Plantronics Sponsors First Celebrity-Driven, Social Impact Hackathon During Sundance - Hackdance
January 16 2014 - 1:56PM
Business Wire
Opens Wearable Concept Device to Celebrity
Developer Teams and Encourages Creation of Unique Applications that
Leverage Enhanced Sensors and Contextual Intelligence
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT), a pioneer in wearable technology, today
announced that it is a sponsor of Hackdance, the first
celebrity-driven hackathon whose mission is to design apps and
hacks that use technology to create social impact, being held on
Jan. 16-18, 2014 in Park City, Utah. The company will award a
$5,000 cash prize to the winning team whose hack showcases the best
uses of Plantronics’ Wearable Concept 1 device. Additionally, all
winning team members will receive Plantronics audio devices.
Plantronics is challenging celebrity hackers to create unique
applications that leverage the contextual information generated
from multiple sensors in the device.
WHAT:
Plantronics will provide celebrity teams at Hackdance, the first
celebrity-driven, social impact hackathon, with a wearable concept
device built by PLT Labs (http://pltlabs.com) known as Wearable
Concept 1. Wearable Concept 1 is equipped with a low-latency,
nine-axes sensor which tracks head orientation in three dimensions:
heading, pitch and roll (the X, Y and Z axes). It also features tap
detection and free-fall detection. Open APIs enable developers to
leverage the onboard MFI chip for ease of integration with the iOS
platform over Bluetooth® as well as the Windows® operating system.
Sample applications can be found at the PLT Labs site.
Celebrity Team Leaders include: Adrien Grenier, actor; Mekhi
Phifer, actor; Fabien Cousteau, filmmaker and explorer; Sarah
Austin, actress and founder and Alex Ebert, musician (Edward Sharpe
and the Magnetic Zeros).
Demonstrations will showcase Plantronics applications that
highlight the capabilities of the Wearable Concept 1 device
including a gesture based UI, free fall detection, Smart Presence,
mapping integrations and more. These use cases will be available
for event participants to leverage in their projects.
WHEN:
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 – Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014
WHERE:
Hackdance Hackathonhttp://hackdance.splashthat.com/
Lodges at Deer Valley
2900 Deer Valley Drive East
Park City, Utah 84060
About Plantronics - Simply Smarter Communications®
Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for
businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio
technology for 50 years, creating innovative products that allow
people to simply communicate. From unified communication solutions
to Bluetooth® headsets, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal
experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every
company in the Fortune 100™, as well as 911 dispatch, air traffic
control and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information,
please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.
Plantronics, PLT Labs and Simply Smarter Communications are
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owners.
PlantronicsJoanne Blum, 310-489-7278
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