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Smarter is an iOS version of classic road trip games like I Spy, Geo Trivia and How Long.

  • Smarter is a group of classic road trip games for new parents that want to aid their children's mental and interpersonal skills development. I SPY The mobile phone's geolocation references a database and selects relevant objects to "Spy". The scorekeeper starts by saying “I spy…read more

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Stop food waste at home and save money

  • In a nutshell, a grocery/shopping/inventory app; no its not the same as the basic ones that you find on the app store today. In addition to the app itself, there are non-profit donation programs built into the app along with awareness campaigns. Target Users: Busy individuals, Couples, Families. Responsible…read more

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Street Pulse

  • We are creating the first metric for recycling in NYC at the trash bin level. The goal is to allow everyone to see their progress in recycling building by building, street by street. We make the electronics that goes on each bin, the API to share the information, and a website + app to help both the…read more

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Poncho, a much simpler weather service that has a personality

  • Poncho is a much simpler weather service that explains weather in plain English. Just like forecaster used to do. But this time, it's personal, local and timely. Everyday in the morning, you receive a well crafted email or text message based on your choice. The message contains all the necessary…read more

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The Systemic Impacts Project

  • The Systemic Impacts Project is currently in its infancy, with a Wordpress blog also functioning as its main website. We are making more than a website, however. The SIP hopes to eventually grow into a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization that will benefits the victims of major environmental contamination…read more

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Charity Game

  • A fun game, aimed at increasing the awareness of poverty in a fun way, while also raising money for the/a charity. Game play contributes to charity. Fun characters relate to the concept, simple game play all work together to create a great idea. While aiming at children but also will be fun for adults…read more

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GatheringUP: Central Park and Community

  • GatheringUP (http://www.gatheringup.com) is a webapp that allows residents and tourists to find interesting things to do in and around Central Park. The app contains crowd-sourced stories of people's experiences( with location details) so that others reading the stories can use that information…read more

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Crowdsourcing Emergency Response

  • N-1-1 is mobile app for crowdsourcing emergency response. Only a quarter of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims receive bystander CPR and Automated External Defibrillators are used less than 3% of the time. We are constantly connected into networks for crowdsourcing places to eat or where to vacation, it…read more

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Solar Water Heater

  • I am producing a professionally built prototype Solar Water Heater for testing to international standards. The panel is duel purpose as it is designed to heat both domestic and swimming pool water and to be laid flat on a roof or in a garden. It has many new design features and has been granted a patent.…read more

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Simplified Building Permitting

  • The next stage in FeeHound, an electronic blueprint planning tool. FeeHound is a zero cost solution to the city. Many cities today are spending $5-20k a month in software costs to support systems like FeeHound. By charging the consumer instead of the government, we approach software differently. We…read more

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Hired In NY - A mobile app to manage the job search process

  • You've heard of mappedinNY and madeinNY. "Hired in NY" is a mobile web app that makes it easy to discover, connect and apply to 10,000 jobs at the more than 2,000 NY-based startups and tech companies. "Hired In NY" also manages your job search through an intelligent, customized…read more

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Sound Magnet

  • I am making a website (soundmagnet) whos central focus is providing users the ability to listen to music and make playlists out of virtually any song, but at the same time focus on artist promotion, the ability to purchase any song, and of course the ability to share a song (or album) via social media.…read more

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MintScraps: Discover cost savings in your waste stream

  • http://www.mintscraps.com MintScraps is an online platform that helps restaurants, grocery stores, and other food service establishments track and analyze their waste stream to find cost savings. By understanding the proportion of recyclable and compostable material in their overall waste stream, businesses…read more

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Smoke Connector: Letting New Yorkers Breathe Easier

  • We're a smarter smoke detector and air monitor for your homes. Our physical device can be installed on the wall in place of your regular smoke detector. But we give you the unique the ability to receive phone calls and SMS if there's an emergency. It doesn't just beep at you if the battery…read more

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Deluged

  • It’s difficult for people to realize the impact of climate change because it’s not something they experience in their everyday lives. Sea level rise is conventionally visualized from above on flood maps, but people live their lives upright — not from a bird’s eye view. This project seeks to…read more

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Green Mind

  • We are building a mobile social game that is aimed at educating people, increasing awareness and engagement in the clean energy dialogue. It is crossword puzzle solving that will leverage social and interactive features to increase people's involvement. You can invite and challenge friends to play…read more

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Package Shrinker

  • We are building an app to decrease the amount of wasteful packaging on products. We think that there are 3 steps to do this: 1. Drive consumer awareness 2. Take the impotent rage from we seeing excess, wasteful packaging and capture it 3. Show corporations that consumers do care and reward well packaged…read more

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WasteCheck - a mobile app to collect waste stream data for the NYC Food Waste Challenge

  • WasteCheck is a mobile app to streamline the data collection required for the NYC Food Waste Challenge. Participants will create an account with the city and they will be issued a unique participation code. They will download the app from the App Store, enter their participation code and then start…read more

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Mobile Disaster Relief App

  • We're making a crowd-sourced, have aid/need aid mapping app that greatly increases the efficiencies for relief efforts in disaster relief such as post-Hurricane Sandy. The app allows any aid organization to place a green pin indicating they "have help" available. They are also able to…read more

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Food Cowboy – A Crowdsourced Solution to Hunger in NYC

  • Food Cowboy helps food companies and charities route wholesome surplus food to people in need and food waste to composters and alternative energy producers. It includes an online exchange, tracking tools, and food safety, nutrition and quality control features. Our current system is designed to help…read more

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