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Canon wins prestigious international design award for its X Mark 1 calculator

London, UK, 09 February 2011 – Canon Europe today announced it has been awarded a prestigious 2011 iF Design Award for its range of X Mark 1 calculators.


The iF product design award is one of the world’s oldest, best-known design competitions and is judged by a high profile international panel of design and manufacturing experts. This year the competition received 2,756 entries this year from 43 countries. Products are evaluated in 16 categories and the X Mark 1 was successful in the office and business section.

Launched in 2009 with a innovate modern design the X Mark 1 display business calculator was conceived to bring fashion and design to the fore with sleek, sophisticated surfaces on its keys and body and is targeted at fashion conscious executives and professionals.  The streamlined, durable X Mark 1 comes in glossy black or white and follows in the footsteps of Canon’s environmentally aware calculator series reaffirming the company’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact.

Advanced technology
The X Mark 1’s display is recycled, using plastic left-over during the construction of prisms from Canon’s digital cameras. Further reducing its environmental impact and energy consumption, the X Mark 1 was also Canon’s first business calculator to work by solar power alone, without the need for back-up batteries.

Key features of the X Mark 1:

  • Fashionable Stylish Design (in glossy black or white)

  • Solar power no battery required

  • Recycled material from Canon prism lens used for display unit

  • Business function (cost/sell/margin)

  • Internal angled display

  • 12 digits

Canon Europe Product Director for Calculators, Satoshi Takahashi said:  “Canon is very proud that its range of X Mark 1 calculators has been awarded this prestigious iF design award. Our design team worked very hard on ensuring the calculator met the needs of our customers with the right balance of functionality and style, and that the product has been recognised by such a high profile jury is very rewarding”.

Pricing: The RRP for the X Mark 1 is €34.99

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