Automotive
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App helps local communities to share parking spaces
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Driver app enables the user to create personalized routes for friends
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Device and app monitor a car’s health and give fuel efficiency tips
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From Israel, smartphone designed for use while driving
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Keyfob senses car accidents and alerts emergency services
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Inflatable car cover and app reduce chance of hail damage
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From Hungary, foldable electric scooter can be collapsed and carried like a rolling suitcase
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Shoes help women drive more safely, while remaining stylish
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License plates act as contact numbers for text messaging drivers
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Eco & Sustainability
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Glowing polar bear energy sensor, book and app educates kids about global warming
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Parasol offers solar charging for mobile devices
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From Japan, high-definition digital camera features dynamo and solar panel
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Board game uses melting ice to highlight effects of global warming on animals
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Laser sensors automatically fertilize crops that need it most
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Heavy duty hardhat is made from renewable sugarcane
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Urban billboard ad repurposed as rain catcher in community garden
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Steam-heat radiator retrofit controls heat and cuts emissions
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In Peru, billboard turns humidity into drinkable water
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Education
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Glowing polar bear energy sensor, book and app educates kids about global warming
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Data analytics app provides detailed hyper-local information
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Science experiments for curious kids by subscription
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In Brazil, vacant classroom spots offered at reduced cost to poorer students
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Q&A site keeps parents up-to-date with emerging technologies
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App turns teachers’ smartphones into automatic exam graders
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Easy-to-use touchscreen computer aims to improve quality of life for older people
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Gamified digital keyboard lessons offer performance feedback in real-time
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Electronic musical instrument can be played by kids with motor conditions
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Entertainment
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Online concert venue grants access to sold out shows
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Chapters of literary game unlocked with micropayments
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Scannable pyjamas contain bedtime stories
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At bars, app enables customers to tune into television audio and receive discounts
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Board game uses melting ice to highlight effects of global warming on animals
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In Japan, headphones detect user’s mood and play music accordingly
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Movie provides extra narrative content to cinemagoers via app
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Movie rental app offers credit for watching commercials
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Jacket enables wearers to create music with gestures alone
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Fashion & Beauty
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Concept store enables customers to make and share their own digital ‘look book’
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Bespoke alternative prosthetics boost amputees’ self esteem and style
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Suit blocks potentially harmful waves from cell phones
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Men’s suit that turns transparent when wearer is lying
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Jacket enables wearers to create music with gestures alone
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From Italy, platform helps handpicked consumers design and sell their own shoes
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Bluetooth-enabled garments help owners find them
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Personalized fashion straight from the catwalk unlocks extra content when scanned
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Dutch clothing brand offers its jeans for rent
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Financial Services
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Platform helps clients track contractor billing in real time
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‘Invisible biometrics’ detect user identity by how they use the device
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Banks use mobile phone history to determine credit rating
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Bank helps unemployed customers avoid foreclosure via job search assistance
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Real-time remote identity verifications through smartphones
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Online child trust funds can be opened with USD 1
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Restaurant payments automated, enabling diners to eat and leave
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Open source API lets banks create custom tools for customers
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Online trading platform taps Twitter for market sentiment
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Food & Beverage
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Shopping cart-mounted tablet detects nearby items and offers recipes in real time
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Envelope-sized container takes guesswork out of urban gardening
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Open house cooking offers tourists local homemade food and friendly chat
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Crowdsourced app serves as a guide to local cocktails
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Tactile bowls and musical spoon provide complete sensory food experience
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Gender-based cereal is designed to improve sex life
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Fresh fish subscription delivers local seafood caught that week
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In Israel, scheme offers unlimited coffee at independent cafés
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In Sweden, grocer responds to restaurant ‘foodstagrams’ with home cooking instructions
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Gaming
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By playing games, site’s users raise money for charity
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Controllers make educational games accessible for physically disabled kids
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In mobile game, virtual points earned help battle real-world deforestation
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Open source app brings a splash of fun to CRM
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Californian lemon tree growing now gamified
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Hacked arcade game uses real-time traffic data
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Virtual roleplaying game helps teenagers deal with depression
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Online games platform offers educational grants to winners
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Games developer launches themed restaurant
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Government
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Data analytics app provides detailed hyper-local information
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Mobile electronic dog’s nose helps security professionals detect illegal chemicals
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App protects whales by alerting ship navigators of their proximity in real time
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Platform analyzes tweets to provide data in the case of emergencies
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Boston scheme encourages residents to look after the city’s fire hydrants
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Texas county plans to launch first entirely digital public library
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Government-created app suite aims to improve experience of Brazilian city
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NYPD launch citizen crime reporting app
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In Boston, a food truck-inspired roaming City Hall van
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Health & Wellbeing
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Bespoke alternative prosthetics boost amputees’ self esteem and style
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Search tool offers medical information personalized to each user
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From France, modular helmet can be used for 3 different sports
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Hug simulation jacket lets parents calm kids via mobile devices
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iPads connect new moms with babies in intensive care
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Asthma inhaler provides dose only when airflow is at optimum rate
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Suit blocks potentially harmful waves from cell phones
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App turns iPhone into a hearing aid
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In India, platform offers personalized hospital treatment packages based on medical records
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Homes & Housing
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Glowing polar bear energy sensor, book and app educates kids about global warming
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Data analytics app provides detailed hyper-local information
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Robot scales and inspects highrise building structure, offering images in real time
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Energy-efficient, wifi-controlled lighting can change color and automatically dims at night
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Real estate information delivered to a phone when pointed at any property
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Homes protected by a sensor and app kit
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iPad app enables augmented reality interior design, with feedback from the masses
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Removals price comparison site takes individuals’ video footage into account
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Peer-to-peer housing site connects foreign tenants with landlords
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Life Hacks
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App notifies recruiters when criteria-matching jobseekers are nearby
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‘Invisible biometrics’ detect user identity by how they use the device
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Access control security system activated by the human body
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Picnic blanket features integrated speaker system
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Gift recommendation service for adults without children of their own
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Mobile security service lets users mix and match verification tools
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Through AR and digital watermarking, TV viewers see synchronized companion content
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USB password manager offers access via fingerprint swipe
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Cloud users offered a serverless alternative that protects data from large companies
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Lifestyle & Leisure
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Spokeless wheels bring full suspension to foldable bikes
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Science experiments for curious kids by subscription
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Pinterest-style site integrates social sharing, digital identification and online shopping
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Browser rewards users for surfing the web
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Scannable pyjamas contain bedtime stories
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Parasol offers solar charging for mobile devices
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From France, modular helmet can be used for 3 different sports
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Envelope-sized container takes guesswork out of urban gardening
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Service encourages spouse collaboration to make divorce pain-free
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Marketing & Advertising
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Concept store enables customers to make and share their own digital ‘look book’
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Shopping cart-mounted tablet detects nearby items and offers recipes in real time
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In Spain, NGO taps ‘foodstagrams’ to fight world hunger
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Roving agency ‘pops up’ for 48-hour projects at client sites
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Magazine ad offers free wifi to readers
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Tactile bowls and musical spoon provide complete sensory food experience
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Gender-based cereal is designed to improve sex life
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Thailand billboards can be used to build homes when they’re not in use
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Brands given control over their Twitter reputations through new platform
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Media & Publishing
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Chapters of literary game unlocked with micropayments
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Magazine ad offers free wifi to readers
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In Australia, dustjacket-envelopes encourage consumers to gift finished books to charity
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Digitized magazine subscriptions for business waiting rooms
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From Italy, eco-friendly paper replaces tree pulp with fruit and nuts
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In Boston, community projects make use of empty office space
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Online news content, read aloud by professional voice actors
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Blog feeds turned into personalized TV show
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The New York Times invites media startups to work from its headquarters
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Non-profit, Social cause
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In Spain, NGO taps ‘foodstagrams’ to fight world hunger
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In Australia, dustjacket-envelopes encourage consumers to gift finished books to charity
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Thailand billboards can be used to build homes when they’re not in use
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Fresh fish subscription delivers local seafood caught that week
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By playing games, site’s users raise money for charity
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Truck takes free catering and business training to the Brazilian favelas
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Social button sends half of small donations to content creators, half to charities
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Boston scheme encourages residents to look after the city’s fire hydrants
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Water filters made from clay, sawdust and water boost South African economy
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Retail
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Concept store enables customers to make and share their own digital ‘look book’
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Pinterest-style site integrates social sharing, digital identification and online shopping
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Browser rewards users for surfing the web
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Shopping cart-mounted tablet detects nearby items and offers recipes in real time
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At bars, app enables customers to tune into television audio and receive discounts
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Barcodes converted to pulsing lights are readable from phones by standard supermarket scanners
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App lets gift givers scan physical items and send them to friends elsewhere
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Modular fashion store triples as art gallery and charity
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In Israel, scheme offers unlimited coffee at independent cafés
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Style & Design
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Bespoke alternative prosthetics boost amputees’ self esteem and style
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Spokeless wheels bring full suspension to foldable bikes
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From the Netherlands, wooden flatpack bike can be assembled by anyone
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Modular fashion store triples as art gallery and charity
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In Japan, robotic system ‘paints’ room lighting through Photoshop-like control
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Vending machines deliver 3D-printed goods designed by the consumer
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3D printing pen that can draw real objects into existence raises over USD 2m on Kickstarter
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Tattoo sharing group provides creative solutions for breast cancer survivors
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Computer-cut rocking stool can be made anywhere and is constructed in seconds
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Telecom & Mobile
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‘Invisible biometrics’ detect user identity by how they use the device
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iPhone case enables SOS calls from signal-free zones
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App lets smartphone owners use any device to call from their phone number
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Notes attached to phonecalls refresh the memory of smartphone users
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From Israel, smartphone designed for use while driving
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Mouth-controlled stylus makes touch devices accessible to disabled users
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With an e-ink display, Android phone aims to offer a week of battery life
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‘Africa-tough’ portable phone charger is a business in a box
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Texts accompanied by music clips to convey emotion
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Tourism & Travel
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Open house cooking offers tourists local homemade food and friendly chat
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Tourist suggestions crowdsourced from social media trends in real time
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Airline introduces world’s first ‘pay-by-weight’ customer charge
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Delta’s ‘Photon Shower’ combats jet lag with light
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Crowdsourced reviews and multimedia content provided through location-specific app
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Fliers with spare luggage allowance paired with those who are short of space
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Rented smartphones for tourists offer free international calls and unlimited internet access
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Sensor keeps tabs on packages’ condition during shipping
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In UK, street objects will talk back to passersby through phones
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Transportation
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Spokeless wheels bring full suspension to foldable bikes
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From the Netherlands, wooden flatpack bike can be assembled by anyone
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Rental scheme analyzes customer location and offers an electric car, bike or bus accordingly
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Partially covered bike features cargo room and solar assist
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The race begins for vending machines in US cabs
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Camera-equipped helmet serves as a ‘black box’ for cyclists
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In France, high-speed train service for €10
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From Spain, a bike made from old cars
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Bike paths around the world visualized through user-uploaded videos
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