CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2016 SXSW INNOVATION AWARDS WINNERS
HEALTH, MED & BIOTECH
Awarded for the new technology that best improves the quality, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care in health and medicine.
- DESKGEN by Destop Genetics | London
INNOVATION IN CONNECTING PEOPLE
Awarded for the best new way to connect and communicate with others.
- Don's Voice by Not Impossible | Los Angeles, CA
INNOVATIVE 3-DIY
Awarded for making 3D printing technology more accessible or affordable, or to the Maker using such technology in new and exciting ways.
- Wevolver by Wevolver | London, ENG
MUSIC & AUDIO INNOVATION
Awarded for 2015’s best device or service that changes and improves the way we listen to and enjoy music.
- Here Active Listening System by Doppler Labs | San Francisco, CA
NEW ECONOMY
Awarded to those redefining the exchange of goods and services, from the sharing economy, to virtual currency, to micro-finance, to mobile-device-payment systems, and beyond.
- ShareTheMeal by UN World Food Programme | Rome, ITA
PRIVACY & SECURITY
Awarded for 2015’s most progressive accomplishment in the way we go about securing our data and ensuring our privacy.
- Peeple by Building 10 Technology, Inc. | Austin, TX
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Awarded for excellent digital design, creating the best-integrated interaction in terms of content, aesthetics, and functionality.
- Breakthrough by Neo-Pangea | West Reading, PA
SCIFI NO LONGER
Awarded for the coolest scientific achievement or discovery that before 2015 was only possible in science fiction.
- Lily Camera by Lily | San Francisco, CA
SMART CITIES
Awarded for innovations in eco-friendly or sustainable energy, transportation, and IoT technology, making life in the connected world a smarter, cleaner, greener, and more efficient Internet of Everything.
- KASITA by Kasita LLC | Austin, TX
STUDENT INNOVATION
Awarded to the student with an exceptional interactive technology project or startup; both of which are the future.
- Plant-like Robot by Ji Won Jun | Mountain View, CA
VISUAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Awarded for content creation and delivery that moves beyond passive viewership by providing a more immersive and engaging entertainment experience.
- The Fallen of World War II by Neil Halloran | Philadelphia, PA
VR & AR
Awarded for breakthroughs in augmented and virtual reality technology including the application of new hardware or software which truly make the virtual a reality.
- Mill Stitch by The Mill | Various Locations
WEARABLE TECH
Awarded for the new hardware that revolutionizes the convenience, comfort, functionality, efficiency, and fashion of having a device literally “on you.”
- Quell® Wearable Pain Relief Technology™ by NeuroMetrix, Inc. | Waltham, MA
INTERACTIVE HALL OF FAME
- Baratunde Thurston
DAVID CARR PRIZE FOR EMERGING WRITERS
MEME OF THE YEAR
- Dance Like Drake
BEST OF SHOW
- Here Active Listening System by Doppler Labs | San Francisco, CA
BREAKOUT TREND OF THE EVENT
- Civic Engagement
SPEAKER OF THE EVENT
- Brené Brown, Author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly and The Gifts of Imperfection, Founder and CEO, COURAGEworks
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
- GetTheMayor.com by GetTheMayor.com | Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg