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March 2014 The list of 2014 Red Dot Design Awards showed that ZenFone and the ROG
Maximus VI Formula motherboard outperformed 4,815 designs from 53 participating
countries. Both products incorporate ASUS design concepts of ‘humanity’,
‘aesthetics’ and ‘performance’. The products were recognized by international
experts with the Red Dot Award in the category of Consumer Electronic Product
Design.
April 2014 The ZenFone series
—
ZenFone5, ZenFone 6 and PadFone mini
—
are globally
launched at an event held at the National Taiwan University Sports Center, with
thousands of ZenFone fans in attendance.
April 2014 The 22nd Taiwan Excellence Award of 2014 is announced, with ASUS winning the
most awards for the 12th consecutive year. Among 50 awards for ASUS products,
PadFone mini 4.3 received a Gold Award. Fonepad 7, ASUS Transformer AiO P1801
series, ET2221I/ET2020I AiO PC Series, portable LED Projector P2B, and the
VN279Q monitor win Silver Awards.
May 2014 ASUS holds a Sports Day on its 25th anniversary, with more than 6,000 employees
and their families taking part in the event. ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih, Vice
Chairman and President Jonathan Tsang, and CEO Jerry Shen jointly kick off the
event.
May 2014 During a special Cloud Day even
t
, ASUS announces its Cloud strategy which
establishes a common industry platform that integrates interdisciplinary resources
and collaborations to expand services across international markets.
May 2014 ASUS, Show Chwan Health Care System, and Chung Hwa Telecom jointly promote
the release of Palau Health Cloud Service, providing local health care services to
Palau residents and leveraging professional advantages created by integrating
Taiwanese cloud technology, IT and healthcare. This results in the creation of the first
transnational health cloud service.
June 2014 Three ASUS products received Best Choice Awards during Computex 2014,
including the ROG G20 compact gaming desktop, S1 mobile LED projector and
PadFone S smartphone and tablet device. ASUS receives an additional 17 Computex
Design & Innovation Awards.
August 2014 Unimax, an ASUS subsidiary, and Hotai Motor jointly release the world’s first
Toyota smart driving system, which seamlessly integrates an ASUS tablet with a
vehicle to offer a smart driving experience.
September 2014 In cooperation with Google, ASUS releases ZenWatch, the Compan
y
’s first
smartwatch using Android Wear, at the 2014 iFA event in Berlin, Germany. The
ZenWatch marks the Company’s official entrance into the wearables market, and
features superior aesthetics, smart applications and wellness management.
October 2014 ZenFone 6 and the S1 mobile LED projector are awarded Innovation Gold Quality
Awards for the top 100 Innovative Products of 2014 IT Month. The 4G LTE flagship
PadFone S, ZenBook UX301LA, ASUS Miracast Dongle, and the PW200F wireless
charger are awarded the Top 100 Innovative Products Award. ASUS wins 6 awards
overall—more than any other industry competitor.
October 2014 ASUS is recognized as one of the best enterprises in the Home Appliance and
Information Service Industry category by CommonWealth Magazine.
N
ovember 2014 ASUS design innovations are recognize
d
with 17 Good Design Awards 2014 from
the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP). Awarded products include 7 laptop
computers, 2 tablets, 3 desktop computers, plus motherboards, projectors, LED
monitor, all-in-one PCs, and a tablet cover. ZenBook UX305 laptop and the S1
mobile LED projector are further honored with inclusion in the annual Good Design
Best 100 list.
December 2014 An ASUS-
p
owered supercomputer is awarded top ranking in the prestigious
Green500 list of the world’s most power-efficient supercomputers. The L-CSC
computing cluster integrated 160 ASUS ESC4000 G2S servers.
December 2014 11 ASUS products are selected for the Golden Pin Design Awards, including 5
models of laptop computers, 2 gaming desktop computers, motherboards, projectors,
LED monitors, portable USB chargers. ASUS ZenBook UX301 laptop is awarded the
prestigious Best Design of the Year Award.
December 2014 ASUS is recognized for the second consecutive year as the numbe
r
-one Taiwanese
brand in the Best Taiwan Global Brands Awards 2014. Company reports a
record-high estimated brand value of US$1,723 million.