Coolest Crowdfunding Projects
As the Sundance Film Festival welcomes its first crowdfunded film tonight, Brian Ries takes a look at the rise of websites that make it easier than ever to get free cash from total strangers online.

Hoverware—Silverware with Built-In Rest
A brilliantly simple idea: Hoverware is silverware with a dip toward the front so that when you set it down, the part that’s covered in food doesn’t rest on the table. Deadline for evaluation: January 24.
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