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NY Product Design Awards
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Digital, Electronic Devices & Accessories
The NY Product Design Awards recognizes electronic products that make technology more useful and intuitive, from personal devices to the systems that connect them.
Product designers, technology brands, manufacturers, startups, studios, 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 GuidelinesDigital, Electronic Devices & Accessories Categories
Components and accessories supporting audio playback, recording, and connectivity.
Display technologies for viewing, presenting, or projecting visual content.
Professional equipment for DJing, mixing, recording, and live sound.
Compact in-ear devices for private listening and hands-free communication.
Integrated audio systems designed for entertainment throughout the home.
Devices delivering amplified sound for personal, home, or professional use.
Record players combining analog playback with contemporary technology and design.
Head-worn audio devices for listening, gaming, work, or communication.
Components and accessories supporting reliable communication devices and systems.
Systems enabling remote meetings, voice calls, and group communication.
Equipment managing internet access, connectivity, and network performance.
Devices enabling real-time translation across languages and communication settings.
Radio systems supporting direct communication across teams and locations.
Portable devices for capturing interviews, meetings, notes, or field audio.
Desktop systems combining computing performance with practical workspace integration.
Portable computers designed for work, study, creativity, or entertainment.
Screens supporting computing, productivity, gaming, and professional visualization.
Infrastructure supporting network management, computing resources, and data services.
Technology supporting clear, interactive, and effective presentations or collaboration.
Devices for printing, digitizing, duplicating, and managing physical documents.
Wired solutions supporting power, data transfer, and device connectivity.
Protective and portable products for computers, components, and related equipment.
Internal hardware supporting computer processing, performance, and system operation.
Solutions managing device temperature, electrical power, and system stability.
Devices for storing, backing up, and transferring digital information.
Tools enabling computer navigation, control, interaction, and expanded functionality.
Integrated devices controlling connected systems, machinery, or electronic functions.
Products improving device positioning, workspace comfort, and ergonomic use.
Solutions protecting devices, data, user privacy, and physical access.
Devices supporting video communication, recording, listening, and voice input.
Technologies creating physical objects through layered digital manufacturing processes.
Devices improving digital access for users with diverse abilities and needs.
Accessories enhancing audio connectivity, control, portability, or listening experiences.
Physical components supporting computer performance, operation, and system expansion.
Computing devices designed for productivity, communication, creativity, or entertainment.
Devices capturing photographs through digital imaging and electronic processing.
Technologies for creating, processing, enhancing, or displaying digital images.
Paper-like digital devices supporting reading, writing, sketching, or note-taking.
Uncrewed aerial devices for imaging, delivery, inspection, or recreation.
Technologies reducing energy use, waste, emissions, or environmental impact.
Compact electronic products offering practical, entertaining, or connected functions.
Technologies supporting exercise, health monitoring, training, and personal wellbeing.
High-performance devices and components delivering advanced speed, power, or quality.
Portable powered devices supporting work, repair, charging, or off-grid use.
Tablet devices supporting mobile work, entertainment, communication, and creativity.
Original device concepts introducing new functions, technologies, or user experiences.
Technologies supporting healthier lives, stronger connectivity, or sustainable communities.
Wireless communication devices and accessories supporting mobile connectivity and use.
Emerging technologies improving business operations, services, and decision-making.
Future systems enabling communication, teamwork, and shared digital experiences.
Advanced concepts for faster, more capable, or efficient computing.
Technologies for collecting, managing, analyzing, protecting, or applying data.
Emerging tools supporting visual creation, imaging, modeling, and design.
Systems supporting responsible oversight, regulation, security, and operational control.
Technologies improving how information is accessed, organized, and understood.
Future applications supporting entertainment, interaction, leisure, and social connection.
Cables supporting reliable power, control, and image-data transfer.
Protective and stabilizing equipment for carrying, mounting, and positioning cameras.
Accessories supporting camera illumination, monitoring, viewing, and display.
Devices for capturing still images, video, and recorded experiences.
Optical accessories controlling focus, perspective, protection, and image appearance.
Tools for editing, organizing, storing, and managing photographic content.
Printers producing physical photographs from digital image files.
Purpose-built cameras for action, adventure, security, or specialized recording.
Accessories enhancing mobile-device protection, functionality, comfort, or personalization.
Devices supplying power to mobile phones, tablets, and related products.
Portable communication devices supporting connectivity, productivity, and entertainment.
Portable batteries providing convenient power when fixed outlets are unavailable.
Touchscreen devices supporting mobile work, learning, creativity, and entertainment.
Physical systems carrying power, data, and communication signals between devices.
Connected controls managing energy use, climate, lighting, and environmental comfort.
Equipment connecting household devices to local networks and internet services.
Connected systems supporting communication, access monitoring, and property security.
Smart devices exchanging data to automate and coordinate home functions.
Centralized systems controlling multimedia devices, content, and entertainment experiences.
Connected systems distributing audio and video across multiple devices or spaces.
Unified platforms coordinating connected devices and whole-home automation.
Digital devices supporting music listening, performance, creation, or entertainment.
Protective, charging, and functional accessories for personal recreational devices.
Portable devices designed for reading and managing digital publications.
Devices receiving, storing, streaming, or playing digital media content.
Portable storage products carrying entertainment files across devices and locations.
Devices supporting video viewing, streaming, gaming, and home entertainment.
Intelligent robots providing companionship, interaction, assistance, or emotional engagement.
Self-navigating robots transporting goods, equipment, or materials between locations.
Robots performing cleaning, inspection, upkeep, or routine maintenance tasks.
Wearable robotic systems supporting strength, movement, protection, or rehabilitation.
Robotic systems supporting manufacturing, assembly, handling, and industrial automation.
Robots assisting diagnosis, surgery, treatment, rehabilitation, or patient care.
Parts enabling robotic movement, sensing, control, communication, and operation.
Robots performing practical tasks in commercial, public, or domestic environments.
Play-focused robots combining entertainment, learning, interaction, and programmable functions.
Digital products supporting older adults’ independence, safety, and quality of life.
Technology addressing environmental protection, conservation, or ecological challenges.
Digital concepts informing communities and encouraging awareness or responsible action.
Technology addressing shared needs, inclusion, accessibility, and community wellbeing.
Digital solutions supporting responsible resource use and long-term sustainability.
Technology creating measurable benefits for communities or underserved groups.
Environmentally responsible concepts reducing waste, emissions, and resource consumption.
Wireless audio devices supporting listening, calls, gaming, or hands-free communication.
Accessories enhancing wireless-device protection, charging, mounting, or functionality.
Wireless phones enabling mobile communication, connectivity, and digital services.
Portable and wireless solutions providing convenient power across different environments.
Compact devices delivering portable airflow and personal temperature comfort.
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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 electronic products
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’s form, controls, connections, and materials. Include views that make its scale and everyday use easy to understand.
Use a short video, drawings, or a PDF to explain interactions and technical features that photographs cannot show.
Before you enter
Questions about entering an electronic product or accessory?
Talk to Our TeamProduct designers, technology companies, manufacturers, startups, 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.
Present the overall design, important details, and how the product works. Use clear images and a concise description of the purpose, design decisions, and intended users. Include supporting drawings, a PDF, or a video link where helpful.
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.
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