CES 2007: The Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of its 58th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards. This year is the first time that the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards was held at the International CES.

Needless to say, a lot of companies related to video games were quick to announce that they received the said award. Given that we’re in a middle of a console war right now, anything that could help add to bragging rights seems very welcome.

The list of recipients include Microsoft, AMD, Sony, Nintendo, and Nvidia for their contributions to everything tech and gaming.

To get a list of this year’s Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards recipients, click on the “Full Article” link below.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of its 58th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards. This year is the first time that the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards was held at the International CES.

Needless to say,  a lot of companies related to video games were quick to announce that they received the said award. Given that we’re in a middle of a console war right now, anything that could help add to bragging rights seems very welcome.

The list of recipients include Microsoft, AMD, Sony, Nintendo, and Nvidia for their contributions to everything tech and gaming.

Just to get all this bragging out of the way, here’s a list of this year’s recipients:

The Emmy Award for Pioneering Development of On Screen Display (OSD) for Setup, Control and Configuration of Consumer Television Equipment

• RCA-TTE

The Emmy Award for Streaming Media Architectures and Components

• Microsoft
• Adobe Systems Inc.
• RealNetworks
• Apple

The Emmy Award for Pioneering Development for Combining Multiple Transport Streams Which Are Already Encoded, Using Rate-Shaping and Statistical Re-multiplexing

• Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.

The Emmy Award for Development and Implementation of Automatically Assembled Dynamic Customized TV Advertising

• Visible World
• The Weather Channel

The Emmy Award for Technology Advances in Serial Digital Interface Solutions, Enabling Over 20 Years of Seamless Studio and Broadcast Infrastructure Migration

• Gennum Corporation

The Emmy Award for Privately Owned and Operated International Satellite Company Primarily for International Video Services

• Rene Anselmo, PanAmSat

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content

• DirecTV Interactive Sports – DirecTV

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Non-Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content

• The-N.com Video Mixer – The N

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Creation of Non-Traditional Programs or Platforms

• The Slingbox – Sling Media

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of Personal Media Display and Presentation Technology

• Xross Media Bar – Sony Computer Entertainment

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of “On Demand” Technology Over Private (closed) Networks

• Time Warner CableÂ’s Start Over – Time Warner Cable, Concurrent Computer Corp., Big Band Networks, Harmonic Inc., Scientific Atlanta.

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of “On Demand” Technology Over the Public (open) Internet

• Stim TV – NPOWR

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Best Use by Commercials in Creation and Use in Non Traditional Platforms and Technologies

• TiVo Interactive Advertising Platform – TiVo Inc.

The Emmy Award for Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers

• Nintendo
• Sony Computer Entertainment America, for the Dual Shock Analog Controller.

The Emmy Award for Development of 3D Software Engines

• John Carmack
• id Software

The Emmy Award for Pioneering Work in Near and Real-Time Fully Programmable Shading Via Modern Graphics Processors

• Microsoft
• AMD
• NVIDIA Corporation