MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that its ZonTM hearing aid is the winner of the 2008 People’s Design Award presented by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Zon, the best-in-class receiver-in-canal line of products that was launched this year, was one of hundreds of nominations for which thousands of votes were cast during the course of one month on Cooper-Hewitt’s website. Zon was in good company, beating out illustrious brands like Adidas, Blackberry and Converse, as well as architectural wonders like the Beijing National Stadium.