Motorola kondigt de ´Transform the Smartphone´-wedstrijd aan in Europa

Motorola Mobility, een Lenovo-bedrijf, geeft startups, developers and creatieven de mogelijkheid de grenzen van smartphones te breken en hun ideeën te presenteren tijdens Viva Technology 2017. VivaTech is een internationaal innovatie evenement in Parijs dat plaatsvindt van 15 – 17 juni 2017.

Deelnemers aan de 'Transform the Smartphone'-wedstrijd geeft hen de kans bij te dragen aan de ontwikkeling van de nieuwe generatie Moto Mods. Motorola wil op deze manier gebruik maken van hun creativiteit om smartphonefuncties te bedenken die nog niet bestaan en deze toe te voegen aan het alsmaar groeiende portfolio Moto Mods. Ook krijgen deelnemers ook de kans om hun Moto Mod-campagne op het IndieGogo Crowdfunding platform te presenteren. Dit geeft Moto Z gebruikers de kans projecten te financieren en krijgen ze daarnaast de mogelijkheid deze Moto Mods eerder te bestellen.

Inzendingen om deel te nemen aan de wedstrijd moeten voor 25 mei 2017 ingevuld zijn. Meer informatie over wedstrijd en de registratie vind je hier en via onderstaand persbericht.

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UK PRESS RELEASE

Motorola Announces the ‘Transform the Smartphone’ Challenge in Europe

Motorola Mobility, a Lenovo company, is giving startups, developers, and creators the opportunity to break the limitations of smartphones and present their ideas at Viva Technology 2017.

Billed as the world’s ‘rendezvous’ for game-changers, Viva Technology, also known as VivaTech, is an international innovation showcase taking place in Paris on June 15-17, 2017. Bringing together thousands of the brightest entrepreneurs and most imaginative start-ups, alongside top investors, developers and opinion leaders, VivaTech provides a platform for participants from over 100 countries to find inspiration, generate new contacts and accelerate their business growth. Attendance at this year’s event is expected to surpass last year’s 50,000 visitors.

As part of VivaTech 2017, Motorola has extended its ‘Transform the Smartphone’ challenge, to encourage developers, startups, and other creators to break the limitations of what a smartphone can be. The challenge provides an opportunity for participants to demonstrate their creative skills, while adding their expertise and vision to the Moto Mod universe.

Participants will also get the opportunity to present their Moto Mod campaign on the IndieGogo Crowdfunding platform. This gives Moto Z customers the chance to fund participants’ projects, while also providing early access to new Moto Mods when they become available.

Moto Mods snap easily onto any Moto Z phone. They fit perfectly and securely to transform your smartphone and provide users with unlimited possibilities! The concept of the Moto Mods is simple: They can be just about anything you can dream up.  Whether it’s a film projector, a top-of-the-line speaker or even a blood pressure monitor – the possibilities are endless.

The ‘Transform the Smartphone’ challenge gives developers, creators, and startups the chance to contribute to the creation of the next generation of Moto Mods. Motorola wants to harness their creativity to imagine smartphone features that have never been possible, and add these to the ever-growing list of Moto Mods.

To participate in the Transform the Smartphone Challenge, submissions must be completed online by May 25, 2017. Pitch candidates will be selected by June 5, and a jury at VivaTech will choose the top five pitches. Each of the five top teams will receive the Moto Z and Moto Mods Development Kit, to create their prototype and mount a crowdfunding campaign with IndieGogo. The final winner will be invited to present their Moto Mod to a group of executives and developer teams at Motorola Mobility’s Chicago headquarters, and they will be considered for the worldwide accelerator program.

All information about the challenge and the registration can be found here on the VivaTech page.

About Motorola

Motorola Mobility LLC was acquired by Lenovo Group Holdings in 2015.  Motorola Mobility is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lenovo, and is responsible for designing and manufacturing all Moto branded mobile handsets.

Claudia Petré

PR Consultant , youEngine

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