And the award goes to . . .

While not quite the mobile industry's Oscars, the innovation awards at Barcelona highlighted some of the more interesting new…

While not quite the mobile industry's Oscars, the innovation awards at Barcelona highlighted some of the more interesting new products.

Most Innovative Wireless Device-centric

Technology:Inside Contactless, France

Designs "contactless" chip platforms which can be used for mobile payments, for example.

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Most Innovative Carrier Infrastructure or

Platform:Flexenclosure, Sweden

The clean technology company has created a mobile phone base station powered almost entirely by renewable energy.

Most Innovative Mobile Application in a Vertical Market:GestureTek, US

Creator of software that allows you navigate phone menus or play games simply by shaking, rocking or rolling your device.

Most innovative Consumer Application or Service:Tagattitude, France

Tagattitude's technology enables the mobile phone to be used to authenticate a user's identity for mobile payments.

Most Innovative 'True Mobile Start-Up':  Audience, US

Has developed noise-suppression technology which makes calls from environments like football stadiums or train stations much clearer.

Overall Winner:GestureTek, US