceVM is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Taiwan and China.

About Splashtop

Splashtop is an award-winning 'instant-on' platform that improves the personal computing experience. Splashtop enables users to read e-mail, chat with friends, share photos, or surf the Web seconds after turning on their PC. Numerous Splashtop-enabled motherboards, desktops, and notebooks are available from the world's major computer manufacturers.

Useful Links:

More about Splashtop: http://www.splashtop.com/

Popular Science Website: http://www.popsci.com/

Best of What's New Website: https://www.popsci.com/bown2008/html/

CES Preview Award Winners: http://www.cesweb.org/press/events/default.asp

Splashtop blog: http://www.splashtop.com/blog/

Splashtop-enabled products: http://splashtop.com/get_splashtop

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