PhotoHackDay Recap – Face.com most widely used API

What a weekend!  PhotoHackDay was an amazing success with over 370 registered attendees and 42 hack submissions.  Of those, at least 1/3 were using the Face.com API.  We placed strong and celebrated afterward with an After-Hack Party @ SPiN.   Check out the Winners, Demo’s and Party:

Winners:

1st Place – Photobot (used Face.com API) – Won $5K and will be featured on the Nasdaq Times Square electronic billboard.

2nd Place – HoneyBadger (used Face.com API) – Won $2,500

3rd Place – Nostalgia – Won $1,000

People’s Choice – HoneyBadger – Won $1,500

Demo’s

Here’s a long, but amazing list of all the submissions using the Face.com API.  Here we go:

PhotoBot  – A photo quality suggestion engine.  Simply take a photo and their Photobot tells you how your photo can be better.  Suggestions often include:  Take photo from a different angle, over exposure, subject not smiling, and many more.

HoneyBadger – “A robust, motion detector security system for your computer.”  It enables your computer to know who’s looking at the screen.  If it’s not the primary user, sends out a text alerting the owner.

Emotional Breakdown - Shows the emotional state of the world by analyzing emotions of people in news stories.

Facialytics -  Get the emotion of a crowd by using our API to get the reaction of an audience.   Track audience reaction over time.   Perfect for movie screenings and tv pilots.

HappyMug -  Get pictures of your friends all smiling – put it on cool items…like a mug.  Wake up to all your friends smiling at you. ”Like a party in your cupboard!”

Stash Your ‘Stache – They firmly believe that every man with a mustache would look better without it.  StashYourStache shaves it off for you.

Moodify -  App takes picture of your face and determines your mood.  Then (based on your mood) Moodify suggests a list of songs you should listen to on Spotify.

Friendpocalypse - Uses Face.com and Facebook to turn pics of your friends into zombies.  Then you can kill them.  “Unfriend the undead.”

Underwear-Model-ify Yourself via MMS - Text photos to (917) 678-7382. You’re sexier than you know it.  Just wait for the response.

Instagirl - iOS app creating a stream of non-stop hot girls. Simple…Brilliant.

Photobombr - Turn your photo into a meme. Photobomb some peeps! Just tweet your photo and include #photobombr. Look for reply.

TrueLookALikes - Which of your Facebook friends look like which TrueBlood characters? Find out!

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Beard me - They love facial hair, and believe that you should too. Try out different styles, share with friends and get their feedback.  Start now by showing your beardless mug.

Party!

After a hugely successful Demo Day, Face.com continued the party at SPiN Galactic on 48 E 23rd Street.  Much beer was drank and ping pong played.  Pics on our FB Page!