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Warby Parker eyeglasses

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Fujifilm X100 camera

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Beats by Dre headphones

Challenge #1: Desirable Bamboo

Un[tapped]: Bamboo from Alabama’s Black Belt Region The world around us is becoming increasingly sensitive to sustainable methods due to the catastrophic impacts of global warming on our planet. There

What I’ve got: The Shiver System

What if you could shiver off extra pounds? Former NASA material scientist Ray Cronise thinks that exposing the body to extreme cold can help induce weight loss. This fad has apparently gone viral – p

Challenge # 2: IDEO Gyrus Nasal Challenge

We focused on dealing with the challenges associated with abdominal surgeries for obese patients. Excess belly fat many times makes procedures in the abdominal region especially difficult. We propose

What I’ve Got: Spray-on Wifi

Ever run into a dead zone on campus? The future of web access is spray-on wifi! Never go without wireless again. Wired Magazine says that this is one of the products will change the world.

What I’ve got: Scan + Draw Pen

This product seems unreal –The Creative Scan-and-Draw Color Changing Pen allows designers to scan objects in their surrounding and then draw in that color. It’s like having the photoshop eyedropper to

What i’ve got: LuminAID

LuminAid is a solar-powered inflatable light. The product launched on kickstarter, where it raised $51,829 (with a goal of only $10,000!) Following a Toms Shoes and Warby Parker model – when you buy a

Challenge 4: One Good Deed

Nonprofits need our help. People like Patrick and I really want to volunteer our services, but we don’t even know where to start navigating through the enormous nonprofit network. What if there was an

What I’ve got: Serif vs. Sans

Some of the most viral infographics have a very specific target audience. This one really appeals to the typographic geek – it’s been liked, pinned, tweeted, shared and featured all over the place.

What I’ve Got: Nerd Glaze

Last Monday night, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage was Jon Stewart’s guest on The Daily Show. Jon described how obsessed his own staff is with the series: “I have people that work here, in this of

Challenge 6: JETink

What if passing pens was as easy as passing notes? Do you want your pen to literally fly across the page? This is all possible with JETink. The pen exists in two forms: the first, drawing inspiration

Viral Challenge: the defenestration of cats

I approached my younger brother at the onset of this challenge and he advised me to incorporate cats into my infographic, because “they are simply one of the most viral things online” – whether they a

What I’ve Got: Mine Kafon

Mine Kafon is blowing up. Literally. This gorgeous sculptural object was recently featured in the MoMA – but it functions as a low cost land-mine detonator. Mine Kafon travels like a tumbleweed detona

What I’ve Got: Embracing Failure

I just read an interested Wired article about embracing failure. It’s common knowledge that every failure is a learning experience – but in the start-up world embracing failure is not only beneficial

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embracing failure in startups

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Clover food chain

What I’ve Got: Ministry of Supply

Jack and Patrick’s The Oxford, Reinvented icon reminded me of a project started down the road at MIT: Ministry of Supply. Their shirts are designed to respond to changing environments – regulating hea

What I’ve Got: Where does my tweet go?

Ever wonder how viral your tweets are? This new service graphically visualizes just that. The data visualization is really beautiful – it reminds me of the Microsoft ViralSearch video that Beth showed

What I’ve Got: MapBox

Mapbox is a really awesome startup that allows users to create maps with an open source data platform. CEO Eric Gundersen had a personal need for better mapping tools. It all started with a few open s