It's that time of year again, when we batten down the hatches and brace for the onslaught of great new products that our editors will painstakingly sift through in order to find the best in the bunch.
That's right, it's time for the 2012 Golden Mousetrap Awards. We apologize that we are bit late with the contest this year (many of you have been asking me about it for months now). We appreciate your patience and hope you think our revamped contest was worth the wait.
A few things you need to know: we have added a new category this year: automotive. And we've done some minor tweaking to our other categories. Entries are $295 and will be judged this year by Design News's editors, as well as our brand new Advisory Board, made up of the top brass from leading companies.
Even more exciting news is that the winners this year will be announced in February during a ceremony at the Pacific Design & Manufacturing Show in Anaheim.
@Mydesign - we require a highly detailed, written description (300 words or less) as well as 1 or 2 high-resolution images. The nomination form is fairly simple - it has a space to enter your description as well as two modules where you can upload your images.
Jennifer, thanks for the clarification. Will you require the complete design and block diagram or an overall view with explanation of the system is enough.
Mydesign - sorry about that. I guess I was just resting on our Design News laurels here.
Products that entered the marketplace between Sept. 1, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2012 are eligible, as long as they fit into one of the 5 main categories/subcategories.
Keep in mind, we are not looking for end products, but the components used to make those end products. Hope that makes sense. Please feel free to email me or Lauren Muskett if you have further questions.
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