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Wise Apple Is Creating Healthier Lunchables
By Joel Reese
The company sells subscription-based, mostly organic and locally sourced boxed lunches for kids. Read more
Dermaflash Brings You DIY Dermaplaning
By Shia Kapos
The handheld tool uses subtle sonic vibrations to remove skin cells and peach fuzz. Read more
Rheaply Is a Swap Meet for Scientists
By Joel Reese
The marketplace offers researchers access to their peers' unwanted supplies, for free or at a big discount. Read more
Tovala Is a Smart Oven that Cooks All-in-One Subscription Meals
By Kevin Warwick
The microwave-sized gadget automatically cooks prepackaged meals that are delivered to your door. Read more
BallotReady Is a One-Stop Shop for Candidate Info
By Kim Bellware
It gathers endorsements and stances for candidates nationwide, down to library boards, and wraps them up into a virtual mock ballot. Read more
Jiobit: A Tiny GPS Tracker For Your Kids
By Joel Reese
It's the size of a sugar packet, clips to a belt loop or shoelace, and lets you find where your child has run off to via smartphone (and soon, your pets). Read more
The MightyVine Tomato Grows Juicy All Year Long
By Kevin Warwick
The secret? Massive greenhouses that use rainwater and natural light for four-season growing with minimal energy use. Read more
BioLife4D Wants to Print You a New Heart
By Kevin Warwick
The startup uses 3D-printing techniques to assemble a human heart, one heart-cell layer at a time. Read more
Noirefy Links Minority Candidates With Companies Looking to Diversify
By Kim Bellware
Virtual and social networks make it hard to make connections. Shaniqua Davis wants to fix that with her new site. Read more
Cameo Sets You Up With Personalized Celebrity Shout-Outs
By Shia Kapos
Want Tori Spelling to congratulate you on the birth of your child? Props from a Real Housewife? This site will set you up for a small fee. Read more
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