Exciting news for people with ideas: SparkFun and the creators of the Blynk app have partnered with our friends at Hackster to sponsor the "IoT For Everyone" contest. The contest is based around the SparkFun ESP8266 Blynk Board – a compact, powerful platform, specially designed to work with the ‘widgets’ in the Blynk mobile app to create your next IoT project.
Got a great idea for a project using the new SparkFun Blynk Board and the Blynk app? Entering the contest is easy! Send your idea to Hackster by May 8, and you'll be in the running to be one of 50 semifinalists who will receive supplies to build your project. If you submit your finished project, you could win some excellent prizes, including a trip to the annual, robotic mayhem-guaranteed Autonomous Vehicle Competition in September! We've seen a ton of great project ideas rolling in already; don't miss your chance to be one of the winners!
If you need help getting started with the world of Blynk and the Blynk Board, visit our Blynk resource page for everything you need to dive in, and when you're ready, you can enter the contest below! Need a refresher on some of the possible important uses for your Blynk Board?
if i pass to semifinals, then i only get the ESP8266 Blynk Board?. The materials for build the project run on my own?. Thanks. PS: i'm currently outside of US. i can`t enter to the contest? even if i pay the shipment of the kit?
What are the other prices besides the AVC trip? I cannot find a list.
Hi Mondkin, the prizes are listed on the right side of the contest page – they include a couple tiers of SparkFun gift cards & Blynk credits. You can read about how the energy credit system works on Blynk's community page and in this helpful article. Hope that helps!
I read the Blynk comes precharged with 15k of "energy", is that a kind of currency? So to use the product do I need to keep buying "energy" ?