Join Us and Be a Part of Waterloo's
Coolest Hackathon for Wearables and IoT
#WearHacksKW
Come join us for 36 hours of learning, creating, and hacking in a city known for its technological innovations. With access to a multitude of the best hardware on the market you will have the chance to design and build anything you ever dreamed of!
WHAT YOU GET
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Batteries Included
We give you great food and lots of coffee. You build something awesome!
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All Backgrounds
We welcome all kinds of innovators, industry experts, students and non-students alike, developers, engineers, designers, neuroscientists and curious minds.
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Mentorship and Promotion
We follow-up with the teams and help promote the best projects. We organize demos, talks, workshops, etc.
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AVAILABLE HARDWARE
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Thalmic Labs Myo:
The gesture control armband reads your muscle activity so you can control your favourite presentation software with gestures and motion.
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Leap Motion:
It senses hand gestures so that you can manipulate virtual objects naturally.
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Microsoft Kinect:
The latest Kinect sensor and its free software development kit (SDK) 2.0 provide developers with the foundation needed to create and deploy interactive applications that respond to people’s natural movements, gestures, and voice commands.
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Microsoft Band:
It helps you reach health and fitness goals by tracking your heart rate, exercise, calorie burn and sleep quality all while staying connected to email and texts.
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Nod Ring:
It seamlessly transforms your movements using precision skeletal tracking to fully experience VR environments, command drones with a wave of your hand, and even interact with your favorite smart devices.
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Oculus Rift DK2:
It uses state of the art displays and optics designed specifically for VR. Its high refresh rate and low-persistence display work together with its custom optics system to provide incredible visual fidelity and an immersive, wide field of view.
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Estimote Beacons:
Stick our tiny beacons in any location or to any object to create new, contextually rich mobile experiences.
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Pebble:
It is a customizable watch that conveniently and subtly delivers the information that you want directly to your wrist. Pebble connects to your iOS or Android smartphone via Bluetooth and has a rechargeable battery that lasts for 5-7 days per charge.
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mbientlab Metawear:
The MetaWear SDK is a low-cost solution that includes Bluetooth Sensors and Analytics Tools so you can build competitive products and scale affordably.
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Photon Internet Button:
It allows you to detect gestures and distances in 3D space. It can be used to build anything from toys to consumer appliances, and of course, wearables!
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XYZ GestureSense:
It is a customizable watch that conveniently and subtly delivers the information that you want directly to your wrist. Pebble connects to your iOS or Android smartphone via Bluetooth and has a rechargeable battery that lasts for 5-7 days per charge.
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Particle.io Kits:
The Photon (displayed) is a tiny Wi-Fi development kit for creating cloud-connected projects and products for IoT.
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SCHEDULE
Coming Soon!
SPONSORS
WearHacks Kitchener-Waterloo would not be possible without the support of our amazing sponsors.
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Interested in sponsoring? E-mail us at kitchener@wearhacks.com!
Let's Get In Touch!
For any questions and inquiries, feel free to contact us!
