TechStars – Microsoft Kinect Accelerator – 100 Startup App Ideas

Innovation only requires reaching next adjacent possible – build what gets you to most immediate plausible future.

David waved. The glowing sphere advanced. He knelt. The sphere stopped. Suddenly, a voice – “David, what do you wish to do?” He replied, “I wish to live.” Again, the voice – “complete your quest this night and you shall.” David rose, and began to walk. The glowing sphere dimmed and retreated from whence from where it came.

Far-fetched? Fantasy? Perhaps. This gaming future, however, may now be much closer to reality thanks TechStars’ accelerator opportunity to seed fund companies that leverage Microsoft’s Kinect. Yes, folks, apply by January 25th to start a company leveraging Kinect’s gesture-capture capabilities.

Thinking about applying to TechStars? Read on for 100 app ideas that leverage the Microsoft Kinect.

DTIC: SBIR / STTR Info

For many years, DTIC has provided a list of available reports that are related to SBIR / STTR topics that have a human factors component in the current DoD solicitation. This service is provided to proposers and sponsors of the topics in the current round, typically around the time the COTR/TPOC window closes. For instance, relevant reports were identified for (8) topics in the 2011.A STTR solicitation: » read more

USAF: 2011.2 SBIR Topics “Release”

The Air Force has been participating in the “dot three” SBIR round for the last few years. This year, however, the service is participating in the “dot two” round, 2011.2, as noted at their official site. The Air Force will also be using the new SBIR funding ceilings, although their STTR ceilings remain the same. » read more

SBIR 2011.1 / Been Busy…

Folks,

I began a new gig after relocating in July. I plan to return to more frequent postings on GIA soon, with an emphasis on knowledge management and graph mining. In other news, enjoy perusing DoD’s 2011.1 SBIR R&D opportunities @ http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/sbir111/.

We also have 25+ subscribed readers — appreciate the support — please continue to spread the word.

All the best,

Chris Augeri

FBO Feed: 5/9/2010

A mapping experiment with the federal government contract opportunity postings on 5/9/2010 from FBO’s FTP feed using these templates. To view in full screen, click here. Alternatively, open this KML file in Google Earth for a better interactive viewing experience. For instance, unlike Google Maps, multiple placemarks in the same location dynamically cluster, as evident in the Richmond, VA placemarks.

I’m currently unsure to what extent I’ll support solicitations much longer on this site due to other time pressures. However, this example captures some of my thoughts on how we can better interact with data involving government contracting opportunities.