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Weekly UpdatesAnd The Winners Are: Connect. a nonprofit technology and life sciences accelerator, recently bestowed its 21st annual Most Innovative New Products Awards to nine companies.
The 2008 winners were chosen among 100 candidates. This round marked the first tie. Connect also added two categories this time: Action and Sport Technologies, and Aerospace and Security Technologies, bringing the number of categories to eight.
Firewire Surfboards won the Action and Sport Technologies slot with its Direct Drive surfboard, designed with environmentally friendly materials that yield a lighter, stronger and more flexible surfboard.
Two companies tied in the Aerospace and Security Technologies category. Avaak's Vue Personal Video Network and General Atomics' Sky Warrior Block Zero Unmanned Aircraft System received equal votes. Avaak's wireless video system allows users to monitor homes or businesses from virtually anywhere. General Atomics' unmanned aircraft provides long-range surveillance and tactical strike capability for the U.S. Army.
In the Clean Technology space, Reaction Design won for its Energico software solution that tests in a virtual environment the performance of lowemission power generation and transportation engines.
In Hardware and General Technology, Semtek won for its Cipher Module, a security platform to address credit card fraud.
In the Life Science-Diagnostics and Research Tools category, Silicon Kinetics won for SKi Pro, the world's first 3-D platform that allows researchers to see how drugs interact on a molecular level.
In Life Science/Medical Products, Ablation Frontiers grabbed top honors for its Catheter Ablation System, which improves the treatment of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm.
In Software & IT, Photometria won for Taaz.com, a realistic virtual makeover site where visitors can try makeup and hairstyles from home.
In Wireless Communications, Mushroom Networks won for PortaBella, a wireless broadband tool that delivers one of the fastest available mobile Internet connections.
Send technology news items to Ned Randolph at nrandolph@sdbj.com.
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