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Universal Electronics’ Eterna Remote Named as CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree
UEI’s newest and most sustainable platform for voice remote controls SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC), the
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nUEI’s newest and most sustainable platform for voice remote controls\n\n SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUniversal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC), the worldwide leader in universal control technology for entertainment and smart home devices today announced that it has been named a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for its UEI Eterna remote control. This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record-high number of over 2100 submissions. The announcement was made ahead of CES 2023, the world’s most influential technology event, happening Jan. 5-8 in Las Vegas, NV.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221222005096/en/UEI's Eterna Remote Receives the CES 2023 Innovation Award (Graphic: Business Wire)\nMaximum performance with minimum battery waste\n\nTargeting TV service providers that want to minimize their carbon footprint and battery waste without compromising on the consumer experience, UEI has designed and developed its most advanced and sustainable voice remote-control platform ever.\n\nThe UEI Eterna family of products are built with UEI’s new Xtreme Low-Power Bluetooth LE silicon making them 2.5 times more powerful and up to 10 times more efficient than the previous generation of voice remote controls. In combination with a revolutionary high-density photovoltaic panel that harvests three times more energy than traditional panels, it can self-power despite intense usage or in low light conditions.\n\nFor better accessibility in the dark, the UEI Eterna line supports Ambient-Aware backlighting. The backlight activates when there is insufficient lighting in the room. This further reduces power consumption to a bare minimum. UEI Eterna is built with recycled and recyclable materials and packaged free of single-use plastics (SUP). To facilitate refurbishment and recycling programs, the products are specifically designed for easy disassembly which helps to minimize waste and maximize the re-use of field returned units.\n\n“With sustainability as a driving force for product innovation and design at UEI, we are delighted that our UEI Eterna product received this award,” said Menno Koopmans, SVP of Global Sales and Marketing. “The UEI Eterna remote is the first of its kind that delivers on our customers’ sustainability goals without having t...