$100,000 design competition is now open for entries

Designs should be lodged at www.Live-EDGE.com. EDGE stands for Electronic Design for the Global Environment. The competition invites electronic design engineers, students and hobbyists to design products utilizing electronic components, which will positively impact the environment.

The prizes for the best designs are in two categories; student and open/general competitions, which will run concurrently. The winner of each competition will receive a $25,000 cash award, plus a unique package of support services valued at an additional $25,000 from experts in the fields of design consultancy, marketing, legal and commerce, to drive the winning designs towards production.

While submissions are accepted until 31 January 2009, entrants who submit completed designs early will automatically be entered into a monthly regional draw held at the end of October, November and December 2008. One winner from each region will be selected each month from the Europe/Asia, the Americas, and Greater China to receive $2,000. A total of $18,000 will be awarded to help entrants move their designs forward.

"We are excited that the time to submit electronic designs for the 2008 Live EDGE competition is now here," said Harriet Green, chief executive officer of Premier Farnell plc. "Once again Live EDGE will showcase the most innovative designs from the global electronic engineering community. Last year's competition, the first of its kind, was a huge success and I look forward to seeing the new ideas from this year's competition."

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