The folks at iLounge have named Belkin as the “iPod Accessory Maker of the Year” winner. I suppose persistence has finally paid off for Belkin eh? They’ve always been a maker of iPod gear but they’ve really taken it to a new level this year. Then again – there are a boat load of Apple iPod variants as well as users out there.

Some of the more recent products released by Belkin for the Apple iPod include the TuneDeck for iPod nano, the SportCommand wireless fabric remote, and the TuneTalk Stereo for the iPod.

The award was given as part of iLounge’s 2007 iPod Buyer’s Guide which can be found here.

Congrats to Belkin!

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Nov 01, 2006 16:08

Belkin Named iPod(R) Accessory Maker of the Year by iLounge

Recognized for Innovation, Design, and Service, Belkin Wins Top Honors in iLounge’s Best-of-the-Year Awards

COMPTON, Calif. –(Business Wire)– Nov. 1, 2006 Belkin Corporation has been honored with iLounge’s coveted “iPod Accessory Maker of the Year” Award.

With a diverse iPod accessory offering, ranging from FM transmitters to Bluetooth(TM) receivers to cases, Belkin is proud of its dedication to understanding how iPod fans use their iPod devices in a wide array of environments — in the car, at home, and on the go.

Every year, iLounge, the world’s leading resource for iPod and iTunes(R) information, publishes its annual holiday buyers’ guide for iPod devices and accessories. This year’s third-annual guide is titled the 2007 iPod Buyers’ Guide, and features ratings of more than 1,100 products by over 300 iPod accessory vendors. A dedicated “Best Accessories of the Year” section highlights only the very best products for iLounge readers, and includes awards for top entries in roughly 20 different categories.

The Buyer’s Guide can be found online at:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ ilounge-debuts-the-2007-ipod-buyers-guide/8902

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Quotes

Gavin Downey, Director of Product Management – Mobility for Belkin:

“Our products are extensions of our passions. SportCommand(TM) was developed by avid snowboarders; TuneTalk(TM) Stereo by people in garage bands; and TuneDeck(TM) by drivers who do not like wires. What we make is a reflection of what’s possible when end users create products. It is exciting to love what you do.”

Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief at iLounge:

“Rather than merely rerelease its old products in slightly new shells, Belkin stepped up and created newer, better accessories — the impressive TuneFM(TM) and TuneBase(TM) FM transmitters and chargers, the TuneTalk Stereo recorder, the TuneDeck cassette adapter for iPod nano, and the SportCommand wireless sports remote control, to name a few. In most cases, its new releases have been best-of-class or close in design, features, or pricing; even partially realized accessories, such as its TuneCommand(TM) AV remote control and docking station, showed a commitment to thinking about what iPod users really want. Beyond the basics, we’ve also been extremely impressed by the company’s follow-through: it goes out of its way to be forthright with customers regarding product performance and compatibility.”

About iLounge

Headquartered in Irvine, California, The Media LLC’s iLounge.com is the world’s leading resource for iPod and iTunes information, not affiliated with or owned by Apple Computer or any other vendor of iPod accessories or services. Founded only days after Apple announced the first iPod in 2001, iLounge has exploded in popularity, today boasting millions of visitors and tens of millions of page views each month. Its annual Best of the Year awards are independently judged and in no way influenced by advertising, paid placements, or other unsavory practices. The recipient of Best of the Web and Forbes Favorite awards from Forbes magazine, a 50 Coolest Websites award from TIME magazine, and best-of citations from leading technology journalists Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and Leo Laporte of This Week in Technology, the site, its publisher, and editors have been spotlighted by the Associated Press, CNBC, The Guardian (UK), Italian Vogue, The Los Angeles Times, National Post (Canada), The New York Times, PC Magazine, Reuters, Stuff (UK), TechTV, The Age (Australia), The Sun (UK), and USA Today, amongst many other leading newspapers and magazines worldwide.

About Belkin Corporation

Belkin offers a diverse product mix that provides people with seamless electronics integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for MP3 devices, computers, and more. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater — with our PureAV(R) line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories — and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at http://www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

Belkin’s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe — in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others — and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong. 

Belkin Corporation
Melody Chalaban
Public Relations Manager
310-604-2347
melodych@belkin.com
or
Jacqueline Romulo
Public Relations Coordinator
310-604-2303
jacqueliner@belkin.com

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