I gotta say I like the render style a lot; like this it's clear what the focus should be on (the model), and it even has something stylish, simple white (like apple designs).
I would love to see an animation before the deadline ...I think that would crank it up a lot, even if it's not top notch per se, just for fun.
But I like it a lot; if I see the final participants in the contest, I wouldn't like to be a judge...