Engadget Expand
- Date
- Nov 9 - 10 2013
- Venue
- Javits Center’s North Hall
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Description
- Experience the future of technology at the premier hands-on event for fans
Engadget is proud to announce our second Insert Coin: New Challengers competition aimed at helping to make inventors’ dreams a reality. Winners receive prizes including: cash to take your project to the next level, an Engadget review and the chance to debut your product on stage in front of audience members, influencers and press at Expand NY.
At the inaugural Insert Coin: New Challengers competition at Expand San Francisco, Ziphius won both our Readers’ Choice and Grand Prize awards and took home a grand total of $25,000.
The contest brings together Engadget editors, readers and a panel of expert judges to help choose consumer tech’s next great gadget. The winners will be announced on stage at Expand NY.
Prize Details
Phase 1: Submissions
Submissions accepted: 06/17/2013 to 11:59 PM EDT on 09/27/13
Submit all of the details about your project and your contact information using this form -- keep in mind: you must not have an existing crowdfunding effort underway for this project already! Your product must also not be launched or in production currently; we would prefer that your project not have received widespread media coverage to date, but if you have already attracted attention, we will take these individual projects on a case-by-case basis.
Engadget editors will review all submissions and select 20 contenders. We will be judging according to the following criteria: Project connection on an intellectual level, Project connection on a behavioral level, Project connection on an emotional level, Market potential, Ability of creator / team to deliver it to market, Level of solution (coarse to refined), Social impact, Environmental benefits and Ingenuity. After submissions close, we will begin contacting the 20 prospective contenders the following week to confirm eligibility requirements, so please be sure to provide current and accurate contact information.
Phase 2: Online voting 10/4/2013 - 10/10/2013
After the 20 contenders are selected, Engadget will open online voting from 10/4/2013 to 10/10/2013 to let the audience choose 10 semifinalists that will appear at Expand NY and receive a $1,000 travel stipend. We will announce the slate of 10 semifinalists on 10/14/2013.
Phase 3: Semifinalists at Expand NY 11/9/2013 - 11/10/2013
On Day 1 of Expand NY: All 10 semifinalists will take the stage to give a demo and presentation of their gadgets in groups of three or four. Judges will select the top 5 finalists by their vote, and we will open up online audience voting for the Readers’ Choice award after the finalists have been announced.
On Day 2 of Expand NY: The 5 finalists will take the stage again to give a quick demo one last time before the judges cast their votes for the Judges’ Choice award.
*Please note all 10 semifinalists are also given space on the showroom floor.
Phase 4: Winners crowned on 11/10
We will crown two winners on Day 2 according to the following criteria:
Full official rules:
For the full legalese, please be sure to read the Official Rules. Most notably in addition to the above, you must be 13 years of age or older and reside in the US or Canada (excluding Quebec).
If you have questions about the contest, its rules or whether your project meets the submission criteria, please contact expand[at]engadget.com.
Good luck, and may the best project(s) win!
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