Audi is offering inventors $15,000 to develop their ideas in its “Better Living through Technology” contest.
Submit an original 2-minute video of your invention to
www.TonyStarkInnovationChallenge.com
The deadline is June 9.
Entries cannot contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials other than Audi. So no T-shirts with competing car brands or superheroes.
When you get to the site, don’t let all the Iron Man 2 movie trappings fool you. We checked it out – this is a real contest offering real money. Winners also receive:
• Four-day trip for two to California
• A day at the Audi Sports Car Experience driving an Audi R8
• A VIP day with the ICON Aircraft team, joining them in flight and water
testing of the innovative ICON A5 aircraft (one of Tony Stark’s toys)
• Helicopter tour of L.A.
• Transportation in the latest innovation from Audi, the 2011 A8
• Luxury hotel accommodations and dinners at L.A.’s top restaurants
• Spa treatments, tailored cocktail attire, and grooming to perfect
his/her Stark style
• Tour of Audi Design Center in Santa Monica Airport
• Experience documented and featured on AudiUSA.com
Your video should:
1. Make the world a better place by solving a problem or improving an existing solution (20%)
2. Articulate and demonstrate expertise of the “better living through technology” philosophy (20%)
3. Have the scalability and adoptability to potentially change the way we live (20%)
4. Showcase innovation, adventure, and intelligence worthy of Audi and Tony Stark (the lead character in Iron Man) (20%)
5. Entice the social network; viewer ratings will help determine top entries (20%)
Need to knows:
• Submit ideas that exemplify better living through technology (up to three submissions accepted)
• Ideas are demonstrated through an original video and then shared with the online community who will rate and share the content
• English-only submissions
• Videos may have a maximum length of 2 minutes
• Winners must be available during June 2010 for finalist interview and August 2010 to redeem prize
• Approved submissions will be posted to the site within 48 hours
• REMINDER: Entry should not contain Iron Man or Marvel Intellectual Property, any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks, or any third-party materials other than Audi
