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Europe’s largest technology competition has distinguished the most innovative products and brands with the Plus X Awards for the sixth time. Over 206 products from 13 sectors received the highly sought after quality seal. This award is presented by a high-caliber jury with 144 industry-neutral members from 32 countries, making the Plus X Award the largest technology, sport and lifestyle contest in the world. The Plus X quality seals are awarded for outstanding accomplishments in the categories Innovation, High Quality, Design, Ease of Use / Functionality, Ergonomics and Ecology.

In the “Design” category the MINOX DSC – the new digital spy camera – has been presented the Plus X Award for its functional and outstanding design.
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MINOX, the traditional manufacturer based in Wetzlar, is renowned as a provider of innovative optical products with fine precision mechanics.

The company became world famous with its legendary “spy camera” that was used in many James Bond films. In September last year, this German brand with tradition launched another highlight on the market: the first digital spy camera MINOX DSC.

The outstanding design of this small but ingenious masterpiece - developed in cooperation with Volkswagen Design - has now been distinguished with the much sought after Design Plus Award.

The comments of the jury: “Geometrically distinct, linear, German design incorporating purist photo technology. With a resolution of five million pixels it can compete with the conventional large digital cameras. The miniature classic camera has reached the 21st century and sets standards in the combination of innovative technology, easy operation and minimalist aesthetics“.

The Design Plus Award was presented by the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung) in cooperation with the Frankfurt Trade Fair (Messe Frankfurt) at the opening of the Marketing & Services fair on June 8, in Frankfurt.

Our photo: Managing director of the German Design Council, Andrej Kupetz, and managing director of the Messe Frankfurt Ausstellungen GmbH, Thomas Schütz, presenting the Design Plus Award to MINOX managing director, Thorsten Kortemeier.

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Every week the MINOX-Online Shop (www.minox-shop.com) has something special on offer, and this is only valid for one week.

But watch out: don’t let the offer be snapped from under your nose.

And if there is nothing there for you this time, just drop in again soon…

Links: www.minox-shop.com

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Upload images on the topic “Nobody noticed” and win attractive prizes.

1st prize: MINOX Leica M3
2nd prize: MINOX DD1 Diamant
3rd prize: MINOX Macroscope

Entry deadline / last day for uploading the pictures is March 31, 2009

All you have to do:

1. Register as an agent (if not already registered, you can, of course, also use your existing access)
2. Create an album with the title “nobodynoticed”
3. Upload up to 10 images into the album. You can optionally add a brief description of the picture!

The MINOX Jury will then choose the winners on March 31, 2009! The winners will be informed by e-mail.

Have fun.

With uploading the pictures(s) you will accept conditions of participation. To the conditions …

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The Photo Fair was held in Bangkok from December 3–7, 2008. The Princess of Thailand, Som Sawari, who is a dedicated collector of MINOX cameras, also attended the fair’s opening event.

MINOX took this opportunity to present Her Highness with a MINOX Leica

M3 Gold Edition for her collection. She was also particularly attracted to the MINOX Rolleiflex AF 5.0.

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Wetzlar, September the 30th 2008. A spectacular highlight of the Photokina 2008 was the new digital MINOX spy camera. As the center point of interest, this camera dominated an entire series of extravagant spying accessories from a filming belt up to a pen with integrated video camera. With its red and black colours and equipped in a rustic espionage workshop style, the MINOX booth magically attracted film and camera teams from all over the world. It was supported by attractive female agents going on stalking tours throughout the exhibition center. Their message: The extremely small spy camera with its analogue version, which advanced after over 70 years to a desired cultural object, is now also available in digital version. At www.license-to-shoot.com modern “MINOX agents” may now find an international forum for the direct and innovative world of images enabled by this tiny spy camera.

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Spys love it: small, intelligent and very reliable. MINOX cameras have been the dream tool of undercover agents for almost 75 years. To allow this legend to continue in the digital age, miniature optics specialists from Wetzlar have designed the MINOX DSC. This is a miniature camera that features the former 8×11 dimensions and at the same time boasts state-of-the-art technology.
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