Made In Express Contest – Finalists Start Coding

May 22, 2006 • 2 minutes to read

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Made In Express Contest, it’s a two-stage process where the first stage is simply submitting your idea (no coding involved) and if your idea is deemed good enough, then you will move on to Stage two where you will work on actually creating your project. We’ve just announced the finalists on MadeInExpressContest.com, below are pictures and details on their projects. Each contestant also has a blog where you can track their progress as they start coding and, starting in mid August, you’ll be able to vote for who you think should win the community choice award. Scoble, Phil Torrone, and Chris Pirillo are going to have a hard time judging

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-01.jpg)

Sanchez Roman Canlas Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines Project: A curmudgeon chat bot

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-02.jpg)

Chris Fuenty Huntley, Illinois USA Project: AJAX-based IRC client

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-03.jpg)

Ernie Hall Cincinnati, Ohio USA Project: All terrain self-maneuverable robot

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-04.jpg)

Mark Johnson Portland, Oregon USA Project: Public video-editing ecosystem

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-05.jpg)

Edmon Begoli Knoxville, Tennessee USA Project: An X-10 smart house system

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-06.jpg)

Jonas Martinsson Petah Tikva, Israel Project: Personalized print newspaper/magazine

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-07.jpg)

Daniel Bryars Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Great Britain Project: Mood-based virtual DJ

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-08.jpg)

Daniel Crenna Guelph, Ontario Canada Project: Custom poker bot

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-09.jpg)

Neil Bamber Rockingham, Western Australia Australia Project: A relationship tracking system

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-10.jpg)

Ali Khalid Lahore, Punjab Pakistan Project: Instant IM Translation

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-11.jpg)

Tim Shay Salisbury, North Carolina USA Project: A community oriented web-based radio station

![](http://www.madeinexpresscontest.com/images/finalist-12.jpg)

Douglas Steen Boulder, Colorado USA Project: Graspits

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