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The Living Room Interactive Garden
Is Rise Gardens the solution for those of us with brown thumbs? Combining the power of the Internet with a controlled environment of lighting, sensors, and nutrients, Rise’s hydroponic system promises a more efficient growing experience compared to the traditional gardening approach. Rise’s app provides step-by-step instructions and reminders to ensure a bountiful harvest. As…
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Brilliantly Simple & App-Free Contact Tracing from the Aloha State
“If this gets someone tested and saves a potential death, it is worth it,” explains Aryn Nakaoka regarding his app-free, contact tracing program, Covid Tracking Hawaii. An entrepreneur from the Aloha State, Nakaoka’s motivation comes from his desire to keep all aspects of Hawaii healthy. The motivation for his solution was a visit to a…
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The Pocket Digestive Analyzer #CES2018
Understanding the impact of diet on health is challenging as it is difficult to easily and regularly quantify the interaction of foods within the digestive system. FoodMarble hopes to change that with its innovative device that detects and analyzes the composition of one’s breath to help individuals and their doctors understand and diagnose issues people…
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The Self-Teaching Guitar and More
One important pearl of wisdom garnered from coaching youth baseball is that it is really difficult to teach a 5 year-old, but every once in a while it is possible to trick him into learning. At that age, the most important thing is to make the activity fun and the skills will follow. Zivix takes this approach…
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The Meditation App & Headband
With the buzzing of text message alerts, the temptation to check social media and the knowledge that an answer to a fleeting thought is a search away, the conventional wisdom is that technology can be distracting and an impediment to focus. Ariel Garten has a solution that uses these same tools to help people improve…
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ViodiTV at MTA Sneak Peek
The following video provides a sneak peek of the flavor of the videos that will be seen on ViodiTV at the Minnesota Telecom Alliance Annual Convention. The content will air on Channel 1 of the Millennium Hotel and Channel 40 of the Hyatt Regency. Stay tuned for interviews and coverage of this always insightful gathering of…
