Intel’s Make it Wearable contest, announced at CES 2014, challenged competitors to design innovative and creative wearable devices. Devices could be entered on one of two tracks: ‘Development’ (must be an actual concept based on Intel technology) and ‘Visionary’ (ideas without boundaries). Development track winners have now been announced. First place and $500,000 went to a team developing the Nixie quadcopter drone, which is worn on a user’s wrist and can be thrown into the air to snap the ultimate selfie. Second place was taken by Open Bionics, a robotic prosthetic hand, built for sub-$1,000. ProGlove, described as a ‘professional wearable production tool’, took third.
