The winners of the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition were announced today by BusinessWeek, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Target and Autodesk. Out of 1631 entries, 31 were awarded the coveted Gold Award, 47 received Silver Awards and 72 won Bronze Awards, while 349 Finalists were named in addition to the winners

Astro continued its winning ways this year by pulling in 2 Silvers and 1 Bronze. The Astro/HP designed Firebird PC with VoodooDNA took in a prestigious Silver Award in Computer Equipment while the Astro Gaming A40 Audio System did likewise in the Entertainment Category. These were followed up by a Bronze which was awarded to the Astro Gaming Transport Series in Personal Accessories. Many thanks goes out to the jurors and the IDSA for all the props.

Check out all the award winners at: IDSA