TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon

Calling All TechCrunch Disrupt Hack Participants

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. challenges you to bring your skills and creativity to see what you can create with the processing power of a smartphone for the chance to win cash prizes and a lot of respect. Here are the details and links to resources you’ll need, and if you haven’t done so already, register now for the Disrupt Hack.

The Challenge

Build a multimedia rich IOT application with the DragonBoard™ 410c, featuring Snapdragon® 410 processor. There’ll be 3 prizes for teams that make the most of the multimedia capabilities, which include PC-class graphics support, 1080p HD video playback and capture with H.264 (AVC) and advanced image processing:

  • 1st place - $3,000
  • 2nd place - $1,500
  • 3rd place - $500

Official rules and regs.

The Hack Kit

Each team participating in the challenge will be able to check out one hack kit containing:

Resources

Getting Started

  • Linux installation – select the Micro SD card with Linux from your hack kit and follow the instructions in the DragonBoard 410c Linux User Guide to install from a microSD card, skipping the initial download steps because we’ve done that work for you.
  • Android installation – select the Micro SD card with Android from your hack kit and follow the instructions in the DragonBoard 410c Android User Guide to install from a microSD card, skipping the initial download steps because we’ve done that work for you.

Documentation

Support

  • Find our staff on the floor or at the Qualcomm Developer Network booth
  • Visit the DragonBoard 410c support forum on 96Boards.org