App lets smartphone owners use any device to call from their phone numberTU Go enables smartphone customers to use other handsets, tablets or computers to place and receive calls using their phone’s number.
Picnic blanket features integrated speaker systemSpeaker Blanket is a mat that keeps picnickers off the mud while providing music to complement their outing.
Fresh fish subscription delivers local seafood caught that weekCatchbox is a non-profit co-operative that delivers whatever fresh fish have been caught by local fishermen each week.
Brands given control over their Twitter reputations through new platformMuffle is a UK firm that aims to give companies a fresh element of control over those tweeting on their behalf.
Smartphone apps sense users’ emotions and quantify wellbeingTwo ventures – the UK’s EI Technologies and Soma Analytics from Germany – are offering tools for accurately tracking mood over time.
Current news events incorporated into mobile gamesMultiPlay.io, a UK-based platform for creating iOS, Android and Windows Phone games, now gives users a way to weave news stories into their gameplay.
Wise Words with Brynne HerbertThe founder of international relocation company, MOVE Guides, shares her experiences so far in getting a startup off the ground.
At UK hospital, ugly pipework is transformed into fantastical instruments that lull patients to sleepThe Lullaby Factory is a system of musical tubes installed on the exterior of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children that plays lullabies to help patients sleep.
Personalized fashion straight from the catwalk unlocks extra content when scannedBurberry’s Runway Made to Order service enabled consumers to purchase tailored goods directly after seeing them on the runway, personalized with tags that unlock digital content.
‘Wooden’ denim uses less resources by replacing cotton with tree pulpDawn Ellams, a PhD researcher from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, has developed Tencel – a denim made from the pulp of eucalyptus trees.
