February 5, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Air pollution continues to be a major problem, especially in urban areas of the United States. Therefore, it would be nice to be informed if there are invisible toxins in the air. The Scarab from Dallas startup ...
February 1, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Back in October 2014, Backerjack covered Tempi. Unfortunately, it was a losing battle as it eventually proclaimed defeat. Defiantly, Tempi creator Venicipio has decided to give it another go around, hoping for ...
February 1, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
The problem with a traditional thermometer is that it doesn’t continuously measure a sick user’s temperature. There is no way for it to keep track of fever spikes that can happen in the middle of the night –- ...
January 27, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
As enjoyable as off-road cycling, horseback riding, or hopping on a motorcycle can be, one wrong twist or turn can mean the difference between narrowly avoiding an unfortunate accident or being on the wrong end of ...
January 23, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Aquariums can be difficult enough to maintain while home. They become even more difficult to take care of when the owner is traveling. That’s why San Francisco company Current Labs developed FishBit, an aquarium ...
January 22, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
The main issue preventing many consumers from buying a home security system is the cost. Some consumers are also reluctant to set up a system because it’s too complicated to do it themselves. GUARDOOR from San ...
January 20, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Many connected fitness devices don’t provide health insights that go much beyond the number of steps being taken by the user and the number of calories burned. MyBiody Balance from French company Biody Balance ...
January 13, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The air quality in cities around the world is degrading. With the majority of the world’s population concentrated in ever-sprawling cities, this is only becoming a more severe problem as time goes on, only ...
January 13, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Even if the exact scientific knowledge behind the processes behind gardening were unknown for thousands of years, deep human intuition would’ve figured it out anyway. As our understanding of the natural world ...
January 4, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
For the lucky ones among us, cooking is second nature. For everyone else, cooking anything seems like an badly performed improv class. Without an experienced cook by one’s side, finding the guidance to whip ...