The winners of the 64th annual iF Design Awards have just been announced. The iF International Forum Design, an organization based in Germany meant to increase public awareness about design, chose roughly 70 award recipients in various categories. You’ll find the usual suspects, like Samsung’s Gear IconX wireless earbuds and the 2016 MacBook Pro, along with more specialized commercial-facing products, like an interactive projector from Sony’s Future Lab Program and LG’s curved Dual-View OLED Commercial Displays. These are our five favorites from the Audio, Computer, and TV & Camera categories (yes, TVs and cameras were lumped together.
Audio
MV88 iOS Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone by Shure $149
FJ8 DJing Boombox by LG Learn More
AirPods by Apple $159
Walkman NW-WM1Z by Sony $3,000
Oslo Bluetooth Loudspeaker by Vifa $549
Computers
EliteBook x360 by HP $1,670
ThinkPad X1 Yoga by Lenovo $1,403
CF791 Series Curved Widescreen Monitor by Samsung $939
G900 Chaos Spectrum by Logitech $116
Echo Bluetooth Speaker by Amazon $180
TV and Cameras
X-E2S Digital Camera by Fujifilm $699 (body only)
Flex Security Camera by Canary $100
Bravia ZD9 Series by Sony $5,500+
Daydream View VR Headset by Google $79
Hover Camera Passport by Zero Zero Robotics $599
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