TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer today announced that it has been honored with seven 2019 Computex d&i awards in recognition for design excellence, in the categories of Gaming Hardware, Information and Communication Hardware, AR, VR and Content, and IoT categories. Among them, the Predator Thronos has won the Computex d&i Gold award, and the Smart Parking Meter System has won the Computex d&i Specialty award.
Other award winners include the Predator Triton 900 gaming notebook, the ConceptD 500 high-end desktop, the thin-and-light Swift 7, the Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality Headset, and the aiSage edge computing device. A total of 222 entries from 90 companies were assessed by a 20-person jury of multi-disciplines, including academia, venture capital, industrial design, media, and more.
“We are delighted to see the innovations from our PC products and new businesses recognized by the Computex d&i awards. It is a testament to the dedication of Acer’s dual transformation to ensure we are a company for the future,” said Tiffany Huang, Co-Chief Operating Officer at Acer. “We will continue to engrain the spirit of innovation in our R&D, and create more products that are designed around users’ needs.”
The Predator Thronos is 1.5 meters tall and comes in menacing dual-tone black with white or blue accents. It puts the gamer in the game through deep impact vibration, where the chair vibrates upon in-game impact. The chair is adjustable and includes an ergonomic seat design, foot rest, and a cabin that reclines up to 140 degrees, and supports three 27-inch gaming monitors and a space for a Predator gaming PC.
