about 12 years ago
Thanks for your interest in our challenge!
The judges have declared a winner! The "superimpose weather warnings onto your Smart TV" idea, submitted by Todd Stone, will now be taken on by members of the Dallas Makerspace Civic Hacking Committee as a development project for the next several months.
It was tough to drum up local participation on such short notice and with all sorts of other events going on this time of year. Due to the lack of in-person demonstrations of working projects, the rules were amended such that people could submit ideas for further exploration by the Dallas Makerspace Civic Hacking Committee, as this would…
about 12 years ago
Announcing the winners
The votes are in! Go to the gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the excellent submissions.
Even though the competition is over, don't stop hacking. Use your portfolio to keep your project up to date and get feedback from fellow makers.
about 12 years ago
Important Rule Change - Bring on your ideas!
It's been a busy time for all of us, with many intriguing social activities and other hackathons to attend. Therefore, many folks who were interested in building an idea simply felt like they didn't have enough time or couldn't find a partner.
As such, if there are no actual demonstrations for tomorrow's Judging Day, we will judge short pitches for application ideas. We will award up to one prize: the winning idea will be implemented over the course of the next several months by the Dallas Makerspace Civic Hacking Committee members and other interested area developers.
On the other hand,…
about 12 years ago
Work day on April 23, 6-8:30 PM
Todd Stone of the Dallas Micro .NET Users Group will be hosting a hackathon workday for us at Improving Enterprises in Dallas! The .NET Micro Users Group usually meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month. There will be food and drinks provided graciously by the event's usual sponsors, including beer. I deeply thank Todd for his interest in this hackathon.
Improving Enterprises is located at 16633 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX.
about 12 years ago
Kickoff Summary, and other offerings!
Read the notes here from our Kickoff session at the Dallas Makerspace this past Sunday! This summarizes our discussion of application ideas, protocols to use, available hardware, emergency procedures, and three very important reminders:
- Keep it simple!
- Stay within the legal operating limits when broadcasting in areas of the RF spectrum requiring a license!
- Remember, submissions are due on May 4 at the judging place & time! All are welcome to submit and attend judging.
We have antennas to loan to those looking to provide RF offerings or expand the range of a device that uses a less powerful antenna.…
about 12 years ago
Ready for kickoff?
Hi everyone,
We have a minor schedule change! Our kickoff will now be held on Sunday, April 20, due to the DFW EXCELLERATE hackathon which will be wrapping up on the 19th. This time change will enable those interested to participate in both. For those unable or too exhausted to make the kickoff on 4/20 (which is Easter after all), I will be at the Dallas Makerspace on Monday 4/21 30 minutes before & after the CCNA class (i.e. between 7-7:30 and 8:30-9 PM) to recap the kickoff. If you are not a DMS member, knock politely on either door…