Automotive
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Lightweight flatpack truck can be assembled in a day
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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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Eco & Sustainability
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In Nigeria, recycling rewards via SMS
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Segway-style vehicle is ultra portable
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At Rio carnival, beer cans recycled in exchange for train rides
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In London, sewer fat will power world’s largest grease-powered electricity plant
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Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create location-based gardening advice app
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Eco confetti turns into wildflowers
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Decentralized cloud service turns servers’ waste energy into household heat
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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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Education
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Through app, physical books become more like e-books
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Platform offers visual lesson plan ideas for teachers
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From Israel, software detects emotion in speech
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Platform harnesses the crowds to solve rare disease cases
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iPad app enables long distance bedtime storytelling for families
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Crowdfunding site aims to provide grassroots support for schools
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System crowdsources quake data from smartphones to save lives
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Marblar turns its hand to crowdsourcing civilian uses for military technology
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‘Hospital Passport’ helps comfort young patients
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Entertainment
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Through app, physical books become more like e-books
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iPad app enables long distance bedtime storytelling for families
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Baby paintings marketplace transforms doodles into personalized modern art to raise money for charity
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Gamified learning guitar features iPhone dock and touch-enabled LED frets
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Airline commissions books that can be completed in flight time
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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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Fashion & Beauty
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Girls’ shoes enable endless customization
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Through app, consumers connect with local fashion boutiques based on social interests
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Stylish shirt doesn’t need washing or ironing for 100 days
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From Sweden, small clip fixes shirt buttons without needle and thread
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Cashless fashion boutique only accepts organ donor pledges
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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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Financial Services
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In France, p2p lending meets Kickstarter-style crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding site aims to provide grassroots support for schools
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App offers instant and easy small payment gift requests
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Peer-to-peer bonus system made easy for employers
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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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Food & Beverage
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Platform helps food trucks go digital
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At Rio carnival, beer cans recycled in exchange for train rides
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Points-based supermarket tackles unemployment in Italy
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In South Africa, drones repurposed to deliver beer to festivalgoers
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From Australia, QR code app helps event attendees to skip the queues
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Subscription service offers a taste of a different city’s culture each month
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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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Gaming
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Farmville-like game raises money for Hurricane Sandy victims
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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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Government
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Lightweight flatpack truck can be assembled in a day
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In Nigeria, recycling rewards via SMS
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Listings site aims to be Craigslist for disabled people
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iPhone case and app adds biometric capabilities
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ID verification service connects soldiers and vets with online brand offers
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Crowdfunding site aims to provide grassroots support for schools
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System crowdsources quake data from smartphones to save lives
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In London, sewer fat will power world’s largest grease-powered electricity plant
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Marblar turns its hand to crowdsourcing civilian uses for military technology
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Health & Wellbeing
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Goggle-mounted swimming monitor gives real-time feedback to athletes
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Social network for hospital patients connects users via similar interests
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From Israel, software detects emotion in speech
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Farmville-like game raises money for Hurricane Sandy victims
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Robot can draw blood better than doctors
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Platform harnesses the crowds to solve rare disease cases
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System crowdsources quake data from smartphones to save lives
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‘Hospital Passport’ helps comfort young patients
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In Latvia, app rewards frequent fliers for burned calories
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Homes & Housing
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Smartphone-based intercom enables homeowners to see who’s at the door remotely
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Farmville-like game raises money for Hurricane Sandy victims
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Home servers offer inexpensive cloud storage to consumers
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Baby paintings marketplace transforms doodles into personalized modern art to raise money for charity
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Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create location-based gardening advice app
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Watch-sized communicator helps parents and kids stay connected
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On crowdsourcing platform, architects compete for home-improvement projects
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Decentralized cloud service turns servers’ waste energy into household heat
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Sellers take a photo – app prices, sells and ships consumers’ unwanted items
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Life Hacks
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Revolutionary tech amplifies breaths of air to inflate airbed in seconds
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Solar-powered tablet designed to work in the wild
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Segway-style vehicle is ultra portable
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Smartphone-based intercom enables homeowners to see who’s at the door remotely
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From Sweden, small clip fixes shirt buttons without needle and thread
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From Australia, QR code app helps event attendees to skip the queues
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Sellers take a photo – app prices, sells and ships consumers’ unwanted items
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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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Lifestyle & Leisure
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Goggle-mounted swimming monitor gives real-time feedback to athletes
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Revolutionary tech amplifies breaths of air to inflate airbed in seconds
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Through app, physical books become more like e-books
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App helps organizers bring local community events to life
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Solar-powered tablet designed to work in the wild
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Segway-style vehicle is ultra portable
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Listings site aims to be Craigslist for disabled people
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Girls’ shoes enable endless customization
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In Korea, tariff enables unused smartphone data donations
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Marketing & Advertising
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At Rio carnival, beer cans recycled in exchange for train rides
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From Israel, software detects emotion in speech
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Child abuse ad shows helpline info only to kids
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Augmented reality platform enables consumers to virtually try before they buy
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Platform gamifies IT recruitment in the Philippines
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Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create location-based gardening advice app
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In South Africa, drones repurposed to deliver beer to festivalgoers
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Platform helps businesses recruit relevant research volunteers
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Airline commissions books that can be completed in flight time
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Media & Publishing
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Through app, physical books become more like e-books
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Augmented reality platform enables consumers to virtually try before they buy
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Airline commissions books that can be completed in flight time
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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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Non-profit, Social cause
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Lightweight flatpack truck can be assembled in a day
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App helps organizers bring local community events to life
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Platform helps food trucks go digital
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Listings site aims to be Craigslist for disabled people
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Farmville-like game raises money for Hurricane Sandy victims
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Crowdfunding site aims to provide grassroots support for schools
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System crowdsources quake data from smartphones to save lives
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Child abuse ad shows helpline info only to kids
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Baby paintings marketplace transforms doodles into personalized modern art to raise money for charity
- View more Non-profit, Social cause ideas
Retail
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Girls’ shoes enable endless customization
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ID verification service connects soldiers and vets with online brand offers
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Augmented reality platform enables consumers to virtually try before they buy
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Points-based supermarket tackles unemployment in Italy
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In Latvia, app rewards frequent fliers for burned calories
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Cashless fashion boutique only accepts organ donor pledges
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In South Africa, drones repurposed to deliver beer to festivalgoers
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From Australia, QR code app helps event attendees to skip the queues
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Concept store enables customers to make and share their own digital ‘look book’
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Style & Design
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Revolutionary tech amplifies breaths of air to inflate airbed in seconds
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Stylish shirt doesn’t need washing or ironing for 100 days
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Magnetic clip keeps smartphones secure and portable
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Baby paintings marketplace transforms doodles into personalized modern art to raise money for charity
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On crowdsourcing platform, architects compete for home-improvement projects
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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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Telecom & Mobile
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Solar-powered tablet designed to work in the wild
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In Korea, tariff enables unused smartphone data donations
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From Israel, software detects emotion in speech
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Smartphone-based intercom enables homeowners to see who’s at the door remotely
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iPhone case and app adds biometric capabilities
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iPad app enables long distance bedtime storytelling for families
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SIM card offers cheap international data for frequent fliers
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Home servers offer inexpensive cloud storage to consumers
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Magnetic clip keeps smartphones secure and portable
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Tourism & Travel
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Revolutionary tech amplifies breaths of air to inflate airbed in seconds
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‘Urban bellhops’ meet and greet Airbnb guests
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SIM card offers cheap international data for frequent fliers
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From Sweden, small clip fixes shirt buttons without needle and thread
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Airline commissions books that can be completed in flight time
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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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Transportation
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Lightweight flatpack truck can be assembled in a day
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Segway-style vehicle is ultra portable
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At Rio carnival, beer cans recycled in exchange for train rides
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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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