For the third straight year, the University of Miami hosted UHack, a 24-hour technology competition that brought together some of the brightest, most tech-savvy students in South Florida. Participants were asked to use their technical acumen to “hack for a better U,” focusing on building projects for the benefit of improving one’s lifestyle. The hackathon was also part of Major League Hacking (MLH) powered by Dell and Intel and students participating earned valuable points for their schools and improved chances to win an MLH Spring Semester championship.
And the winners were:
1st-Place: "Xenfit"
http://challengepost.com/software/xenfit-trainer
Brian Hans
Zohaib Khan
Vinay Chitepu
Ivan Leonov
Description:- Used a Zensah Armband, organic wires, Arduino Processor, and LCD to count the number of reps one would do when working. Fully functional & wearable.
2nd-Place: "Firnet.io LCC" - University of Miami
http://challengepost.com/software/fitnet-io
Cameron Philips
Arsalan Mohammad
James Callado
Matt Ross
Description: "Internet of Things" device uses a Zensah Armband, Arduino Microprocessor, and a heart detector to calculate sweat produced, muscles used, and time exercised to be sent to a database, where the information can be posted on social media & track the time one exercised
3rd-Place: "Icebreaker" - Florida Polytechnic University
Jacob Chen
Henry Chao
James Amodie
Britt Mathis
Description: "Pivotal social interactions as pure human engagement through localization. Find a stranger to talk to by locality using Blue-tooth technology. We will provide you the "ice-breaker". Engage your social gear."
Posted Feb. 23, 2015
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