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'Inspiration engine' suggests travel possibilities
'Social ideation' platform taps the crowds to help develop new ideas
‘Edible’ credits let customers pre-pay for local food
‘Smart Ball’ and app help soccer players improve their game
$1 ‘origami’ microscope is made from a single sheet of paper
3-D tool helps students decorate (and shop for) dorm rooms
3D printed car could be infinitely recyclable
3D-printed makeup is created from color hex codes
A crowdfunding site to support Brazilian projects and ideas
A donation to charity for each hour wasted online
Add-on turns bike helmets into a lock
Advertising platform connects brands with influential Instagram users
AI contact manager keeps users’ digital address books up to date
Air France-KLM set to use smart tags to enable quick luggage drop-offs and suitcase tracking
Airborne windmills produce fifty percent more energy
Airline launches in-flight ‘art gallery’ for its business class passengers
Airline offers passengers the chance to join the Mile High Club
Alarm clock wakes up users with the date they’ll die
All-in-one kits for style-sensitive knitting novices
All-natural beeswax will keep your glasses on your face
Amsterdam scheme lets visitors hitchhike on the back of locals’ bicycles
Analytics tools help music bands uncover local demand
Android-based watch mimics the smartphone
App barks when users try to text behind the wheel
App blocks timewasting sites until users do some exercise
App combines healthy lifestyle rewards and local business offers
App enables live video direction across multiple mobile devices
App facilitates the giving, receiving and re-giving of gift cards
App for cyclists automatically complains about potholes
App for shoppers rates how brands address forced & child labour
App harnesses the crowd for more accurate public transport data
App helps anyone conduct an interview and add it to the national archive
App lets authors tell their story through interactive text messaging
App lets homeowners stream art through their TV
App lets readers digitize their bookshelf for free
App lets the infirm crowdsource help with daily tasks
App lets users attach digital content to any barcode
App lets users visualize new building developments in situ
App provides real-time instant messaging translation service
App reinvents spreadsheets for the smartphone era
App turns desktop wallpaper into a changing photo collage
Application enables users to creatively automate online tasks
Applying the speed dating model to roommates
AR lets customers virtually preview furniture designs in store
At Melbourne hotel, regular guests can leave their luggage behind
At Vermont workshop, make your own hyperlocal dinner table
Attachable button makes any device smart
Augmented reality app reveals architecture past, present & future
Automated phone system for small businesses
Bakery chain’s nonprofit cafés let patrons pay what they can
Beauty retailer finds a niche in 3 fluid ounces
Bedtime story events for grownups in pajamas
Bicycle lock can be safely worn around the waist
Big button can be programmed to do anything
Bike configured for automatic gear shifting
Bike-powered, modular parks bring spontaneous green spaces to cities
Billboard evolves based on passerby reaction
Billboards double as roadside beds for Pakistan’s homeless laborers
Blink 182′s Tom DeLonge is helping bands take control of their digital strategy
Blockchain powered IP helps artists protect their digital creations
Body-scanning touchscreen corridor offers digital recommendations in-store
Books by gift subscription, hand-picked for the reader
Boston shuttle service aims to make commutes more productive
Brain gyms for baby boomers
Brainstorming service uses Twitter to crowdsource ideas overnight
Brazilian fashion retailer displays Facebook ‘likes’ for items in its real-world stores
Bricks made from CO2
Building block captures more CO2 than it creates
Business advice library has thousands of free 3 minute clips
Button sends an official late note to commuters’ bosses when their train is delayed
Buy-one-give-one indie eyewear sells for $95 delivered
Buying & selling used and surplus cardboard boxes
Call centres replaced by WhatsApp customer support
Car accessories enable drivers to broadcast their mood
Cards to inspire random acts of kindness
Care for sick kids while parents are at work
Case turns smartphones into a Polaroid camera
Charity harnesses crowds for cancer research
Chicken-sitting service for (sub)urban flocks
Child-to-child radio shows educate and entertain during the Ebola crisis
Circuitboard kit turns any object into a computer touchpad
Citizen volunteers help paleontologists analyze ancient mastodon remains
Citizens support, fund, and read investigative journalism through single platform
City dwellers enlisted & rewarded for delivering DHL packages
Classroom polls via student phones and iPods
Coffee Life Stories
Coming to an event near you: virtual graffiti
Community connects designers, fans and things
Compost service for urbanites, with soil in return
Concert headphones provide high quality audio straight from the mixing desk
Connecting buyers and sellers of locally grown food
Connecting consumers with makers of custom goods
Connecting creative consumers with local fabricators
Connecting restaurants and bloggers for 'tastecasting' via Twitter
Consumer drone lets anyone take the ultimate sports selfies
Consumers get paid for promoting products they love
Converted shipping container acts as a portable makerspace
Cookie lets users pay pennies to replace ads with their own photos
Cooking wiki can be edited by anyone
Corruption revealed by the crowds via geo-tagging app
Counseling and therapy via online video or chat
Crowd clout for social and political change
Crowdfunding app rewards donors with space on a digital wall
Crowdfunding investment for social enterprises
Crowdfunding platform for young entrepreneurs focuses on educating
Crowdfunding site pays authors to release DRM-free e-books
Crowdsourced app translates any text, voice or image into 75 languages
Crowdsourced cycling trips
Crowdsourced gadget library rents out sound booths, drones and more
Crowdsourced photography through camera club competitions
Crowdsourced ski reports bring transparency to the slopes
Crowdsourced transit app shows what time the bus will really come
Crowdsourcing plans for a $300 house
Cultural Exchange for a Day
Curated recommendations help customers choose the perfect gift
Customers choose from bespoke interior designs at a flat fee
Daily networking events benefit professionals and local businesses
Dating site helps users learn from their exes
Dating site lets women call the shots
De Botton's airport diary launched at Heathrow today
Debit card holds both cash and virtual currencies
Design-your-own dress site puts bridesmaids in control
Designer glasses rental service lets customers swap at any time
Designer grass
Designer wall stickers with an eco-minded message
Device notifies flyers of their luggage location
Device retrofits any whiteboard with smart capabilities
Device turns any iPhone into a 3D camera
Digital cobbler lets customers order perfect fit, 3D printed shoes from home
Digital fridge for kids’ drawings rewards parents for archiving their art
Digital keychain brings online cookie functionalities to the mall
Diving robot kit opens up underwater exploration to everyone
DIY platform enables fractional ownership of rarely used items
DIY platform enables home-grown iPhone apps
Donation-microloan hybrid helps rural Chinese
Double-decker 'bustaurant' serves up high-end cuisine
Drone hobbyists can now volunteer to assist humanitarian crises
EatWith aims to link up travelers in need of a meal with residents looking to meet new people.
eBay develops reusable shipping boxes, with a story
eBay offers convenient new way to offload aging gadgets
Eco bottle caps double as Lego blocks
Eco houses snap together using Lego-style blocks
Eco-friendly sailboat is a co-working space at sea
Edible barcodes set to tackle pharma fraud
Educational radio service launches in Cairo’s underground stations
EEG headband tracks focus and mood to help users improve their lifestyle
Egg-shaped eco home can house two people anywhere
Electric jetski-boat hybrid travels 100kmph on a single charge
Everything you need for an impromptu picnic, delivered anywhere in under an hour
Facebook-style news feed helps teams keep track of their accomplishments
Fake window reproduces sunlight from around the world
Fighting poverty through microloan guarantees
Figment helps writers & readers share and connect
Financial calendar predicts next month's bank balance
Firefox add-on helps plan trips and find travel deals
Fitness beer is actually good for the body
Fitness device coaxes users into action
Five businesses that turn trash into appealing new products
Five new business ideas for musicians and their fans
Five new business ideas for urban gardening
Floating hydroponic unit enables coastal veg farming
Floating offices for two
Fold-up electric bike will fit in your backpack
Folding electric two-wheeler offers new take on urban cycling
For every brand and logo, a species to be saved
For GBP 3.89, expert evaluation of an item's worth
For parents, a life caching service targeting young children
Forget coding – this app turns sketches into working computer games
Four inspiring alternatives to traditional restaurants
Free calling app integrates with users' existing contacts
Free food and drinks at Moscow café, where patrons pay by the minute
Free social platform helps users jointly care for a loved one
Free trip planner lets customers create their own tours
From industrial waste to high-fashion accessories, with a charitable twist
From Israel, browser add-on turns any web page into a language lesson
From Italy, the first carpooling app for scooter rides
Full-service home composting
Geo-targeted messaging with a public services twist
Get a mortgage, give a microloan for a home
Global directory lets medical tourists find & review clinics
Global search engine for items lost and found, rewards included
Green cleaning product sold in cartridges, diluted at home with tap water
Grocer launches rooftop garden for hyperlocal produce
Group dinners aim to introduce new friends at restaurants
Grow-your-own mushroom kit uses recycled coffee grounds
Guerrilla gardeners use candy machines to sell seed bombs
Gym classes cost less the more users work out
Hacker toolkit teaches kids to build electronics while playing Minecraft
Hand-sketched city maps feature drawings and local advice
Handmade and personalized products, on demand
Hashtag automatically uploads users’ Meerkat posts to YouTube
Health care by monthly membership
Helmet dispenser looks to improve safety among city bikeshare users
Helping consumers rent out unused space
Helping groups share expenses
History-free social network destroys status updates when a new one is made
Home cell growing kit lets everyone try biotech
Home energy monitor for less than $30
Home science kits enable anyone to help find new antibiotic treatments
Honda creates bottled water brand using hydrogen from its cars’ emissions
How “Bring Your Own Device” Is Revolutionizing the Workplace
Hyper-customizable men’s shirts offer over a billion options
In Boston, a food truck-inspired roaming City Hall van
In Jakarta, healthy meals at sponsored food carts for kids
In place of text CVs, platform lets freelancers blog their work history
In Portugal, The Walking Dead store makes customers pay with their own blood
In San Francisco, a citywide service for sharing electric scooters
In San Francisco, commuter bus serves as a perk for employees
In Seattle, real-time ride-sharing with rewards for participants
In-ground sensors alert drivers to open parking spots
Indian e-commerce platform taps into reliable network of lunch delivery men
Indian farmers control water pumps by mobile phone
Indoor shelving unit grows 21 vegetables at once
Injectable foam delivers oxygen intravenously
Instead of Styrofoam, milk proteins and clay
Intellectual property research tool relies on the crowds
Interactive app lets constituents help balance their city’s budget
Invisible bike helmet now available to buy
iOS app turns smartphones into an automated teleprompter
iPhone App Lets Shoppers Try on Real Watches
iPhone app lets users earn cash for small tasks
It’s impossible to check Facebook in this café
Job Applications in 140 Chars
Key ring delivers uber-premium freebies for life
Keys duplicated from digital copies stored in the cloud
Kiosks let travelers swap their leftover change for Bitcoin
Leanpub encourages authors to publish early & edit often
Lego-like blocks enable plug-and-play smart homes
Life-caching service incorporates maps, photos and friends
Lifesaving bindi is a wearable iodine supplement
Limited-edition art by yearly subscription
Listings app lets local governments trade equipment
Loan applicants to get better rates if their friends trust them
Local networking platform offers community and care for pets
Location-based games lure kids off the couch
Location-based messaging for neighbourhoods
Macaw could be the Photoshop of web design
Machine lets anyone print their own clothes at home
Marketplace creates 'trade rings' for group swaps
Marketplace for underground bunkers lets buyers prepare for the end of the world
Medical Youtube crowdsources library of educational videos
Membership Clubs for Moms
Membership plan covers traffic violation fines
Merge could be the ultimate bike for NY commuters
Microfinancing and mentoring via mobile phones
Microloans for clean energy in the developing world
Military team offer James Bond-style immersive getaways
Mirror takes a selfie and sends it to your phone
Mobile app diagnoses malaria from a single drop of blood
Mobile app for group texting and on-the-fly conference calls
Mobile exchange for parking spaces
Mobile service connects users with help during emergencies
Mobile travel app integrates augmented reality
Monthly mail service turns kids into globe-trotters
More cash for used gadgets
More decorative, designer barcodes
More P2P car-sharing, now in London
More peer-to-peer garden sharing
More social networks for travellers
More upcycling: sweaters into scarves
Motorbikes made safer with airbag jackets
Multi-use city square built to collect floodwater
Music streaming site aims to boost concentration
Musician offers working DIY cardboard turntable with album
Navigation system gives drivers a visible lifeline
Never give the wrong size again
New record label hands decision-making over to fans
New smartphone battery lasts 10h with 5 minutes charging
Nightly email for busy workers sums up each day
No secret recipes at open source restaurant
No-sweat online publishing of (amateur) sports tournaments
On a bet, party people fill KLM flight to Miami using Twitter
On Japanese site, surplus local produce given away for free
On-demand butler taps multiple services to take care of every household chore
One-stop giving to a personal portfolio of charitable causes
Online donation platform mimics the real-world equivalent
Online exchange for small business owners
Online gardening service sends seeds when it's time to plant
Online guide helps travelers find and book fitness classes across the US
Online guide to US neighbourhoods
Online marketplace for $5 tasks
Online novel is written in real-time
Online platform aims to make household management easier
Online platform for long-distance bedtime stories
Online retailers install widget to enable group buying
Online tool connects businesses with experts for one-off advice
Online tool for sketching road accidents
Online wardrobe management for fashionistas
Online yoga classes, real fellow students included
Open education platform for short university courses
Open source distiller uses solar energy to make salt water drinkable
Open source eco-car, designed by wiki
Open source phone service for off-grid areas
Open-source educational quizzes aim to teach without the teacher
Opening up front rooms as communal office spaces
Outsourcing beta invitations for web and desktop apps
P2P car-sharing comes to Australia
Peer-to-peer currency exchange puts users in control
Peer-to-peer marketplace for bike rental
Personal 'cloud phone' service for rural users without a handset
Personal coaching service delivers motivation across media
Personalised font software that mimics your face
Personalized smartphone map shows users their favorite places
Photo sorting solution lets users search snaps by face, place or time
Photographer offers a profile photo shoot for $79
Picnic basket triples as bike pannier and table set
Platform adds gaming elements to any website or application
Platform automates prices for Airbnb hosts
Platform connects bands and brands for sponsorship deals
Platform enables any small business to take appointments online
Platform facilitates rankings of public speakers
Platform helps businesses recruit relevant research volunteers
Platform helps jump-start new companies
Platform helps YouTubers streamline their online content
Platform lets anyone create and monetize an online school
Platform lets groups collaborate to create online guides
Platform lets patients contribute to their own medical records
Platform links employees with short-term job sabbaticals
Platform makes sure companies keep their promise to reduce deforestation
Platform offers creative travelers new work opportunities
Platform showcases students STEM skills to future employers and colleges
Platform supports personalized treatment for autism sufferers
Platform syncs multiple videos and lets users arrange the footage
Platform turns drawings into apps, no programming necessary
Plug-in smartphone device adds a button that can do anything (brilliant pitch video)
Pocket-sized smartphone projector turns any surface into a touchscreen
Pop-up work spaces in vacant buildings
Pre-worn jeans repaired and resold to create ‘broken in’ look
Present automatically calls the gift-giver when opened
Prizes for academics who solve real-world problems
Q&A app puts an end to awkward and off-topic questions
Random acts of kindness for Hyatt's most loyal guests
Recyclable Travelodge can be built in 12 weeks
Redesigning the houseboat: an eco-minded floating apartment
Reflective bike uses cat’s eyes technology to save lives
Reforestation drones could plant one billion trees a year
Regular care packages help women get through that time of the month
Remote-controlled farming for city dwellers: tailor-made, no-fuss vegetable gardens
Rent Architectural Dwellings
Rental scheme analyzes customer location and offers an electric car, bike or bus accordingly
Residents remix their neighborhood’s streets through platform
Restaurant crowdfunding platform turns customers into investors
Restroom shops offer always-clean facilities
Review site picks top products & tells consumers 'Just buy this one'
RFID-enabled public bike locks could put an end to bike theft
Ride:HUD is a Google Glass-style display add-on for motorbike helmets
Robot cameraman lets users take video selfies
Rubber caps keep leftover food fresh for longer
Russian bank rewards customers’ sweat with higher interest rates
Self-medication for foot problems made possible through modular orthotics
Sellers take a photo – app prices, sells and ships consumers’ unwanted items
Serialized iPad novel unlocks extra content only at real-world locations
Service aims to make banking simpler
Service duplicates keys from photos
Service offers loyalty points without all the cards
Service taps communities’ unused storage space (major pivot)
Shimano kit converts regular bikes into e-bikes
Shyp lets users send any item without leaving the house
Simple restaurant reviews, without the reviews
Simple web page creator highlights businesses' social networks
Single story news site focuses on one crisis at a time
Single-Use Toilet Bag
Single-use toilet bag turns human waste into fertilizer
Site aggregates offers from 'deal a day' providers
Site challenges users to put money where their mouth is
Site helps businesses reward consumers for positive actions
Site helps friends meet up spontaneously
Site helps neighbours share tools & equipment
Site matches event organizers with land owners willing to rent
Site matches motivation 'buddies' with shared goals
Site tracks workout miles and friendly competitions
Smart apartments open up the Internet of Things to renters
Smart device quantifies muscle quality to help users sculpt their guns
Smart exercise tracker for the vagina rewards women with vibrations
Smart mask reduces users’ need for sleep
Smart plate lets kids earn virtual currency when eating
Smart sensor alerts homeowners of water leaks as soon as they happen
Smart shoes for performers are like super hi-tech LA lights
Smart whiteboard syncs meeting notes to any device in real time
Smartphone app serves as video 'black box' for cars
Smartphone notifications for any data desired
Snap a photo of physical junk mail, become unsubscribed
Sneakers display personalized animations on demand
Social button sends half of small donations to content creators, half to charities
Social DIY cartoon to spawn crowdsourced book
Social network aggregator switches between personal and business profiles
Social network for army vets wants to help curb growing suicides
Social network for sharing fitness activity
Social network helps commuters meet others on the go
Social recruiting site bridges Facebook and LinkedIn
Software testing firm only hires workers with autism
Solar powered, smartphone controlled greenhouses for city-dwellers’ balconies
Solar-powered sunglasses notify owners if they’ve left them behind
Spain is trialling city monitoring using sound
Spiral-shaped wine cellars for every home
Spray-on clothing comes one step closer to hitting the market
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Startup aims to change the way we think about fast food
State Farm app scores driving and offers feedback
Sticker gives Android phones 4 extra custom functions
Storefronts host a different pop-up each day
Stylish scarf could stop you getting a flu
Subletting service pays the rent on users’ apartments
Subscription service turns members into cocktail mixologists
Supporting bees by getting beekeepers online
Sustainable sanitation solution for urban slums
Taco truck with a Korean twist, fueled by Twitter
Tapping aggregated smartphone data for new, community-level insights
Tapping the professional skills of micro-volunteers via iPhone and web
Tech store brings innovation to developing nations
Temporary recipe tattoos keep cooking instructions handy for chefs
Tent doubles as a trash bag to tackle festival waste
Text therapy service offers unlimited messaging, any time, for a flat fee
The 1970s mood ring gets a wearable tech makeover
This bike lock alerts emergency services if you have a cycling accident
This color-changing nail polish could prevent sexual assaults
This jacket could stop you catching a cold
This ring lets blind people read non-Braille books
This robot will make a perfect infused coffee, tea or cocktail
This simple tool repairs flat bike tires in 60 seconds
This ultra-thin insole can tell doctors what’s wrong with your foot
Thought catcher automatically converts users’ ideas into actions
Through app, diabetes is gamified as a monster to be tamed
Through platform, fans commit to fund Youtube artists’ every upload
Tours of London, led by the city's homeless
Toyota's glass of water app aims to help drivers reduce emissions
Transforming Rio's slums through community-driven art
Transparency comes to real estate agents
Truck takes free catering and business training to the Brazilian favelas
Tweetjemee helps amateur cooks set up shop as neighbourhood chefs
Uber for fliers lets anyone catch a ride in a small plane
Unusual folding bike shrinks down to 60% the size of other models
Uruguay forces businesses to reveal tax payments via QR codes
User-generated site adds historical layer to Google Maps
Users choose ads for their social web pages
Using Skype, UK 'granny cloud' helps teach Indian children
Via web video, coaches provide athletes with frame-by-frame tips
Village rainwater harvesting system stores enough for a year
Voice transcription service for iPhone users
Volkswagen crowdsources apps for in-car info & entertainment
Volunteer 'mobs' donate elbow grease to sustainable farms
Wall Graphics
Water brand turns old couches into custom running shoes
Wearable patch continuously monitors blood chemistry
Wearable patch makes humans ‘invisible’ to mosquitos
Wearable patches feature scannable code
Wearable tech helps athletes perfect their swing
Wearable tech uses shock therapy to exorcise bad habits
Web-connected signpost offers dynamic news, info and directions
WeGo brings car sharing to company cars
Wifi scale tracks its users' weight online
Wifi-equipped tuk-tuks tour the streets of Phnom Penh
Wireless earbuds are custom 3D printed so they won’t fall out
Wise Words - Linden Tibbets
Wise Words with Jay Silver
Wise Words with Nicolas Leschke
With Digify, shared files will self-destruct in 5, 4, 3…
With help of app, consumers support brands with matching ideals
Women-only mentoring community aims to break Silicon Valley’s glass ceiling
Work site divides large jobs into small, concurrent tasks
Your own photo on IKEA furniture
Your very own focus group: personal image appraisals tell it like it is
YouTube contest for eco-minded kids
Zipcar and Zimride join forces on college campuses

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