Freescale announces the grand prize winner of its Sense the World sensor video contest

Freescale received a number of creative and outstanding submissions over the course of the six-week contest. The entries were narrowed down to eight finalists by Freescale’s Xtrinsic sensor experts, who based their decisions on the creativity and originality of the videos in addition to how uniquely participants incorporated the Freescale and Xtrinsic Sensing Solutions artwork.

Once the finalists were determined, the top eight videos were presented for open public voting via Freescale’s Facebook page. The public was able to “like” their favorite videos, as well as comment on the content. The grand prize winner and runners-up were determined by the total number of “likes”.

Along with the grand prize winner, who will receive $10,000, two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $3,000 and $2,000. Personal ROV” submitted by Sebastian Pelan of Koper, Slovenia took second place, while Xtrinsic Competition Submission” submitted by Maulik Gandhi and Rajdeep Borsaniya of Gujarat, India took third place.

Freescale would like to thank all of those who submitted their ideas via Facebook and YouTube for their participation. Stay connected with Freescale via freescale.com, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Watch out for details coming soon on an opportunity to win a free pass to Freescale Technology Forum Americas in San Antonio, June 20 – 23, 2011.