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Bluetooth Innovation World Cup Closes With Record Number of Submissions
19 | 09 | 2011 | Category: Navispace
337 innovative ideas for Bluetooth technology v4.0 - The nomination period for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup (IWC) officially closed on Sept. 15 with a record of 337 participants. In this year’s edition of the IWC, innovators from all over the world were called to submit ideas and prototypes in the areas of health care, sports and fitness, automotive, entertainment and more, using Bluetooth technology v4.0.
Over the next two months an international team of experts including employees of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), contest sponsors, and partners will review the 337 ideas/prototypes and judge them on innovation, implementation and marketability. The resulting nine finalists will be presented to the public at MEDICA in Dusseldorf on November 16 and online at www.innovationworldcup.com for evaluation and ranking.
The Innovator of the Year award will be announced and presented at ispo in Munich, January 2012. The Innovator of the Year will receive prize money of USD 5,000 and a Bluetooth Qualification Program voucher worth up to USD 10,000, as well as an Ellisys Bluetooth protocol analyzer. Winners of the individual categories will be invited to Nordic Semiconductor’s headquarters in Trondheim, Norway for a special Bluetooth technology training.
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