"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
The Viza team took first place with their app that helped you make environmentally friendly decisions by rewarding you with points and coupons. From left to right: Vietnhi Phuvan, Rich Grundy, Bruce Lincoln, Chris Grant.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
The Hackathon's judges deliberating with each other after each presentation. Every judge had a unique viewpoint on each team's project.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Candida Haynes and Makazi Mtingwa showed off Greenbux, the community exploration app that uses augmented reality to guide you to a physical location while educating you about businesses in the area.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Judges were present for the majority of the event, offering advice to hackers and ultimately choosing a winner.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Andre Smith is a Google Glass Explorer, and uses it to create apps for the platform. Here, he and Jason Scoon demo Elnerdo, their Driving Innovation Hackathon entry.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
From left to right: Malcolm Jones, Michelle Dutton, Sumit Gupta, Eric Hamilton, Christina Lewis Halpern, Kalimah Priforce.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Team Elnerdo was composed of Andre Smith and Jason Scoon, programming buddies and web developers.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"Hosts Mike Street and Mary Pryor congratulate StartupBoss, who came in third place with their customizable business plan development app.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Hackathon host Mike Street talks about Viza while judges ask the team questions about their environmentally friendly app.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
The Viza team took first place with their app that helped you make environmentally friendly decisions by rewarding you with points and coupons. From left to right: Vietnhi Phuvan, Rich Grundy, Bruce Lincoln, Chris Grant.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Hackathon host Mike Street and Black Enterprise magazine Editor in Chief Derek Dingle took the floor to announce the winners and runner-ups.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
The audience was full of interested developers, designers, and the hackers themselves as the judges appeared to provide critiques about their apps.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Makazi Mtingwa and Candida Haynes created Greenbux, an app that encourages neighborhood exploration through augmented reality.
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"StartupBoss' team from left to right: Michael Piggott, Nena Ugwuomo, Zachary Boyd. Their app made it easier for black businesses to save money based on their habits.more
"Driving Innovation Presented by BE and Toyota"
Hackers wait their turn to present their apps to the judges. The teams coded for over 24 hours to create a working prototype.