John Schuch (@JohnS_AZ) talked with us about being a semifinalist in the Hackaday Prize, his project, and entering other contests.

John's webpage

John's Hackaday Page

Winning Entry on Mouser 500 Challenge

Honorable Mention on Circuit Cellar's ChipKit2012

Many contests are announced on Circuit Cellar and searching the EEVBlog forums.

IRC channel mentioned is TYMKRS