6th February.
The list of uses for QR codes appears to be endless. We've seen them used to teach vocabulary and track employee hours, and now we've discovered QkR — a mobile app and QR code system that enables cinemagoers to order and pay for food and drink from their seat.
QkR ... Read More
Lifestyle & Leisure
6th February.
While free downloads are seen by many in the music industry as a problem to be fought against, we recently spotted a label that's embracing ... Read More
Health & Wellbeing
6th February.
It wasn't long ago that we covered MobiUS's use of smartphone technology to provide portable ultrasound imaging, and recently we came across a related innovation. ... Read More
Single-estate coffees curated and delivered monthly to the door
Kopi is a UK-based subscription service offering single-estate coffees from around the world direct to consumers’ doors.
Offline to online platform rewards diners with Facebook credits
Plink is a credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook users for dining at chain restaurants.
In Norway, dog ‘locker’ keeps pets safe while owners shop for groceries
In Norway, pet “lockers” outside a grocery store now offer dog owners a way to keep their canine companions safe and dry while they get their shopping done.
Restaurants’ takeout menus made interactive via QR codes
Los Angeles-based Paperlinks have created a service that lets restaurants embed their takeout menus with QR codes for quick and seamless mobile ordering.
Facebook app helps friends share books, DVDs and video games
StuffPal is a Facebook app from Los Angeles-based Loconuts that facilitates the sharing of books, DVDs and video games among friends.
In the UK, cotton tampons delivered by monthly subscription
UK-based Trinkets offers women a way to get tampons delivered on a monthly basis direct to the door.
Pedometer wristband motivates schoolchildren to be active
MOVband is a wristband pedometer designed to motivate and reward exercise.
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