7 Cool Digital Projects and Apps We Learned About From the Mashable Awards

December 24th, 2011

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

On Monday, we announced the winners of the 2011 Mashable Awards.

[More from Mashable: It’s the Last Day to Vote in the Mashable Awards]

While some nominees are popular and have mainstream recognition (See: Facebook, iPad 2), others have significant followings but are not quite as well known.

While every Mashable Award winner and nominee should be unbelivably proud of their achievement, we’ve decided to highlight some of the our editors’ favoritef lesser known digital projects and apps we’ve discovered from the Awards, both from those who were nominated, and those who won.

Rise Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story

Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story, a nominee for Best Social Movie Campaign, is the true story of a young American soccer player’s journey from undrafted high school and collegiate athlete to professional soccer star. The movie was co-directed by filmmakers Ranko Tutulugdzija and Nick Lewis of Truth2Life Productions, who funded the movie through Kickstarter. They exceeded their $215,000 goal by nearly $10,000, managing to became the 3rd highest funded film of all time, and the 11th highest funded project.

The movie was eventually picked up for U.S. and worldwide distribution by DE Entertainment and was released in the U.S. on Nov. 3.

FIT Radio

FIT Radio was a nominee for Best Music Service or App. FIT Radio’s mission is a Pandora for gym rats, with several channels to chose from such as Top 40, Electronic, and Dub Step.

The app provides upbeat, workout friendly music that is arranged by a squadron of DJs. An added bonus: all of the music on this free app is streamed, even on mobile, which means it doesn’t take up a great deal of space on your phone.

Banjo

Banjo from Banjo Inc on Vimeo.

Banjo, a finalist for Up and Coming Social Media Service, is a social discovery app that connects people across social networks in real-time by location. It allows you to find connections nearby, even if you are not currently signed into a social network.

One great part of this app is its ability to limit notifications by only sharing the locations of your ‘favorite people’ when they are close to you. That keeps the app from being a nuisance, and is useful for networking, seeing what is popular nearby, and knowing when to ping a friend to grab a cup of coffee.

Sifteo

Sifteo cubes are building blocks for the digital age.

These little app-friendly boxes measure just an inch and a half on each side, and about a third of that in height. Users activate the cubes by plugging in a wireless USB dongle into a computer– the games themselves run on the computer, which also provides the sound. . After choosing a game from the app-store, users move, shake, flip, rotate and neighbor Sifteo cubes in response to cues on their displays.

Sifteo was a nominee for Best New Gadget.

Manilla

Manilla, a nominee for Breakout Startup of the Year, is a free service that helps people manage their bills and other important accounts in an easy, organized way. Manilla also lets you know when bills are due with automatic, customizable reminders.

Super Junior Shake

Super Junior is a South Korean boy band that came out with their latest album, Mr. Simple, in Aug. 2011. Their fans voted in force, gifting them with Must-Follow Musician or Band on Social Media, Best Mobile Game and Viral Video of the Year.

Their mobile app, Super Junior Shake, will remind many readers of a more customized version of Guitar Hero.

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. The project is determined to end suicide in this community.

While the organization is well known, it is remarkable that The Trevor Project hosts their own social networking website for the LGBTQ community and its allies. TrevorSpace.org allows members aged 13 through 24 to create personal profiles, connect with peers, and find self-help resources within their communities.