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"In the tech space, one year is a long time \u2014 companies emerge, others get acquired, some pivot, a few close shop. New gadgets are released to replace yesterday's cutting-edge devices, and startups dream up gizmos and apps we never knew we wanted or needed til we laid our hands on them.\nAt Mashable, we're embedded in the digital and tech sphere all day, every day. So we thought it appropriate to step back and admire some of the best innovations of the past year. We created Mashable's Innovation Index to celebrate recent tech, digital and social innovations that have redefined your world. \nThe Innovation Index is comprised of 15 categories, each of which is curated by an expert Mashable selected because of their work in the space. Each curator selected five nominees \u2014 companies, products, events or technologies \u2014 that are pushing the boundaries in an ever-evolving digital landscape. We announced the nominees two weeks ago, and the Mashable community has voted since them to determine the best innovations of 2012.\nThe winners \u2014 based on thousands of votes from the Mashable community \u2014 are listed below.\nMedia: HuffPost Live\n\n\n\nDark Sky\nFlipboard\nTimehop\nRebelMouse\n\nNominees selected by Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer of Columbia University\nHome: Sonos Sound System\n\n\n\nWithings Smart Baby Monitor\nTerraillon 10kg Kitchen Scale\nSony DSC RX100 camera\nKitchenAid 7-Quart Stand Mixer\n\nNominees selected by Martha Stewart, Entrepreneur\nGadgets: Google Glass\n\n\n\nA.R. Drone 2.0\nSamsung Galaxy Note II\nLytro\nMicrosoft Surface\n\nNominees selected by Lance Ulanoff, Editor-in-Chief of Mashable\nShopping: PlanYourRoom.com\n\n\n\nThe Coveteur\nZaarly\nModa Operandi\nShopkick\n\nNominees selected by Stacy London, Host of What Not To Wear and Founder, Style for Hire\nSocial Good: DoSomething.org\n\n\n\nHalf the Sky's Transmedia Initiative\nPlanetRead's Same-Language Subtitling\nGoogle Flu Trends\nmSakhi\n\nNominees selected by Adam Braun, Founder of Pencils of Promise\nArt &amp; Design: Crowdfunding Platforms\n\n\n\nSociety6\nShapeways\nPaper by 53\nEtsy\n\nNominees selected by Jess Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of Polyvore\nPolitics &amp; Government: Obama for America\u2019s Quick Donate\n\n\n\nNationBuilder*\nUpworthy*\nOrganizer.com\nMobile Commons\n\nNominees selected by Chris Hughes, Editor-in-Chief of The New Republic\nFood: Envirofit Clean Cookstoves\n\n\n\nFooducate\nWhole Foods' App\nFresh Direct\nNespresso Aeroccino\n\nNominees selected by Lorena Garcia, Chef\nBusiness: ScanLife\n\n\n\nUber\n23andMe\nQuirky\nMophie\n\nNominees selected by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-Founder of Gilt Groupe\nEntertainment: Tablets\n\n\n\nMachinima\nGoPro HD Hero 3\nDolby Atmos\nVyclone\n\nNominees selected by Jon M. Chu, Filmmaker &amp; Founder of DS2DIO\nTravel: High-Tech Airports\n\n\nHotelTonight\nWhole Journeys\nTingo\nDigital Detox Vacations\n\nNominees selected by Rafat Ali, Founder of Skift\nProductivity: Mindmeister\n\n\n\nIf This Then That (IFTTT)\nNest Thermostat\nBTT remote\nFantastical\n\nNominees selected by Brett Terpstra, Podcaster and Life Hacker\nFashion: Instagram\n\n\n\nPose\nThe Fancy\nDiane von Furstenberg's Google Glass Fashion Week Video\n\nNominees selected by Coco Rocha, Model\nHealth &amp; Fitness: Fitocracy\n\n\n\nWellnessFX\nNike Plus\nGympact\nLarklife\n\nNominees selected by Sarah Robb O'Hagan, President, Equinox\nSports: FanDuel\n\n\n\nNike HyperDunk\nFlex-Foot Cheetah\nCondition One\nBloomberg Sports\n\nNominees selected by Jon Dube, GM of CBS Fantasy Sports\n*Chris Hughes is an investor in the companies noted with an asterisk\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, SimmiSimons, terminalu\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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