The jury of the ISPO Brandnew Award consists of past awardees as well as representatives of the sports sector, who examine each product intensively.
Category Apparel: The multifunctional Rashguard, a shirt for watersports, by HERO WATER WEAR can be manually activated in a case of emergency. The integrated air chamber across the areas of chest and shoulder fill themselves automatically with the aid of CO2 cartridges.
Category Hardware Summer: With the innovative modular Kiteboard-Design by INOBO it is possible to compose an individual Kiteboard. Therefore it can be adapted to particular conditions, skill and riding style. It features a carbon exoskeleton which provides stiffness. Furthermore, it can be combined with exchangeable boards of different sizes.
Category Accessories: The drone PowderBee by Bluebird Mountain is a light and portable avalanche search unit. In a case of emergency it supports the search of the buried within the area. With its special search pattern, the drone is especially applied for the first locating. It is immediately deployable and with its speed it offers enormous advantages. When the drone transmits the position of the victim, the rescuers can continue to trace the hint and recover the person.
Category Fitness: The YoRoller is a workout device based on fly wheel energy. In contrast to traditional fly wheel devices it is cheap, compact and easy to install according to the manufacturer. Thus, it can be installed almost everywhere and is also suitable for occasional sportsmen.
Category Hardware Winter: The foldable ski by SPLIT SKI convinced the jury especially in terms of handling. In a folded condition it is compact an easily stored. If you need the ski, it can be sticked together via connecting plates.
Category Wearables: The smarttech-clothing by diPulse stimulates certain muscle areas through neuromuscular electrostimulation. The corresponding app offers an interlinkage to social media as well as an adaptable support portal.
Category Hardware Winter: The Original+ Ski are the overall winner of the Brandnew Award. The ski can be adapted to the needs of the rider. That happens with the interpretation of biometrical data as well as further fondnesses such as riding style and terrain. The proprietary software that is based on artificial intelligence establishes an individual profile of the rider.
ISPO Brandnew is the world's largest platform for sports start-ups. This year more than 400 applications from 37 countries were submitted for the ISPO Brandnew Award.
