{"id":26130,"date":"2014-08-22T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=26130"},"modified":"2014-08-26T11:39:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T16:39:49","slug":"owc-honored-with-stevie-awards-for-ps4-upgrade-kit-envoy-pro-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/26130-owc-honored-with-stevie-awards-for-ps4-upgrade-kit-envoy-pro-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Honored With &#8216;Stevie&#8217; Awards for PS4 Upgrade Kit, Envoy Pro EX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macsales.com\">OWC<\/a> announced today<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-26131\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PR_OWC_2014Stevie-284x303.jpg\" alt=\"PR_OWC_2014Stevie\" width=\"284\" height=\"303\" \/> that it was named a winner of a People\u2019s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New Products in the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevieawards.com\/aba\">American Business Awards<\/a>. OWC won in two categories, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/SPS4H5H1.5\/\">OWC DIY Upgrade Bundle for the PlayStation 4,<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/external_drives\/OWC-Envoy-Pro\">OWC Envoy Pro EX USB 3.0 Portable SSD Storage Solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer online voting began in July, where both the PlayStation 4 DIY Upgrade Kit and the Envoy Pro EX took an early lead, ultimately garnering top honors. 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