Acer Aspire Gemstone 'blue' gets iF award

TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Acer’s Aspire Gemstone “blue” series of notebooks, including Aspire 69xx and 89xx lines of notebooks, got the coveted iF award for product design recently.

The iF awards, organised by International Forum Design of Germany, had been held since 1953. The Aspire Gemstone blue series was judged on numerous criteria including design workmanship, choice of material, environmental compatibility and functionality. A total of 2808 products from 39 countries competed for the 2009 iF product design award.

The Aspire Gemstone blue series was also selected for the Best Choice Award and Design & Innovation Award at Computex Taipei tradeshow, the largest of its kind in Asia. Recently, the Aspire 8920G notebook received WinHEC Award 2008 in the media and entertainment category, hosted by Microsoft Corp.

Aspire 89xx and Aspire 69xx lines, are the first notebooks built on a unique 18.4” and 16” footprint, equipped with Blu-Ray Disc drive, Full HD LCD screens and native 16:9 resolution for stunning cinematic visuals. What’s more, upto five built-in speakers and an innovative tube-type subwoofer create the world's first notebook to trumpet true 5.1-channel surround sound