Brian Frank

Hestan Cue is the latest innovation from the Hestan & the Meyer Corporation, leading brands in cookware and kitchen equipment. The Cue system is comprised of a smart, connected pan and induction burner base that provides incredibly accurate cooking temperatures and manages the time your food is on the heat for optimal cooking results. And with their companion mobile application, you have a...

Very cool idea - collapse-able food containers. I've got a ton of old take-out and plastic storage containers taking up a ton of space in my cabinet. It'd be great to replace them with this more compact solution. Plus, seems like it'd be great for carrying food to work because the container folds up and easily fits in your bag for the way home.

Very excited to see the 'upcycling' of grain from the beer brewing process, made into a tasty bar. Can't wait to try them out!

the power of 'unstructured requests that are handled by humans/AI' not only has the potential to disrupt Amazon & eBay, it may also take a bite out of Google's search business as well. Know this was what Aardvark was pitching back in the day, but Operator has the team to build and scale it.

BTW, not sure Facebook connect works, but if you quickly register for an IBM ID, you can get in.

IBM's Watson crawled the Bon Appetit recipe archives, and learned the flavor composition rules from several scientific sites, to create unique dishes combining different components & flavors. NPR mentioned there's a caveat with using the service - "Watson eats data, not food. so use at your own risk."

Trial'ed Mention, and was really impressed by its ability to find and highlight the key social media and web mentions for my company. The "important" and "sentiment" aspects need some tuning, but otherwise, a really promising tool.

There's so much more behind good products these days, and Maker Stories highlights them so you know the people, challenges, and triumphs behind great "things".