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Supermechanical began in 2011 from our work at the MIT Media Lab with fun and humane physical interfaces, manifesting in Twine, arguably the first consumer IoT device—or at least the first general-purpose one, boxing up WiFi, batteries, plug-in sensors, rules-based programming and a cloud. Twine contained the seed of a good idea, that the world still hasn’t produced. A sensor power tool to...
PickupEnvironmental data logger for the rest of us
A modular sensor power tool to monitor the invisible—air quality, growing conditions, citizen science—inside or outside. Sensor cartridges from CO2 to spectrometer, rules-based automation, stream data to Google Sheets, AirTable, Zapier, HTTP, MQTT.
PickupEnvironmental data logger for the rest of us
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My mobile app uses Freshchat. I wanted something with an SDK that would allow in-app help with information about their install, and tied into a knowledge base also available on the web, which Freshchat does through a FreshDesk integration. We moved from Helpshift because they raised prices to go after bigger customers. Cons: 1) They overbilled me twice, for exceeding maximum users per month,...
FreshchatCatch 'em all. Keep 'em all.
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I assisted in app development for Moxie, but the creators, Andrew Chau and Eduardo Mucino, are the engineers who identified the need for an affordable pro-quality lens control system, and then built it. They had to meet the challenge of finding a motor that could provide the torque and resolution to move any old lens smoothly and reliably, and I've seen that they've done it.
MoxieProfessional-grade lens control for the rest of us
Moxie is the wireless lens control system that gives filmmakers the professional results of $2,000 systems for an affordable price. Achieve new kinds of shots by controlling focus, iris, and zoom with a smartphone or handheld controller.
MoxieProfessional-grade lens control for the rest of us
Paigey is a minimalist notifications wearable that changes your relationship with your phone. Get a silent pulse when you have important notifications, and filter out the rest to check later, so you can keep your phone out of sight.
Paigey notifierSilent wearable to change your relationship with your phone
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Backed just for the portrait mount alone! We'll all be mounting our TVs vertically once Glif makes portrait video a thing you do on purpose.
The New GlifA tripod mount for smartphones, redesigned.
Range DialConnected cooking that lets you unplug.
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Howdy! The kitchen is ripe for connected objects — we spend a lot of time in it and it's an emotional center of the home. But we shouldn't have to hover around in order to make great food. How about getting the right alert to come back to the oven to put food in, take dinner out, or turn it off? And Range OI's sensors works in concert with your phone and a geofence to gain the context needed to...
Range Oven IntelligenceA brain implant for your dumb oven