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NY Product Design Awards
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Wearable Technology
The NY Product Design Awards recognizes wearable technology that fits naturally into people’s lives. From connected accessories to assistive devices, show how your design brings comfort, purpose, and a better experience to the body.
Product designers, technology brands, manufacturers, healthcare innovators, studios, independent creators, and students worldwide.
Concepts, work in progress, and completed products created within the last five years.
Submit online. Present your design through images and supporting materials. No physical samples.
View Entry GuidelinesWearable Technology Categories
Wearable sensors tracking movement, physical activity, orientation, and falls.
Connected sensors using AI to interpret and share body-related data.
Sensors measuring electrical activity from muscles, nerves, brain, or heart.
Sensors monitoring temperature, pulse, oxygen, pressure, and other vital indicators.
Specialized sensors integrated into clothing, accessories, lenses, or wearable devices.
Adhesive or skin-mounted sensors providing continuous physiological measurements.
Motorized wearable structures providing powered movement, strength, or physical assistance.
Wearable systems adapting support dynamically throughout movement and physical activity.
Exoskeletons supporting movement or strength across the entire body.
Rigid wearable frames transferring loads and supporting physical movement.
Systems combining rigid, soft, powered, or passive support technologies.
Wearable systems supporting hips, legs, knees, ankles, or walking.
Unpowered exoskeletons using mechanical structures to redistribute loads and reduce strain.
Systems providing controlled assistance without continuously powered movement.
Flexible wearable systems using textiles, cables, or lightweight supportive materials.
Exoskeletons providing fixed support during stationary or repetitive tasks.
Wearable systems supporting shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, or upper-body tasks.
Wearable glasses presenting augmented, virtual, extended, or mixed-reality content.
Headsets designed for immersive gaming, video viewing, and virtual cinema.
Wearable displays presenting digital information within the user’s field of view.
Head-mounted systems supporting clinical care, research, visualization, or training.
Wearable displays supporting technical work, field operations, and engineering tasks.
Connected eyewear providing information, communication, navigation, or personal assistance.
Head-mounted systems supporting athletic coaching, skills training, and simulation.
Wearable devices monitoring glucose or supporting controlled insulin delivery.
Devices monitoring pregnancy, neurological activity, vital signs, or patient condition.
Wearable devices providing targeted relief or helping users manage pain.
Devices supporting physical recovery, mobility, strength, and therapeutic exercise.
Wearable devices monitoring or supporting breathing, sleep, and respiratory treatment.
Technology-integrated athletic clothing monitoring movement, performance, or body conditions.
Connected footwear and socks providing sensing, feedback, or adaptive support.
Everyday clothing incorporating sensors, connectivity, heating, or responsive features.
Connected bracelets and wrist accessories providing monitoring, alerts, or communication.
Connected decorative pieces combining adornment with sensing or interactive functions.
Technology-integrated jewelry supporting communication, tracking, security, or personal expression.
Jewelry monitoring activity, health indicators, stress, sleep, or wellbeing.
Collaborative jewelry combining fashion design with embedded digital technology.
Wearables supporting older adults’ safety, health, and independence.
Wearable concepts addressing environmental protection or ecological challenges.
Wearables informing users and encouraging public awareness or responsible action.
Wearable concepts supporting accessibility, inclusion, and community wellbeing.
Wearables promoting responsible materials, production, and long-term use.
Wearable concepts creating meaningful benefits for communities or underserved groups.
Environmentally responsible wearables reducing waste and resource consumption.
Body-worn cameras capturing outdoor activities, sports, and fitness experiences.
Wearable cameras supporting inspections, documentation, operations, and worker safety.
Body-worn imaging supporting clinical observation, procedures, and medical documentation.
Wearable cameras enabling hands-free reporting, storytelling, and content production.
Body-worn cameras supporting situational awareness, evidence capture, and personnel safety.
Wearable devices monitoring activity, exercise, sleep, and fitness progress.
Devices translating hand or body gestures into digital commands.
Connected wristbands providing tracking, alerts, access, or identification functions.
Wrist-worn devices combining apps, communication, monitoring, and timekeeping.
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2027 · Entry information
Early Bird rate. A $30 annual administrative fee applies per entrant.
Early Bird
Dec 9, 2026Regular
Jan 20, 2027Final
Feb 17, 2027Final Extension
Mar 17, 2027Full results announcementMay 14, 2027
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Judging & criteria
Through blind judging, an international jury evaluates the submitted design across four criteria.
Visual character, proportions, and composition.
Originality and the thinking behind the solution.
Quality, usability, safety, and execution.
The effect on people and the environment.
Award-winning wearable design
Why enter
A winner profile brings your product, entrant details, and design story together in the NY Product Design Awards gallery.
Digital certificates, winner badges, and promotional materials help communicate your award.
Winner interview access offers a way to share the people, process, and decisions behind your work.
Explain the problem, intended users, and decisions that make the design work. Keep your written description to 350 words or less.
Show the product on and off the body, including its fit, materials, controls, and key interactions. Explain how the design supports its intended users.
Use drawings, a PDF, or a video link to explain sensing, movement, adjustment, or interaction. Support performance claims with relevant evidence.
Product designers, technology brands, manufacturers, healthcare innovators, design studios, independent creators, and students worldwide may enter.
Yes. Concepts, work in progress, and completed products are eligible. Explain the project’s development stage clearly. Work submitted must have been created within the last 5 years.
No. Entries are submitted and judged online using your images, description, and supporting materials. Physical samples are not required.
Yes. Select each relevant subcategory when submitting. Additional-category pricing applies when submitted with your first entry; later submissions are charged at the first-entry rate.
Show the wearable on and off the body, including fit, controls, materials, and key interactions. Explain its purpose, intended users, and the thinking behind comfort and usability. Include supporting drawings or a short demonstration where helpful. Keep the written description to 350 words or less.
An international jury evaluates entries through blind judging using Form, Creativity & Innovation, Finishing & Functionality, and Impact. See the Awards page for the judging process and award levels.
NY Wearable Technology Design Awards