Brookstone Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank Honored with 2012 Red Dot: Product Design Award

MERRIMACK, N.H., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookstone, the multichannel specialty retailer and product development company, today announced that it is the recipient of a 2012 red dot award for product design honoring its Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank. After evaluating more than 4,500 products submitted by manufacturers worldwide, a 30-member international jury chose Rover for its high design quality. The awards will be presented on July 2, 2012 at the red dot gala in Essen, Germany.

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More than 1,000 international guests from the design world, industry, society and the media will gather for the red dot gala for an evening in the Aalto-Theater to celebrate the highlights of this year's competition. Afterward, the Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank will be on display at a four-week special exhibition in the red dot design museum.

Designed and manufactured by Brookstone, the Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank provides a secret agent-like audio/visual experience for users. Controlled by iPod touch®, iPad® and iPhone® devices through its own Wi-Fi connection, the Rover travels up to 200 ft. unobstructed or 100 ft. around walls and streams audio and accompanying visuals along its path. Even the dark is no match for Rover, as it is equipped with Infrared night vision that transmits video in low lighting.  

"We are so proud that Brookstone has won the prestigious red dot award," said Steve Schwartz, Brookstone Vice President of Merchandising and Product Development."  Schwartz added "The Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank is a true testament of our Brookstone Design Team's mission to design and create quality, innovative products that make every day better."

Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of the red dot design award, noted the high level of the competition: "The most distinguished products of the respective branch of industry faced not only the tough competition again this year, but also the critical eye of the jury. The experts thoroughly examined, tested and evaluated each individual entry applying the highest standards. With their performances, the laureates not only demonstrated an extraordinary design quality, but they also showed that design is an integral part of innovative product solutions. At this high level, the winners are able to increase their potential for success on the market considerably by purposefully using our design prize." 

The award-winning products in the red dot design museum

With more than 1,500 products in an area of more than 4,000 square meters, the red dot design museum accommodates the world's largest permanent exhibition of temporary design. From July 3 through July 29, the museum – a one-time boiler house of the Zeche Zollverein, a former coalmine – will again host the special exhibition of the award-winning products. In "Design on stage – winners red dot award: product design 2012," enthusiasts can admire the latest trends up close, and the museum encourages attendees to experience the products, hands-on - including the prizewinning design of the Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank.

The red dot design award

The red dot design award, whose origins reach back to the 1950s, is carried out in three disciplines: the "red dot award: product design", the "red dot award: communication design" and the "red dot award: design concept." In 2011 alone, more than 14,000 entries from over 70 countries were registered. The award – the red dot – has established itself internationally as one of the most appreciated quality seals for outstanding designs.

For further information please visit: www.red-dot.de/press

About Brookstone

Brookstone is a multichannel lifestyle specialty retailer and product development company. Brookstone operates 300 stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Typically located in high-traffic regional shopping malls and airports, the stores feature unique and innovative consumer products. Brookstone also operates an e-commerce business that includes the Brookstone catalog and Brookstone.com. Fans of Brookstone are encouraged to Like Brookstone on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

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