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title: "A New Year of Hackathons!"
canonical_url: https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2015/01/09/A-New-Year-Of-Hackathons/
last_updated: 2025-08-08
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# A New Year of Hackathons!

Source: https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2015/01/09/A-New-Year-Of-Hackathons/

This is the Pebble Developer Blog. For general Pebble news and announcements, visit the main blog at [repebble.com/blog](https://repebble.com/blog).

- 09 January 2015
- [Chris Lewis](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/authors/chrislewis/)
- [Freshly Baked](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/tags/freshly-baked/)
- [Comments](https://developer.repebble.com/blog/2015/01/09/A-New-Year-Of-Hackathons.md#comments)

![](https://developer.repebble.com/assets/images/blog/010915-hack.jpg)

It's a brand new year, which for developers and hackers can mean only one thing - a new year of hackathons! Throughout January and beyond, Pebble will be making appearances at various events (large and small) so if you spot an event near you, be sure to come along. We will be giving away Pebble swag and selling refurbished Pebbles for $50, and will also be on hand to answer any questions you have as well as help you create the best hacks on Pebble. We saw some awesome apps and hacks arise from hackathons in 2014, but we think the best is yet to come!

See below for details on the most immediate dates, or the Pebble Developers website [Events page](https://developer.repebble.com/community/events.md) for all our plans for future events. If you are organizing a hacking event that we could attend, be sure to [get in touch](https://developer.repebble.com/contact.md).

## Awesome Community Links

Here are some of the things we've seen in the Pebble community recently. If you see something you think should be included, let us know!

- Matejdro has [found an interesting way](https://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/19365/android-tasker-app-manager-for-pebble-install-uninstall-pebble-apps-via-tasker) to install Pebble apps from the locker using only a watchapp!

- [Neutun Labs](http://neutun.com/) is using Pebble to help detect and measure epileptic seizures.

## Upcoming Events

Below is a short list of some of the events we will be attending in January:

- [**PennApps at the University of Pennsylvania**](http://2015s.pennapps.com/) - January 16-18th

- [**HackTech in Santa Monica, CA**](http://www.hacktech.io/) - January 24-26th

- [**UofTHacks at University of Toronto, Canada**](https://uofthacks.com) - January 30-1st.

- [**VTHacks at Virginia Tech**](http://vthacks.com/) - February 6-8th.

- [**HackIllinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL**](http://www.hackillinois.org/) - February 27-1st March

## We're Hiring!

As a rapidly growing company, we're always on the lookout for new talent to grow our various teams. If you or anyone you know has the technical skills, wearable enthusiasm and a taste for the Valley lifestyle, have a look at our [jobs page](https://rePebble.com/jobs) to see a list of open positions.

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