Intel Make it Wearable Challenge Shines Spotlight on Judges Who Will Help Set the Stage for Future Wearable Technology
08 October 2014 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
Judging Panel Includes Best Buy President
and CEO, LVMH Chairman of North America, Nike+ Vice President and
General Manager, Rebecca Minkoff CEO, SMS Audio President, and
Tennis Ace Venus Williams
Six industry luminaires in fields from fashion and design to
fitness and retail are joining Intel CEO Brian Krzanich as judges
in the Intel “Make It Wearable” challenge, helping to shape the
future of wearable technology. On Nov. 3, they will select three
winners who will be awarded a total of US$800,000.
The Chile team that created BabyBe, a
smart mattress for babies in the neonatal intensive-care unit
(NICU) powered by Intel Edison, has been named one of ten finalists
vying for the $500,000 grand prize in the Intel "Make it Wearable"
challenge. (Photo: Business Wire)
Judges include Best Buy* President and CEO Hubert Joly, Chairman
of North America for LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A.*
Pauline Brown, Nike+* Vice President and General Manager for
Digital Sport Stefan Olander, Rebecca Minkoff* Co-Founder and CEO
Uri Minkoff, SMS Audio* President Brian Nohe, and tennis ace Venus
Williams.
To accelerate innovation in the wearables space, Intel is
bringing together great minds outside of the technology industry to
provide their distinct perspectives and help push the creative
envelope around design, aesthetics and functionality. With
expertise in design, fashion, fitness, retail and user experience,
the judges provide unique insights for the finalists in marrying
design and aesthetics with function and form.
“We selected judges for the ‘Make it Wearable’ panel that also
see unlimited potential for fashionable, personal expression in
wearables and are excited for wearable creations that best marry
form and function,” said Krzanich. “Wearables are in their infancy.
Collaboration between entrepreneurs and experts in technology,
design, retail, fashion and fitness will be necessary for the
development of wearables that solve real problems, integrate into
lifestyles and that people will love.”
With thousands of submissions, the “Make it Wearable” challenge
engaged creative thinkers, inspired ideas to evolve personal
computing, and spurred innovation and creativity in the development
of wearable devices.
The ten finalists hailing from China, Europe, Latin America and
the United States will present to the esteemed panel and will be
judged on concept, feasibility, market demand and human impact.
They are competing for a first place prize of US$500,000, a second
place prize of US$200,000 and a third place prize of
US$100,000.
The ten final concepts, all powered by Intel® Edison, include a
wearable camera that flies, bionic mattress for babies in the
neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU), first-person broadcast system
for professional athletes, low-cost robotic hand, sports necklace
for athletes, bracelet that manages body temperature, wearable
device designed for skiers, baby guard for expecting mothers and
infants, hand-worn production tool, and smart watch with
interchangeable hardware.
The ten finalists are perfecting their final creations for
presentation to the judges with help from expert mentors that
include industry thought leaders, strategists and technologists
such as Canva* Chief Evangelist Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur and
author Steve Blank, Indiegogo* Associate Director of Design &
Technology Ben Bateman, Frog Design* Global Vice President of
Innovation Strategy Theo Forbarth, and Wearable Technologies*
Founder and CEO Christian Stammel.
For more information, news and photos go to
https://makeit.intel.com/.
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