SOLS: Using 3D-printing technology to make the much-avoided subject of orthotics relevant and attractive

SOLS


In an age of technology during which eye vision can be corrected in 10 minutes, prosthetic limbs are breaking ground in sensory feedback and computers can be controlled by brains, we’re surprisingly lacking in the orthotics department—an area that’s in high demand but…

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Beep Music: Two ex-Googlers create hardware that allows you to stream Pandora onto any speaker

Beep Music


Music streaming services such as to Pandora, Spotify and the just-launched Beats Music are no longer newfangled “apps of the moment,” but have become the standard way of listening to music. While new apps and services for listening to and discovering tunes are…

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Skydrop Sprinkler Controller: The eco-friendly, intelligent system integrates real-time weather data to save time, money and water

Skydrop Sprinkler Controller


Last week, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was filled with tech companies showing off their latest and greatest. While many booths featured updates to previously existing products, we stopped by one start-up that…

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Threadmason: The NYC startup promises better fitting men’s T-shirts with a new custom system, consisting of 24 sizes

Threadmason


Founded by Georgetown alumni Vincent Ko (head of social business at Panda Sunglasses) and Jake Huston (former mobile strategy consultant), Threadmason—a brand which launched their Kickstarter recordOutboundLink(this,…

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Parke Active Denim: The young startup sets out to make stretch denim jeans in NYC from fabric made in Cone Mills, North Carolina

Parke Active Denim


After funding their first selvedge denim jeans with a successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2013, NYC-based Parke is at it again with a more innovative idea in mind: A pair of raw denim jeans woven with…

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Konichiwang: Young entrepreneurs from not-so-traditional industries feature in a new magazine from Australian import Andrew Green

Konichiwang


Originally from Sydney, Australia, Andrew Green only arrived in the States recently—in 2011—but has accomplished quite a lot in the last two years. Thanks to his background as a touring DJ and music journalist, Green honed…

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