The second edition of this contest, organized in collaboration with Intel, awarded projects in the field of the Internet of Things. Le Figaro , a partner of this edition presents startups three winners, who win a distribution deal with Fnac.
Make that French innovation finds its place on the shelves. For the second edition of its Start-up Award, the group Fnac has partnered with Intel to promote the best projects of connected objects. Three winners, nominated Thursday by a panel of innovators and French digital, won a distribution agreement with Fnac and linking with investment funds. Intel will form a marketing partnership with the ups and provide access to its laboratories for research and development.
organisateursont received hundreds of nominations between 17 December and 17 January. Ten of them were selected and received three months of support from the organizers. Fnac has helped these startups to understand the key elements of business success as the communication strategy, packaging or distribution channels.
For the Fnac group, this contest is a way to become more involved in a sector that has invested in 2013, when some of its stores have opened a space for objects. Last year, the group launched a new store concept, Fnac Connect, dedicated to the Internet of Things and telephony. “We are only at the beginning of this great revolution, but we are convinced of the potential of these objects which now extend to many sectors, such as health, welfare, sport or home automation “, says Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Fnac. At the first edition of this competition in 2014, Fnac had distinguished the connected musical Prizm housing, sticker illuminating ecological Organight (now Glowee) and the visual interface for hotlines Dial Once.
Le Figaro , a partner of the second edition of startup Fnac Prize, presents three startups designated this Thursday, May 26, and the designated start-up by Business France to participate at CES Las Vegas in 2017
● Tempow. the system that created a speaker nebula
the idea was born during a trip. “We started by taking three speakers. And we thought about how to make them work together, “says the team. “In our studies in the US, we found a passion of Americans for portable audio. Our idea is to make more social music listening “, say the founders, four and a polytechnic student from ESSEC. Their product: a master enclosure capable of controlling several other speakers through Bluetooth. The system is able to harmonize its speaker brands and different characteristics. The team aims commercialization in summer 2017 following a participatory financment campaign to be launched in September.
Winner of Startup Fnac Prize Tempow also won the “Ticket for CES 2017″ award from Business France, the development agency for international investment in France. With this second price Tempow have a space at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, high mass technology, which will provide him international visibility
● Haiku. GPS suitable for cycling
Haiku.
Haiku wants you to put your nose in the handlebar. Before you ride the bike, the cyclist between its destination address on his smartphone, he will not have to use during the trip. A small box, magnetized on the handlebars of his bicycle, said basic information such as time, speed, and simplified navigation instructions. A contactless sensor allows the rider to change this information with a simple hand gesture. In order to be less distracted possible during his journey, it can filter SMS, calls and notifications by setting the parameters of the Haiku application. Intended primarily for urban cyclists, Haiku will be available for pre-order from the start of their campaign on Kickstarter in September. Advertised price: 89 euros
● Shapeheart. Cuff connected to runners
Shapeheart
In order to measure their heart rate, riders use often a connected strap. Shapeheart their offers armband. To use, simply swipe their smartphone and launch their favorite application running. “All riders we interviewed run with their smartphone. We therefore add the sensors to an armband, a device already widely used, “says Antoine Schwoob, one of two designers Shapeheart. And clarify that the heart rate measurement is more accurate in the arm at the wrist. In September, the team will appeal to financing on participatory platform Kickstarter. The device will be available in advance at a price of 79 euros. Objective:. Commercialize Shapeheart in the spring, “when the people start to run”
The other winners of the Start-Up Price Fnac: Beyond your motion, Eisox, Equisense, Eye Light, Jagger & amp; Lewis, Still Human and UrbanHello.
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