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Announcing the Winners of the $10,000 Grant!

In Home on September 30, 2010 by Blake Jennelle Tagged: , , , , , , ,

INSPIRED BY GOOGLE, PHILADELPHIA AWARDS $10,000 GIGABIT TECHNOLOGY PRIZE TO RADIOLOGY AND REMOTE SCHOOLING PROJECTS

PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 30, 2010 – Technology leaders representing the City of Philadelphia have announced the winners of the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant.

The grant was created and funded by Philadelphia’s startup and technology communities to encourage gigabit innovation worldwide. It was awarded by a panel of expert judges selected by the city government’s Division of Technology. The judges were instructed to choose the most promising projects from anywhere in the world.
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Announcing the 20 Finalists for the Genius Grant

In Uncategorized on July 15, 2010 by Blake Jennelle

Congratulations to the 20 finalists for the Gigabit Genius Grant, chosen by popular vote on the contest website.

All finalists must submit a Finalist Application before August 15, 2010 in order to be entered to win the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant.

Please read the finalist instructions before submitting your application.

The winner of the $10,000 grant will be announced by September 30, 2010 on this website.

And without further ado…

The 20 Finalists for the Gigabit Genius Grant

 

  1. Bmore Fiber – 709 votes – Telesurgery
  2. Matt T – 227 votes – Patient video in hospitals
  3. Bmore Fiber – 181 votes – City as supercomputer
  4. TedC – 170 votes – Network for outsourced workforce
  5. Kasey Clark – 143 votes – Thin client computing
  6. Bmore Fiber – 140 votes – Teleradiology
  7. Joe – 106 votes – Civic social networking
  8. RIRedinPA – 95 votes – RFID in the home
  9. Dobnik – 75 votes – Elderly welfare and connectivity
  10. K. Freese – 69 votes – Government alert and info system
  11. Ankur – 68 votes – Transportation audio system
  12. Ms. Hungry Heart – 55 votes – Meal sharing to fight hunger
  13. Mjumbewu – 54 votes – Cloud-based netbook rental
  14. De – 46 votes – Remote daycare monitoring
  15. Sam E – 42 votes – Local sustainable agriculture technologies
  16. Dobnik – 42 votes – Remote interactive schooling
  17. Wifimaxfanatic47- 37 votes – Gigabit as job creation
  18. Cliff Stevens – 30 votes – Medical interfaces
  19. dobnik – 29 votes – City services online
  20. Neal Voron – 27 votes – SuperFast Philly Initiative

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their ideas and voted! Stay tuned to this website for the announcement of the grant winner on or before September 30.

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Final Week and the $10,000 Prize is Wide Open!

In Uncategorized on June 24, 2010 by Blake Jennelle

This is the last week to enter to win the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant and the best part is that anyone can win. Really.

It looks like around 100 votes could make your idea a finalist (it needs to end up in the top 10). And every finalist has an equal chance of wining the $10,000 prize once your idea goes to the judges.

So add your gigabit tech ideas now and rally the votes you need to become a finalist:

> Learn more or ENTER THE CONTEST

 

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Baltimore wins the $1,000 Popular Genius Grant!

In Info on May 1, 2010 by Blake Jennelle Tagged: , , ,

Congratulations to the gigabit fanatics in Baltimore, Maryland for winning the $1,000 Popular Genius Grant with an impressive 600 votes!

As winners of this grant, they become automatic finalists for the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant, still open for submissions until June 30, 2010.

Here’s Baltimore’s winning idea:

“Enable continued advances in telesurgery – the use of telecommunications to remotely conduct surgical procedures. Telesurgery makes world-class surgical care widely available, and enhanced connectivity will enable doctors to save lives remotely.” Read More »

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$10,000 Genius Grant extended to June 30

In Home on April 12, 2010 by Blake Jennelle

The Philadelphia gigabit community has extended the deadline for the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant to June 30, 2010 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.
 
Ideas must be submitted before the deadline and votes will tallied at that time. Finalists will be chosen based on the number of votes they receive on the contest website before the deadline. The winner will be chosen from the finalists by a panel of experts.
 
Winners of a $1,000 Popular Genius Grant are automatically entered as finalists for the $10,000 grant.

> Learn more or ENTER THE CONTEST

 

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