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2013 Auggie Award™ Winners Announced!

2013 Auggie Award™ Winners Announced!

Auggie Awards™ Winners Announced! 6 Auggie Award™ winners announced this week at the Augmented World Expo award ceremony. Additional winners were announced for Best AR Startup (Startup Launchpad) and Best Hardware Startup (From The International Hardware Startup Meetup competition.) The 4th Auggie Award™ Competition is where the best of the best in the Augmented World competed for the one-of-a-kind Auggie Trophy and $20,000 in cash prizes in 6 categories. Following 87 nominations, over 1500 voters determined the 5 finalists in each category. A judging panel selected the winners and awarded the prizes during the Auggie Award Ceremony on June 4th. The Auggie: One of a kind hand made art sculpture by artist Sigal Arad Inbar Winners Best Augmented SDK For Developers Augmented Reality Software Developer Kits for any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc.) Winner: Vuforia by Qualcomm Finalists   Best Augmented World Mobile App Mobile apps with Augmented reality such as AR browsers, games, apps for education, etc. WINNER: Hermaton – Enter the Grid by Sahar Fikouhi (Darf Design) FINALISTS   Best Augmented Marketing Campaign AR marketing campaigns for major brands launched on any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc.) WINNER: GOLD STREETWEAR by GIOVANNI LANDI FINALISTS Best Augmented Solution for Enterprise AR solutions for enterprises and industrial applications on any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc.) WINNER: Otolift Stairlift B2B tools by TWNKLS FINALISTS Best Augmented World Video Concept videos that depict a future world with augmented reality (design fiction) WINNER: Sight by Eran May-Raz & Daniel Lazo from Bezaleal Academy of Arts FINALISTS Best Augmented World Hardware Hardware products such as eyewear, gesture devices, wearables, stationary installations, etc. WINNER: Sphero by ORBOTIX, INC. FINALISTS Best Augmented World Start-up In the Startup Launch Pad session 5 AR Startups pitched their companies in front of a VC panel and competed for the award and $5000. The winner was selected by the panel and announced during the Event Wrap-up. WINNER: Robert Wang – CEO, 3GEAR SYSTEMS Contenders Best Hardware Startup (International Hardware Startup Meetup and Competition) Winner: OpenFuelCell Carlos Uranga (CEO, H2MDK) Contenders List of contenders who participated in the first international Hardware Startup Meetup and Competition That’s it – submissions for the AWE 2014 awards will be announced later this year!...

Robert Wang

Robert Wang

Rob Wang is a founder at 3Gear Systems, a start-up based in SF building a lamp that understands your gestures. Prior to starting 3Gear, Rob explored computer vision and human computer interaction for his doctoral thesis at MIT. He created a color patchwork glove and a set of algorithms for tracking a user’s hands in real-time with a webcam....

3Gear DevKit

3Gear DevKit

Nomination for Auggie Award: Best AR Hardware Creator: Rob Wang, Chris Twigg, Kenrick Kin Organization: 3Gear Systems =*=*=*= Description: We’re three guys who believe that the future of human computer interaction isn’t a better mouse or a bigger touchscreen. We’re developing software and hardware that lets you use all ten of your fingers and both of your hands to interact with a computer like you interact with the real world. Our first product is a lamp that understands your gestures. Set it up on your desk like you would any other lamp, and it turns the space beneath it interactive. Grab virtual objects in 3D, spin them around, or pull the trigger in your favorite first person shooter. Our interactions are more ergonomic and more efficient than other gestural interfaces. Start interacting by lifting up your hand just a couple centimeters, with your arms still comfortably resting on the desk. Select objects or issue commands simply by pinching or grabbing. Use our device all day, with millimeter precision and without the gorilla arm. Nobody wants to explore their augmented reality with a keyboard and a mouse. We’ve built a powerful and comfortable new way to interact with computers. All you need to do is to put our lamp on your desk. Augmented reality screen shot credit: Keytree UK Where to find it:...