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This year Moto released its brand new Moto Z + Moto Mods allowing you to transform your phone in a snap. 
Each Moto Mod is built on the new Moto Mods Development Kit which gets hackers and makers closer than you've ever been to the phone of your dreams.
Bring your great ideas to the hackathon, use the Moto Mods Dev kits and win amazing prizes and opportunities.
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The best part? Moto has partnered with Lenovo Capital. Build something really amazing, and you may just get the chance to get some investment. Up to $1 million.
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Got your attention now? Then start thinking about what you're going to build. Each event will have three challenges to chose from:
 
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Health and Fitness: Getting your heart rate measured and steps counted is great. But built-in health apps can be taken to a whole new level. If you had the ability to add whatever sensor you wanted, what could you build to make health diagnosis easier? Or workouts better, faster, stronger...you get the idea.
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Retail: From in-store services and promotions to inventory management, retail has changed dramatically over the past few years. How could a Moto Mod change the way people experience their favorite stores and restaurants?
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Multimedia:The digital revolution changed the way we interacted with multimedia forever. Now imagine you could upgrade your phone's hardware to better suit your media preferences? What would those Mods look like?
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Grand Prize:
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<LI>$5,000 cash prize for the winning team</LI>
<LI>Invitation to pitch your mod at Moto HQ for Lenovo Capital investment</LI>
<LI>Entry into the Moto Mods Partner program</LI>
<LI>Dedicated Business Development Mentor</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Z phone per Team Member</LI>
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Second Place:
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<LI>1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Z phone per Team Member</LI>
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 Silego Sponsor Prize: 
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<LI>Challenge: Best Use of Silego Configurable Mixed-signal IC in Your Hack</LI>
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<LI>Prize:</LI>
<LI>$250 Amazon Gift Card</LI>
<LI>1x Tile Bluetooth Trackers per team member</LI>
<LI>1x Silego Developers Kit per team member</LI>
<LI>3000 Silego CMIC production ready devices pre-programmed with your custom design</LI>
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Wednesday
6:30-8:30 pm Moto Mods Pre-Hackathon Virtual Workshop via WebEx
Webex link, meeting number, host key and audio connection: To be provided
 
Saturday
9:00 am Doors Open and Breakfast
10:00 am Opening Ceremony & Presentations
11:00 am Hackathon Begins
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Breakout Session
6:00 pm Dinner
12:00 am Midnight Snack
12:00 - 8:00am Hack through the night*
*Although staying overnight isn't required, we highly recommend it.
 
Sunday
7:00 am Breakfast
12:00 am Lunch
1:00 pm Submission Deadline
2:00 pm Round 1 Judging
2:30 pm Round 2 Judging (ONLY IF EVENT HAS OVER 35 projects)
3:00 pm Judge Deliberation 
3:30 pm Awards
4:00 pm Closing/Happy Hour
 
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Create New Category Use Case 5 points: How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Is the mod simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?
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Leverages or Improves Upon Brand Equity 5 points
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Solves Consumer Painpoint 5 points: Did the team create a mod that can have a real and valuable impact?
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Feasibility 5 points: Is the mod technically feasible and scalable?
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<LI>Viability 5 points: Is the mod marketable? Does commercial viability exist? Does it answer a need or demand?</LI>
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