2019 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards

1. 2019
SXSW
Interactive
Innovation
Awards

2. AI & Machine LearningHonoring digital systems which have the ability to adapt to changing data, stimuli, and circumstances; replicating learning, problem-solving, and cognition.
• iN: Cognitive Patient Care Assistant by Inspiren, New York, New York, USA

4. Health, Med, & BioTech
Honoring the best new technology to improve the quality, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care in health and medicine.
• Butterfly iQ by Butterfly Network, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

6. Innovation
in Connecting PeopleHonoring the most forward-thinking ways to connect and communicate with others.
• Living First Languages Digital Platform by The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia

8. Music & Audio InnovationHonoring the most innovative devices or services that change and improve the way we listen to, compose and enjoy music.
• nuraphone – A Self-Learning Headphone by nura, Melbourne, Australia

10. New EconomyHonoring 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.
•Biometric Payments & Age Validation by CLEAR, New York, New York, USA

12. Robotics and Hardware
Honoring the hottest new advances in the field of robotics and hardware.
•My Special Aflac Duck™ by Aflac, Sproutel, Carol Cone On Purpose & The Nation of Artists, Los Angeles, California, USA

14. Smart Cities,
Transportation & DeliveryHonoring innovations in eco-friendly or sustainable energy, transportation, delivery and IoT technology, making life in the connected world a smarter, cleaner, greener, and more efficient Internet of Everything.
• Dubai Paperless Strategy by Smart Dubai, Duabi, United Arab Emirates

16. Social & Culture ImpactHonoring the best new projects and technologies that focus on social and cultural impact and encourage communities and individuals to participate in and contribute to the betterment of society.
•Aira – Visual Interpreter for the Blind by Aira, San Diego, California, USA

18. Speculative DesignHonoring the best new work that uses design to re-think products, systems and worlds and address the challenges, opportunities and possibilities of the future.
•Argus: A Water Monitoring Plant by Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

20. Student InnovationHonoring exceptional student projects and startups that focus on interactive technology for the future.
• Graphene Brain-Computer Interface by Brane Interface, Austin, Texas, USA

21. About Brane Interface
Led by a 16-year-old high school student, Brane Interface is a technology startup working to develop a low-cost, compact brain-computer interface that can operate without the need to be in direct contact with the brain but instead worn within headphones or under a
hat.By using a single atomic layer of carbon (graphene), Brane Interface plans to link a human brain with an external device, such as a smartphone or computer, in a non-invasive way by sensing the faint magnetic fields of human thought. The applications for the
technology could include participation in fully immersive entertainment systems or assisting those who have been paralyzed or have had amputations to have control over artificial limbs.Currently, Brane Interface has two prototypes of the invention that use a thin polymer
and is currently working on a third prototype utilizing graphene.

22. Style & Wearable TechHonoring the new hardware that revolutionizes the convenience, comfort, functionality, efficiency, and fashion of having a device literally “on you.”
• The Eargo Max Hearing Aid by Eargo, Mountain View, California, USA

24. Visual Media ExperienceHonoring content creation and delivery that moves beyond passive viewership by providing a more immersive and engaging entertainment experience.
• HBO’s SXSWestworld by Giant Spoon, New York, New York USA

26. VR, AR & MRHonoring breakthroughs in augmented, virtual and mixed reality technology including the application of new hardware or software which truly make the virtual a reality.
•Fundamental Surgery by FundamentalVR, New York, New York, USA

28. 2019
SXSW
Interactive
Innovation
Awards