1.27 Update：

Sorry for the delay but it's still under judges selection, we will announce soon!。

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About Orbeus & Rekognition

Orbeus aims to build the fastest, smartest, and most accurate face/scene/object recognition engines. Their first product, the Rekognition API platform incorporates the state-of-the-art algorithms and brings the best computer vision capabilities to your apps.

Come up with an app idea and win $2,000 USD!

Now it’s your chance to come up with a creative way to implement “face/scene/object recognition” technology to a mobile app! You don't have to actually make the app, an idea and a simple prototype is all you need to prepare.

Prizes

Grand prize: 1 winner

$2,000 USD
Rekognition API Ultra plan for one year (worth $1,200 USD)
POPAPP pro membership one year

Top Voted

POPAPP pro membership one year

Entry prize

3 POPAPP Free Projects

* Cash prize will deliver by PayPal

Judges

Steve Chen (Co-founder at Youtube)

Co-launched the video-sharing website YouTube in 2005
Named to 2006’s “The 50 People Who Matter Now” list by Business 2.0 magazine

Jun LI (CEO of Anova Solutions Inc)

Founding Partner at CSR Ventures / iCamp, a Seed fund and acceleration program for mobile internet startups focusing in China market.

Yi Li (CEO at Orbeus Inc.)

Orbeus is a computer vision company that helps computers see like humans. We are the first and the only company to provide a proprietary cloud based visual computing solution that is capable of making sense of faces, scenes and objects all together.

Xing Meng (Head of Asia Corp Dev @ Caesars Interactive)

Xing Meng joined Caesars Entertainment in 2012 and oversees all CIE’s initiatives in Asia, including online gaming and the WSOP. He previously worked in investment banking for JPMorgan covering IPOs and merger and acquisitions in the TMT industry.

Connie Xu (Investment Associate @ DCM)

Deal sourcing in the early‐stage TMT space

Thomas Luo (Co-founder, CEO& Managing Editor at PingWest)

Staff Writer, Silicon Valley Representative at CBNweekly
Staff Writer at CBNweekly
Editor, Head of tech team at Global Entrepreneur Magazine
Reporter at CBNweekly

App Prototype Guidelines

Your app idea must include one of these feature: "face detaction", "facial recognition" or "scene understanding"
It can be a utility, a social app, a game or any type of apps
You don't have to make the app, but you have to make a simple prototype using POPAPP
Write some description so people can understand your app idea more
Prepare a preview image (620x452), can be one of the screenshot. If your idea get in finalist, the image will be on the voting page.

Grading standard

Creativity 40% - bring on your fun idea
Feasibility 30%
Popularity 30% (Voting)

Timeline

Phase 1: Open for submissions (11/25~12/25)
Phase 2: Public voting for finalist (12/26~1/9)

Sponsor

Bounty Hunter http://bhuntr.com
POPAPP http://popapp.in

Legal Disclaimer

This contest is open to anyone except employees and the families of employees of Orbeus Inc., as well as any employees or families of Bounty Tavern Inc. and Woomoo Inc..
Orbeus Inc. reserves the right to cancel contests at any time for any reason. In this case, Orbeus Inc. will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner, but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize(s) will not be awarded..
By entering this contest, contestants claim that all idea and works are originally created by themselves.
By entering this contest, contestants reserves the copyright to the submission works, and agree that Orbeus Inc. may use, modify, reproduce all images, video, artwork and writing created for the contest for promotional purposes.
Orbeus Inc. reserves the right to modify the dates and/or terms of contests at any time without prior notice.
By entering, all entrants agree to release Orbeus Inc. and their employees from all liability and claims relating to participation in the contest.
No substitutions or transfer of prizes or cash redemptions permitted by winners.
All federal, state and local taxes, and any other taxes, fees and surcharges will be the sole responsibility of the prizewinner.
Winners under the age of 18 (as of win announcement) must have their parents’ and/or legal guardians’ consent to accept prizes.