General
- Did I win the contest? When will I receive my prize?
- Free hardware application: Do I have to submit a project entry if I receive free hardware?
- Free hardware application: How many free devices are available?
- Free hardware application: How many ideas can I submit?
- Free hardware application: I was notified that I was selected to receive one of free devices. When will I receive it?
- Free hardware application: What happens if I receive free hardware and do not submit a project entry?
- Free hardware application: What kind of idea is more likely to win free hardware?
- I submitted my project but it says "Awaiting moderation". Will it affect my eligibility?
- My project is locked and I can't edit it anymore. Why is that?
- Somebody copied my entry! What can I do?
- What are the judging criteria?
- What are the prizes?
- What is the contest timeline?
- When will winners be announced? Where can I see the list?
- Who is eligible to participate?
If you are a winner, we will contact you directly via email to arrange the shipment of your prize.
Participants who receive free hardware and do not submit a project may be ineligible for future giveaways unless the hardware is returned.
If you receive free hardware and become unable to submit a project, please contact us at help@hackster.io and let us know as soon as possible. We may choose to arrange for the hardware to be shipped to another participant.
- Creativity - new application idea or tweaking an existing application (50 points)
- Story/Instruction – Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or video (20 Points)
- Code – Include working code with helpful comments (20 Points)
- Project Documentation (10 Points)
- MacBook Pro - Newest Version
- MacBook Pro - Newest Version
- MacBook Pro - Newest Version
- $50 bonus for projects which won over our judges (4 are available)
- $2,500 to the top 25 projects ($100 each) (25 are available)
Contest begins:
November 22, 2017 at 8:00 AM PT
Submissions close:
April 15, 2018 at 11:55 PM PT
Applications for hardware close:
May 2, 2018 at 11:55 PM PT
Winners announced:
May 2, 2018
Winners of free devices will be announced individually by email on a rolling basis.
Contest winners will be announced on May 2, 2018. The list of winners will be visible on the main page (Contest brief).
OPEN TO (1) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCATION OF RESIDENCE AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY, OR (2) COMPANIES LEGALLY INCORPORATED UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCATION OF RESIDENCE AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY, AND ARE USERS OF THE WALABOT SENSOR (EACH SHALL BE REFERED AS THE "PARTICIPANT").
Employees or agents of the Sponsor (as defined below) and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, providers, suppliers as well as their immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings and children) or those persons living in the same household of such individuals are ineligible to enter or win. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, city, county, and local laws and regulations.
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