The winners of the Wearable Awards 2016

AR developer Octagon celebrated an impressive double trophy win at this afternoon’s 2016 Wearables Awards taking home accolades for Best App and Rising Star, while sports performance expert Myzone was crowned Overall Wearable Winner. The awards took place at the third annual Wearable Technology Show in London. The Wearables Awards were introduced in 2014 to recognise excellence in wearable, smart device and IoT innovation and identify the best innovators in the market.

More than 200 entries were received across the 11 categories, and 64 companies were shortlisted for the final battle. Three new awards were created for 2016: Rising Star, IoT Connect and Smart Home.

The full list of winners:

Best App
Winner – Octagon
Runner up – MyBivy

Best Consumer Product
Winner – Clara Swiss Tech
Runner up – Adlens

IOT Connect
Winner – NCube
Runner Up – Senlab

Healthcare Innovation
Winner – Walk with Path
Runner Up – GTX

Innovation Award
Winner – EScent
Runner Up – Goldsmiths University

Rising Star
Winner – Octagon
Runner Up – Gait Up

Best AR/VR company
Winner – Anyline
Runner Up – Atheer

Smart Home Award
Winner – Senlab
Runner Up – iSocket

Business Start-Up Award
Walk With Path

Overall Wearable Winner
Winner – MYZONE
Runner Up – Misfit

Crunchwear Editor’s Award
Winner – Hexoskin
Runner Up – MIO Globa

This year’s judging panel included:

  • Ken Blakeslee, chairman, Webmobility Ventures
  • Alan Boyd, Associate, Chartered Patent Attorney, D Young & Co
  • Saverio Romeo, Principal Analyst, Beecham Research
  • Anastasia Emmanuel, GM EMEI, Born
  • Randeep Wilkhu, Investment Director, DTSI 

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