The 9th Annual Crunchies are fast approaching, with the event best described as the Oscars of Startup and Technology taking place on February 8 at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. Some of your favorite startups, entrepreneurs and investors will be competing to win a coveted Crunchie award in one of 12 categories up for grabs.
The Best Technology Achievement Crunchie goes to the products that reflect true excellence in their fields, products that made waves in the tech landscape in 2015. There are several great products up for the award this year, so let’s take a look at this year’s finalists, as well as those companies that have won the award in previous years. The 2015 Nominees
Apple’s 3D Touch
With the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple fundamentally changed the way we interact with our iPhones with 3D touch . The iPhone’s screen now recognizes how much pressure you apply to your phone, and lets you essentially preview and act on things like emails, photos, addresses and more without ever leaving the app you’re using. For example, when in Mail, you can lightly press and hold to preview an email, then either let go to return to your inbox or press a little harder to open it.
Microsoft HoloLens
If there’s one product that is ushering us into our Minority Report-like future, it’s Microsoft’s HoloLens , the company’s “holographic” computing wearable headset. HoloLens users use gestures to interact with a 3D virtual world, letting them work and play in multiple dimensions. Basically, it’s a computer that you attach to your face that overlays images and objects in your living room.
SpaceX Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX to transport satellites and the company’s Dragon spacecraft into orbit. […]
