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[Closed] Interesting, impressive, ground breaking companies you have come across

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With such a varied bunch of people there are on here I thought there may be a chance of some interesting responses. I’m hoping the thread doesn’t descend in to a here is my company and we do this but progresses to show unique companies who have developed revolutionary products. Feel free to post a little about why you think it is such a cool product or a bit about why a company is so revolutionary in what it does. Links and video clips etc all welcome.

Two I have as starters for you all

[url= http://www.biolitestove.com/ ]BioLite Stoves[/url]

Small company in Detroit Michigan, started as a Uni design project and progressed and grew into a company making a unique product to help homeless people survive in winter, the product is now made by former homeless women who have been re-employed allowing them to get off the streets.

Cheers
Rusty


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 7:20 am
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Thanks for that link to the empowerment plan - love to see ideas like this actually making a difference.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 7:57 am
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The Biolite is great - no messing about with gas canisters, just chuck in whatever's lying about, light it, and wait 5 minutes.

The really clever bit is they're using the sale of the small camping stoves to fund the larger cooking ones.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 8:03 am
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Here's my nomination.

http://www.aleutia.com/solar-container-classroom

Low power computers and classrooms for African Schools.

I like the step by step problem solving approach.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 8:16 am
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@ clintthesquint,

Thanks for sharing that, i had not come across them before, that too is a very cool company.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 8:27 am
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Posted : 13/12/2015 9:04 am
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The Biolite is great - no messing about with gas canisters, just chuck in whatever's lying about, light it, and wait 5 minutes.

Really? I've found it the most underwhelming piece of kit I own. Rubbish to cook on, charges gear at an absolutely glacial pace, fiddly to keep going efficiently.

Basically a bit of a pointless gadget.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 9:23 am
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another one I had forgotten about - Circuit scribe.

I'm pretty sure there was a PSA on here a while back when the kick starter was going around.

http://www.circuitscribe.com/

A pen that writes with conductive ink so you can draw a working circuit.

I don't know how much it has taken off over here but as soon as my daughter is old enough to appreciate it i'm getting some.


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 12:33 pm
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Given the number of homeless people or people without heating and how cold it is in Detroit I suspect they will be very busy at the Empowerment Plant


 
Posted : 13/12/2015 3:06 pm

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