Engadget Returns to NYC for Expand NY 2014

National and Local Inventors Take Center Stage at the Javits Center This Week

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Nov 04, 2014, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Engadget today announced that its third Expand event, taking place November 7-8, 2014 at the Jacob K. Javits Center, will put a spotlight on startups and budding technologies for thousands of consumers across the two-day event. Featuring speakers from Google, Linden Lab, Mars One, WiTricity and others, as well as a variety of innovative exhibitors and sponsors, Engadget expects 10,000 attendees to visit the 85,000 sq. ft. hall over the course of the event.

"Access to the newest technologies and innovations shouldn't be reserved for industry insiders, and at Engadget Expand we create an environment where everyone can experience the future of technology," said Barb Dybwad, Engadget's director of business development. "We've brought together the leading voices and names in tech, along with the most promising innovators of tomorrow, making Expand a truly one-of-a-kind event for anyone interested in the field."

In its second year in the Big Apple, Engadget Expand is an annual event that brings tech fans and consumers, inventors and experts together to discuss industry trends and experience the latest tech devices firsthand. The two-day program includes panel discussions, interactive exhibits with 3D and HD advanced technology, robotics, and wearables. Sponsors and exhibitors include: Toyota, OnePlus, GizmoSphere, Suitable Technologies and many more. Meet the Toyota Prius and Prius Plug-in Hybrid, then try your skills on our electric race circuit, and test your Prius knowledge to earn cool prizes. Experience Matterport's 3D capture system, which lets anyone create 3D models of real-world spaces to share online. Check out the LEGO^® MINDSTORMS^® robot-building competition and find out who either takes or takes care of Manhattan. Try out the world's first full HD 360-degree camera at the GIROPTIC exhibit.

Engadget Expand also welcomes back the Insert Coin Competition. Insert Coin: New Challengers helps make inventors' dreams a reality by awarding up to $25,000 for the next great consumer tech gadget. The ten semi-finalists will attend and present to the judges at Engadget Expand NY where one winner will be crowned. The 2014 Insert Coin semi-finalists are:

Easy Drone: A modular quadcopter drone for videographers
Hemingwrite: A wireless typewriter with an E-ink display
Homebrew Oil Testing Kit: A kit to test oil pollution
Noke: A padlock that can be unlocked with a smartphone via Bluetooth
ONICS: A system that leverages a driver's smartphone as an in-dash radio and GPS unit
Point by Form: A way to keep an eye on things at home through a mobile device without a heavy duty security system
PourSteady: An automated coffeemaker that makes up to five cups in one sitting
SuperNova: A tough smartgauge for adventurers that features a long battery life and glove-friendly user interface
RollRR: A 42-inch rollable, flexible display that connects to a smartphone
UpRight: A device that attaches to a person's lower back to help correct bad posture habits

Engadget Expand is a FREE event and is open to the public on Friday, November 7^th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, November 8^th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visit www.engadget.com/expand to register and see the full list of speakers and activities. For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please email [email protected]. For press registration or to attend the Press Preview Event on November 7^th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, please email [email protected].

About Engadget Expand
Engadget Expand NY 2014 (http://www.engadget.com/expand) is Engadget's third annual conference and is designed from the ground up for technology fans. This consumer event gives tech enthusiasts the unique opportunity to hear from favorite technology and science luminaries on stage, talk directly with Engadget editors, and get their hands on some of the latest and greatest new devices at the show floor exhibition. Expand NY takes place on November 7-8, 2014, in the North Hall of the Jacob K. Javits Center, located at 655 W 34th Street (at 11th Ave.) in New York City.

SOURCE Engadget Expand