Zak Stone

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Smart Glove: Voice Recognition for Sign Language Users

A sensor-equipped glove that translates gestures into audible words could be a game-changer for the speech and hearing-impaired.

Zak Stone

Sep 20, 2012

Articles

Localizing Kickstarter: Mapping Mashup Helps Keep Cash Close to Home

ThingsWeStart brings geo logic to Kickstarter data with mapping and alerts for potential donors of nearby projects.

Zak Stone

Sep 13, 2012

Articles

Greasing the Wheels: An Ebay for Cooking Oil Could Help Tap Underused Fuel

Want to convert to biodiesel, but overwhelmed by sourcing all that fryer oil? StayGreen Oil introduces an a marketplace for recyclable oils.

Zak Stone

Sep 12, 2012

Articles

Room with a View: Window Shutter As Micro Urban Garden

Two French designers created a device that can turn any old window into a site for urban gardening

Zak Stone

Sep 02, 2012

Articles

Surfing Robot Tells Scientists Where the Sharks Are

Stanford University marine biologists are using a surfing robot to track the migratory patterns of great white sharks.

Zak Stone

Aug 22, 2012

Articles

Fault Line Furniture: The Table That Could Save Lives in an Earthquake

This lightweight table can withstand more than 2,000 pounds of impact, making it the perfect piece of furniture for classrooms in earthquake zones.

Zak Stone

Aug 20, 2012

Articles

Wearable Instagram: Can Two Designers Revolutionize Photo Printing?

The Lumi Process brings photography printing into the sunlight, and let's people print on any natural fabric.

Zak Stone

Aug 16, 2012

Articles

Cooling Off During Heat Wave Doesn't Have To be a Summer Bummer

During California's heat wave, don't just turn down the AC. Turn it off altogether with some (super basic) suggestions.

Zak Stone

Aug 12, 2012

Design

A Mobile Design Studio Hits the Road in Sweden

Eriks Designbuss is bringing custom design to the Swedish countryside, in exchange for the necessities of life on the road.

Zak Stone

Aug 04, 2012

Articles

San Francisco Embraces the Pop-Up for Neighborhood Revitilization

In San Francisco, pop-up incubator SQFT attempts to showcase the potential of temporary business for economic development

Zak Stone

Aug 03, 2012

Articles

Low-Tech Food Artisans Get High-Tech Online Home

Can technology help craft food scale up? The Bay Area entrepreneurs behind Good Eggs are experimenting with a new business model for artisans.

Zak Stone

Aug 01, 2012

Articles

An App that Sees and Prevents Future Traffic Jams

Windows Phone app Greenway knows where the traffic will be before it strikes and gets you to your destination twice as fast.

Zak Stone

Jul 28, 2012

Articles

A Crowdfunded Farm Brings Traditional Mexican Flavors to New York

Staten Island's El Poblano Farm, and its epazote and popalo, aim to bring the Big Apple out of the Mexican food backwaters.

Zak Stone

Jul 27, 2012

Articles

As Drought Marches on, Can Chicagoans Help Save 10,000 Trees?

Can residents of drought-afflicted cities help save young trees? Chicago hopes a community bucket brigade can help.

Zak Stone

Jul 26, 2012

Bananas in Paris? Maybe, With This Stylish Greenhouse

A French architecture firm wants to bring a vertical banana plantation into the city's center.

Zak Stone

Jul 26, 2012

Articles

An 'Iconathon' is Design-Centric Advocacy That's More Than Symbolic

The Noun Project is calling on the public to help design symbols that can be used to raise awareness for problems facing the L.A. River.

Zak Stone

Jul 23, 2012

Articles

Chicago Urban Scouts Reimagine Transportation for the "Mother of All Transit Apps"

Most public transit apps aren't that great. A social innovation firm in Chicago wants to create the best one yet—by crowdsourcing the design.

Zak Stone

Jul 22, 2012

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A sensor-equipped glove that translates gestures into audible words could be a game-changer for the speech and hearing-impaired.

ThingsWeStart brings geo logic to Kickstarter data with mapping and alerts for potential donors of nearby projects.

Want to convert to biodiesel, but overwhelmed by sourcing all that fryer oil? StayGreen Oil introduces an a marketplace for recyclable oils.

Two French designers created a device that can turn any old window into a site for urban gardening

Stanford University marine biologists are using a surfing robot to track the migratory patterns of great white sharks.

This lightweight table can withstand more than 2,000 pounds of impact, making it the perfect piece of furniture for classrooms in earthquake zones.

The Lumi Process brings photography printing into the sunlight, and let's people print on any natural fabric.

During California's heat wave, don't just turn down the AC. Turn it off altogether with some (super basic) suggestions.

Eriks Designbuss is bringing custom design to the Swedish countryside, in exchange for the necessities of life on the road.

In San Francisco, pop-up incubator SQFT attempts to showcase the potential of temporary business for economic development

Can technology help craft food scale up? The Bay Area entrepreneurs behind Good Eggs are experimenting with a new business model for artisans.

Windows Phone app Greenway knows where the traffic will be before it strikes and gets you to your destination twice as fast.

Staten Island's El Poblano Farm, and its epazote and popalo, aim to bring the Big Apple out of the Mexican food backwaters.

Can residents of drought-afflicted cities help save young trees? Chicago hopes a community bucket brigade can help.

A French architecture firm wants to bring a vertical banana plantation into the city's center.

The Noun Project is calling on the public to help design symbols that can be used to raise awareness for problems facing the L.A. River.

Most public transit apps aren't that great. A social innovation firm in Chicago wants to create the best one yet—by crowdsourcing the design.