Over the weekend, technologists in the city participated in ‘55444 Hackathon’, a hacking event that focussed on the mobile tech space.
It was organised by mobile tech firm Innoz Technologies as part of the promotional activities for its offline SMS-based search engine and information services platform 55444.
A group of developers, including those working with leading tech majors in the city, and independent hackers with a fascination for the mobile space, spent the day writing code or creating applications around the Innoz platform. Applications were not the only technology on display. Sessions also focussed on robotics, including a presentation by robotics technologies firm Li2-Innovations. A workshop focussing on robotics introduced hackers to simpler technologies involving SMS, such as a heartbeat monitor — which sends out an SMS to the nearest listed hospital if it detects an irregularity in the heartbeat — and a simple mechanical robot that can be operated through SMS commands.
Arvind Nadig, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Li2, said the company was working towards creating tech solutions that can “make an impact on the social level”.
Rakesh Haridas, Chief Marketing Officer of Innoz, says the company does not think of the service as a simple search engine. “In fact, it’s an answer engine,” he says. The company partners with content providers to give answers to specific queries.
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