TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The award ceremony for the CEATEC JAPAN Innovation Awards “As Selected by U.S. Journalists”, which is comprised of an independent advisory panel of U.S. IT journalists who select significant technologies and concepts, was held on October 5th during CEATEC JAPAN 2017 held at Makuhari Messe.
Nominations were selected from products, concepts, technologies and services exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2017, as well as exhibitors who submitted their entries for the award prior to the show. The journalists carefully reviewed the nominations focusing on potential influence on the American market, capability of meeting latent demand, functionality and innovativeness, as well as the ability to provide unique solutions to emerging needs.
Between Oct. 3th and 5th, the panel of judges went around the venue to view booths and carefully selected products, technologies, and/or services in each category. The winner of the Grand Prix Award was then announced from the individual categories.
Grand Prix
Winner: CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD: World's first
Electromagnetic Radiation Color Molding Technology
Home
Winner: Panasonic Corporation:"CaloRieco"
Calorie/Nutrition Checker
Transportation
Winner: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.: Smart Hydrogen
Station
Components
Winner: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.: LED spotlight
with ultra-narrow beam angle
Consumer IoT
Winner: Panasonic Corporation: Living-body
radar using microwave
Consumer Electronics
Winner: Panasonic Corporation:
"CaloRieco" Calorie/Nutrition Checker
Industrial IoT
Winner: Arts-eihan.inc: BeeSight MARK II
includes face-recognition and customer-counter functions
Industrial Design
Winner: CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD: World's
first Electromagnetic Radiation Color Molding Technology
Special Award No Maps Special Award
Winner: Origin Wireless
Japan, Inc.: The Time Reversal Machine / Origin & Bot system
Special Award Gadget Nation Award
Winner: YUKAI Engineering
Inc.: Qoobo