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We’ve detected that you are using an unsupported browser.. Best Use of the Mashery API Network Basis Health Tracker Wearable Watch for each team member and up to 3 Parrot MiniDrone Rolling Spiders. Must use at least one of the APIs from the Mashery API Network listed here: http://developer.mashery.com/apis Best Use of MongoDB A special swag pack and an Amazon gift card for the most creative, technical, and successful use of MongoDB. Best Meraki Presence Analytics Hack A DJI Drone for the most inventive and well-implemented use of the Meraki Presence Analytics data provided here: https://github.com/meraki/hackathon Best Music or Video Hack, presented by Gracenote Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 retro instant camera with starter film pack for the best entertainment-themed hack using at least one Gracenote API ( http://developer.gracenote.com ). Best Use of the PayPal/Venmo API 4 Lego Star Wars sets (including a 3000 piece Lego Death Star) for the best hack using PayPal, Venmo, or Braintree to accept payments. Best Realtime Hack, presented by Firebase 6 months of Firebase Bonfire credit (a $900 value) and everything you need to build an awesome light-up LED board that you can connect to Firebase (we’ll give you instructions) for the team with the most technically challenging and creative realtime hack. Best Use of the SendGrid API A grab bag of awesome prizes including: PowerUp 3.0 ( http://www.poweruptoys.com/products/powerup-v3 ), Charge Card ( https://grandst.com/p/chargecard ), Pocket Microscope ( http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/9c42/ ), Capacative Touch Gloves ( https://grandst.com/p/glovely ), and a lab coat. Best Use of the TI Embedded IoT LaunchPad (2) $200 worth of TI development tools for the hack with the most creative design produced using the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3200 LaunchPad evaluation kit. Best Machine Learning Hack, presented by PredictionIO Spend the day with the PredictionIO team in Palo Alto playing with open source robots and dreaming up fun applications of machine learning for the best hack using PredictionIO’s open source machine learning server. Best Microsoft Hack One team will receive a 1 Dell Venue Pro and 1 Nokia 1520 for the best hack using Microsoft technologies. Another team will receive a $400 Microsoft Store Gift Card for the best hack using the OneNote API. Best Myo Hack, presented by Thalmic Labs 4 Myo Developer Kits for the team with the best use of the Thalmic Myo. Best Use of the Ordr.in API A Star Wars Force FX Lightsaber for each team member, and one of a kind hoodie Best Use of Parse $1,000 Amazon gift card for the have with the best overall use of Parse products (Parse Push, Parse Analytics, and Parse Core) Speediest Service, presented by Teespring (2) Two tickets (per team member) to attend the Teespring sponsored YC Startup School After Party for the team that creates the zippiest service. Best Use of the Uber API $200 Uber credit for each team member for the hack with the best use of the Uber API. Best Use of the Wit.ai API A brand new Pebble Steel Smartwatch for each team member for the best overall use of the Wit.ai API taking into account utility, user experience, execution and outside-the-box thinking. Best Use of the Ziggeo API One GoPro or a $300 Amazon gift certificate for the hack with the best use of the Ziggeo API. Devpost Achievements Submitting to this hackathon could earn you: Judges Cal Hacks Judging Team Judging Criteria Usefulness Is the hack practical given its target audience? Is it something that the user base would actually use? Does it fulfill a need people have? Originality Is the hack more than just another generic social app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? Technical Difficulty Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? Polish / Design Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well-designed? SUCH HACK MUCH WOW Does the hack have that x-factor? Tell your friends This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Devpost About Careers Contact Help Hackathons Browse hackathons Explore projects Host a hackathon Hackathon guides Portfolio Your projects Your hackathons Settings Connect Twitter Discord Facebook LinkedIn © 2024 Devpost, Inc. All rights reserved. Community guidelines Security CA notice Privacy policy Terms of...