The $400 Prophix toothbrush can help you watch your mouth
Smile for the camera — or is it the other way around? A new toothbrush with a miniature video camera lets users see inside their mouths with a smartphone app...
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Bunker Labs recruits veterans beyond Chicago with 12-city tour
As a veteran, Tim Jensen knows how important it is to have a home base. That's why Bunker Labs is so valuable to him and his Carol Stream-based military and...
Roomi wants to make it easier to find your next roommate
A startup expanding to the Chicago market wants to build a better way for apartment- and home-seekers to find potential roommates. Roomi, a free mobile app and online service, lets...
ShipBob finds a place serving crowdfunding success stories
Evanston-based Ampy raised more than $300,000 on Kickstarter. But when it came time to finally ship the product, a wearable battery charged by body movement, the company ran into trouble....
Recess fest adds a beat to Chicago college startup scene
Collegiate startups looking to strike a chord with investors are being given the opportunity at a national touring music and pitch festival. The Recess Pitch hit Chicago last week with...
Black female characters, artists fight for place in comic book world
Ashley A. Woods has a drawn out workday. "I haven't done anything for myself in weeks," said the 30-year-old Chatham resident. "It's 18-hour days right now. All I do is...
When building your business means hiding that it’s black-owned
In growing his patio-installation company, Duane Draughon erased all clues to the public that he, a black man, owned the business. That meant no photos of him or his family...
AOL co-founder Steve Case lays out playbook for new wave of startups
Plenty of industries are ripe for disruption, but new startups need to work with partners and be in it for the long haul, said Internet business pioneer Steve Case. But...
Google exec: Next-level innovation requires more women in tech
Not enough women are involved in computer science to push the next level of innovation in tech, said Margo Georgiadis ?, who leads Google's commercial operations in the U.S., Canada...
Inventors take crack at egg-cooking gadgets
The egg seems to come in a simple, perfect package all its own. So why do American inventors find such rich ground in making the process of cooking one more...