Nokia 610 Car Kit Phone received the award in the category "high design quality/communications" in the red dot award: product design 2004. The red dot design award is Germany's biggest design competition.

"With our Nokia 610 Car Kit Phone, we are pleased to have found a communications solution with a user interface that is ideally adapted to the automotive environment. This not only makes on-the-road calling and messaging more comfortable, but is also an example of appealing design", comments Waldemar Sakalus, Director Nokia Smart Traffic Products. "The red dot design award confirms for us that our products in the automotive communications area continue to represent the cutting edge of wireless design."

A jury of 24 design experts from eight countries conferred red dot awards in eleven categories this year. The evaluation criteria included degree of innovation, functionality and the formal qualities of the products. In addition to the festive awards ceremony at the Aalto Theatre, attended by a large number of prominent entrepreneurs and designers from all over the world, a special exhibition of the award-winning products will be held at Essen's red dot design museum from 6 July to 8 August 2004. The museum's permanent exhibition of contemporary design is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world.