Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand (video)" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/ziphius-1363569186.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our $5,000 reader's choice prize too. Victorious and $25,000 richer, the brains behind the aquatic drone joined us backstage to chat about their project. For the full interview, check out our video after the break.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-5c97c942" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/5c97c942/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=68906798&disablebranding=0&view_secret=68906798" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand

  Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius....

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Distro Issue 82: A closer look at the inaugural Insert Coin: New Challengers competition

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Distro Issue 82 A closer look at the finalists for Engadget's inaugural Insert Coin competition" data-src-height="436" data-src-width="448" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/031513announce.png" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">This weekend at Expand in San Francisco, a handful of emerging startups will compete for $25,000 and the proper Engadget review treatment. In the latest installment of our e-publication, we have a peek at the finalists of the first-ever Insert Coin: New Challengers crowdfunded battle royal. In addition to those gadget hopefuls, we but both the TiVo Mini and HTC One through their respective paces while we relive the week that was SXSW Interactive in a collection of snapshots. All of the usual features and columns are here as well, filled to the brim with goodness that awaits via your favorite weekly download link.</div></div>

Distro Issue 82: A closer look at the inaugural Insert Coin: New Challengers competition

  This weekend at Expand in San Francisco, a handful of emerging startups will compete for $25,000 and the proper Engadget review treatmen...

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Insert Coin semifinalist: Observos serves up the internet of places

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Insert Coin semifinalist Observos serves up the internet of places" data-src-height="372" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/2-20-2013observos.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Internet of things? That's so 2012. 2013? Well maybe, just maybe, it'll be all about the internet of places. Hexagonal Research founders Loren Lang and Ronald Bynoe are betting that the next big thing will be environmentally aware computers. The pair have created Observos which combines an ATMEL microcontroller (with integrated wireless) with a host of on-board sensors. What began as a prototype built around a tower of Arduino shields is now a small first-run integrated board with spots for connecting XBee radio cards and a small LCD display. Right now the focus is on humidity, temperature and barometric pressure, though other environmental variables would be relatively trivial to tack on. While the Observos board is isn't quite ready for prime time, its already getting some serious field testing in a plant nursery and a potential partnership with the IEEE Humanitarian Technology Challenge could find the boards placed in health clinics in the Amazon. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">In addition to the small display, the board can be programmed to send text message or email alerts, and in the future could tie into venting or heating systems for completely automated control. There's even a rudimentary web interface for monitoring the various data coming in from the sensors.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><i>Check out the full list of Insert Coin: New Challengers semifinalists here -- and don't forget to pick a winner!</i></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oKMY3jG1JBI?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Insert Coin semifinalist: Observos serves up the internet of places

Internet of things? That's so 2012. 2013? Well maybe, just maybe, it'll be all about the internet of places. Hexagonal Research fo...

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