Nerd Stalker

Autonomous Releases World's First AI Trash Can  What goes in the Blue container? What goes in the Green container? What goes in the Black container. Well, Autonomous has got your back with the launch of OSCAR.  Known for their ergo office furniture, Autonomous has launched OSCAR on Kickstarter. Autonomous points out that " At the moment, roughly  1 in every 4  items we put in our recycling bins isn’t actually recyclable, so it contaminates what can be recycled, so we send off the whole lot to the landfill."  The Kickstarter site says " Powered by  Artificial Intelligence , and using a custom-built neural network to identify each piece of trash, and sorts it into two compartments -  Recyclable and Non-Recyclable." We rate this 5 stars on the Nerd Index. Check it out.

Sunport is the Airbnb of Solar Sunport Plug (courtesy of Sunport) Do you know what TRecs, SRecs or Green Tags are? Also known as  Renewable Energy Certificates(REC).  These certificates are what enables you to use Solar without panels.  Kickstarter alumni, Sunport , has just started shipping this spring and will allow you to use solar energy without solar panels using RECs.   When RECs are purchased in combination with non-renewable electricity this constitutes the legal purchase of renewable energy. This is how  electrical grid  connected renewable energy is traded in the U.S. This is how companies like Apple can claim to be green energy users. We talk with Paul Droege of Sunport about his product and how you can be a slick solar user like Apple. Paul also shares some Kickstarter wisdom. Check it out.

Happy 4th everyone! We interview David Hunt, co-founder of SPOR Chargers , on the completion of their Kickstarter campaign live from the birthplace of independence - Philadelphia, PA. David shares interesting anecdotes of their campaign and what they learned. David also discusses their interesting localized assembly/distribution model. You will even find out why David's mantra is "be like water."