hackNY Fall 2011
Projects
Data Aggregator
Submitted
The Data Aggregation which Effectively fetches data from NY times and use Parse.ly apis to fetch relevant data from the web related to the document.... Read More
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GeoDaemons
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The foursquare RPG. Connect with foursquare to create a monster and start battling those around you!... Read More
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Chat Sonar
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A location base chat server, User may connect with 4sq account. User can see the recent hot checkins location, and chat with people around that location.... Read More
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FoodPot
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Game that keeps a percentage of all food orders from ordr.in in a general "pool". thus, each additional order increases the pool. When the pool is large enough for a full meal, the next person to place an order within the pool size will get their meal for free.... Read More
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LoCreep
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LoCreep is a hack for the ladies out there who've just had enough of getting hit on by slick-haired d-bags. Join up with friends, and when any of you get asked for a number by a major creeper, just give him the LoCreep group phone number. Then logon to LoCreep.com and stir his game up.... Read More
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GroupStash
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Frank wants to throw a crazy bash for his 21st. He doesn't want presents. He wants people to throw in cash to make his 21st memorable. Forever.
GroupStash lets you get money from your friends to have an awesome event together, whether it's a birthday, reunion, or whatever you want.... Read More
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Topovize
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Live social data on a map.
Where are people tweeting about Obama? When are people asking about the next iPhone? The social network is now at our fingertips. Using Twitter data, we help you visualize the movement of discussion about a specific topic across the U.S. On a map, in real time.... Read More
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Twumblr
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You've always seen the people who tweet their tumbles . . . but there isn't a mechanism for tumbling their tweets! Now you can, by just signing up with twumblr. We also do content-analysis on your tweets to make the appropriate kind of post for you.... Read More
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NewsCloud
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Our hack uses GPS data to get New York Times stories that are near the user.... Read More
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Rejectile
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We've all been asked for our number by someone we really don't want to give it to. Courtesy gets the best of us... but not anymore my good people. Whether it was a one night stand or a someone who wouldn't leave you alone, we can now at least get some entertainment out of them. ... Read More
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ArtByBit
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Much like Shazam for Artwork, ArtByBit analyzes a photograph of a painting to retrieve data and information about the painting. ... Read More
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Fourguitare
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Interprets a section of New York City as a guitar neck. This hack looks at what's trending and "plays" them on the NYC guitar, whose strings are 8th Ave. through Park and frets are 56th St. through 34th St. ... Read More
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MIDIdial
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Control any MIDI instrument in the world through your phone, and save a MIDI recording of your performance. Up to 16 performers can call in at once. If you're using a mobile phone, MIDIdial will text you a Bitly link to your recording after all performers have hung up.... Read More
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txtumblr
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Text to tumblr and it posts automatically! Twitter and Facebook have this functionality but not tumblr. Sadface. :(
Our demo posts to txtumblr.tumblr.com to demonstrate how it works. Text txtumblr.net16 followed by absolutely anything to DOTNET(368-638) and it'll appear on the blog! (e.g., text "tx... Read More
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YPNHOI
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YPNHOI (short for You've Probably Never Heard of It) is a tool for today's urban explorers to find out whether a place is cool or not based on whether other people have already been there.... Read More
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foodroulette
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A fun, fast, and portable way to find delicious food - right to your door!... Read More
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Ordr.in CLI
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Are you tired of having to lift your hands from the keyboard to do things less important than programming? Do you want to stay in vim all day, even for your evening meals? The Ordr.in CLI is perfect for you!
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- browse restaurants that deliver near you
- skim the menu's of ... Read More
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Smilify.me
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Designed for happiness.
Smilify.me tracks your mood while you work and arranges pick-me-ups if it sees you in a funk.
Built using imagesnap and the Face.com API to detect changes in mood over time, using official APIs from Tumblr and Hyperpublic to show you happy videos/suggest happy places to g... Read More
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Tokoro
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Imagine: you came to Tokyo, Japan. After hours of planning & research on the web, decision paralysis doesn't allow you to start enjoying this beautiful city. Tokoro is coming for rescue! It's a trip planning app for iPhone which finds the itinerary given the initial and final location. It finds the ... Read More
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openQry
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openQry is an SMS based information hub. With the efforts of Occupy Wall Street as our muse, we implemented a system that gives anyone live access to online social and mainstream media, regardless of how sophisticated their phone is.... Read More
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CouchPotato
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Since the dawn of time, man has had to walk all the way from the couch to the telephone when he wanted to order food while watching a movie. No longer---with CouchPotato, you can get your movies and your munchies in one place. Get CouchPotato, and never leave your couch again!... Read More
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Predicting popular article titles
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Can we predict the popularity of an article from its title?... Read More
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NYTimes Curated Playlist
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We pull data from the NYT newswire api, search for stories about music, and put the most popular song from each artist in a playlist on spotify
Subscribe to the playlist using this link: http://bit.ly/nytspotify... Read More
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TumblrTV
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Your tumblr feed on the Boxee box: plays the videos your friends upload to tumblr on the biggest screen in your house.
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CheapChap
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CheapChap is about finding a way to have a fun night with your date without high expenses. ... Read More
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AdRunner
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In a world filled with ads...dodge them or face the consequences.
AdRunner makes an addictive game out of dodging ubiquitous online ads. The punishment for losing? You go to the page of the ad that tripped your epic run. (Description borrowed from BetaBeat.com)... Read More
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Othello for Boxee
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You're lying on your couch, watching cats on TV. Then an urge strikes you, an overwhelming desire comes at once from the heavens and your heart, you reach for your Boxee remote and call out:
I want to play Othello. And I want to see a cat on a couch while I do it.... Read More