If you've got it, flaunt it

We're not shy, we're not bashful, and if anyone at KVH ever tells you that we don't enjoy winning awards for our technology, well they've probably also got a bridge to sell you. Not that we're obnoxious about it (or at least I hope not) but we put a lot of time, energy, and sweat into our products and when someone says "bravo" – whether for the technology, the reliability, the performance, or the world-class service we offer – we really do appreciate it. With that in mind, we were thrilled to learn a month or so ago that the TracVision A7 had been selected as a 2007 Innovations Honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association. This is the second time we've received this honor, the first being for our original TracVision A5 satellite TV system. What's especially nice is that the Innovations Honoree award was the latest in a string of awards for our new products as well as for the automotive TracVision product line itself.

I finally had a chance to take the free shuttle to the Sands Convention and Expo Center, which is hosting not only another huge section of CES but also the Innovations Plus pavilion, where the honorees are being highlighted. (Yes, you read that right...CES has gotten so big that the 3.2 million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center can't hold it anymore. Instead, it's in the Convention Center, the Sands, AND the Venetian. It's rather daunting, actually.) Anyhow, the TracVision A7 is prominently located in the Innovations Plus pavilion and definitely catching visitors' attention.

The TracVision A7 on display in the Innovations Plus Pavilion

"I have got to get me one of these!" Yeah, we know it was Will Smith who said this in Independence Day but we're pretty sure that's what this CES attendee was thinking.

Within our own booth, we've also made sure our track record of industry recognition is on display thanks to the new KVH trophy case. With the 2007 Innovations honor front and center, we also highlighted the other awards our automotive TracVision line has earned over the years.

Two Innovation Awards, the GM Design Award, finalist plaque for the Automotive News PACE Award, and the Frost & Sullivan Market Leader Award all on display in the KVH booth. To paraphase Sally Field, "You like the TracVision! You really really like the TracVision!"