Mod the Future Hackathon- San Francisco
from Saturday, January 21, 2017 11:00AM to Sunday, January 22, 2017 8:00PM
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This year Moto released its brand new Moto Z + Moto Mods™ allowing you to transform your phone in a snap. Each Moto Mod is built on the new Moto Mods™ Development Kit which gets hackers and makers closer than you’ve ever been to the phone of your dreams. IBring your great ideas to the hackathon, use the Moto Mods™ Dev kits and win amazing prizes and opportunities. The best part? Moto has partnered with Lenovo Capital. Build something really amazing, and you may just get the chance to get some investment. Up to $1 million. The Challenge:Create the most market ready Moto Mod possible. It could literally be ANYTHING. Need some ideas? Here’s the winners from our NYC event for inspiration: Modio - The Moto Z transforms to be able to use headphones, record line in audio, and seamlessly modify an audio stream to have EQ, filters, and other audio effects. SidePad - A gamepad that’s great to use and easy to hide away. The Moto Mod for true gamers! Grand Prize: $5,000 cash prize per Team Invitation to pitch your mod at Moto HQ for Lenovo Capital investment Entry into the Moto Mods Partner program Dedicated Business Development Mentor 1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team 1 Moto Z phone per Team Member Second Place: 1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team 1 Moto Z phone per Team Member Wednesday 6:30-8:30 pm Moto Mods Pre-Hackathon Virtual Workshop via WebEx Webex link, meeting number, host key and audio connection: To be provided Saturday 8:00am Event set-up and Partner set-up 9:00am Doors Open and Breakfast 10:00 am Opening Ceremony & Presentations 11:00am Hackathon Begins 12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm Breakout Session 6:00 pm Dinner 12:00 am Midnight Snack 12:00- 8:00am Hack through the night* *Although staying overnight isn’t required, we highly recommend it. Sunday 7:00 am Breakfast 12:00 am Lunch 1:00 pm Submission Deadline 2:00 pm Round 1 Judging 2:30 pm Round 2 Judging (ONLY IF EVENT HAS OVER 35 projects) 3:00 pm Judge Deliberation 3:30pm Awards 4:00 pm Closing/Happy Hour Originality – 5 points: How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Simplicity - 5 points: How easy is the product to understand to consumers still getting used to MDK’s? Feasibility – 5 points: Is the mod technically feasible and scalable? Viability – 5 points: Is the mod marketable? Does commercial viability exist? Does it answer a need or demand?
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44 Tehama St, San Francisco, CA 94105 San Francisco CA UShttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/mod-the-future-hackathon-san-francisco-tickets-27272606099?aff=ebapi
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