Grand Prize: $60,000 cash + $60,000 Azure Credit

$10,000 straight cash, $50,000 optional investment from TechSquare Labs, $60,000 Microsoft Azure credit, Full provisional patent filing through IPSmartup and Full utility patent filling through IPSmartup

2nd place

Full provisional patent filing through IPSmartup

3rd place

Top 10 (10)

Top iOS App

128GB iPad Mini with Retina display (Wi-Fi) for each member of the team (sponsored by Apple)

TripAdvisor Prize

The winning team will be awarded with a trip to Boston and will have a chance to interview for a position at TripAdvisor

Best use of Twilio API

Custom action figures of the winning team's members from Twilio!

Top hardware hack that integrates with iOS

128GB iPad Mini with Retina display (Wi-Fi) for each member of the team (sponsored by Apple)

Best use of eBay API

iPads for all team members from eBay!

Naturally anyone who can create a great project using an eBay API stands a good chance of obtaining an internship or employment. (Includes use of Paypal & Venmo!)

Best Hack that Affects the Physical World

$200 in Uber credit for each hacker on the team that wins, sponsored by Uber. Bonus points for using the Uber API!

Best use of the SendGrid API

A grab bag of prizes! Including a phone controlled paper airplane, charger cards, and more similarly awesome gadgets.

Best use of Mandrill API

Nexus 7 tablets plus exclusive MailChimp swag (4 bags total)

Best project implementing Microsoft technologies

Up to 4 Xbox Ones

Best use of BitPay/Bitcore API

3 Bitcoin for the team

Best use of Mashery API

Crazieflie micro-drone and Basis fitness bands

Best use of Intel hardware (Edison/Galileo)

Basis fitness watches for the team (sponsored by Intel)

Best example of information/data visualization -- equally informative and beautiful

$1000 in Amazon gift cards with special Applied Predictive Technologies swag ($250 per hacker)

Best Hack using Arm Motion

Up to 4 Myo developer kits (sponsored by Thalmic Labs)