Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes

Re:Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes by alagu on Thursday July 26, 2012 @04:48PM (#4298628)

Personally, I'd love any of the following: Arduino, Amarino, Hackable RC Helicopter, Kickstarter funding. Basically gifts as platforms to hack more.

Other is allowing these hacks to be shown to people whom we respect and get feedback. Eg: "What does Jack Dorsey think about my bit coin hack."

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Re:Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes by joshu on Thursday July 26, 2012 @05:44PM (#4298909)

So I'm insanely fond of these cheapo RC helicopters. Syma S107Gs etc.

What about a hackathon ABOUT those helicopters? Everyone gets helicopters, there's lots of parts, and the winner does something cool?

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Re:Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes by alagu on Thursday July 26, 2012 @07:02PM (#4299180)

A RC helicopter-hackathon is definitely. I could think of tons of things that could be built over these tiny ones.

I haven't yet tried RC helicopters, but I'd definitely start on one.

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Re:Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes by stewie2 on Friday July 27, 2012 @07:46PM (#4304086)

wow, interesting. how hackable are they?

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Re:Ask HN: Good Hackathon Prizes by joshu on Saturday July 28, 2012 @10:24PM (#4307288)

They are pretty simplistic. Haven't tried to understand them.

One problem is that they are infrared and not radio.

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