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1 Virtual haptics system lets users feel without touching
Ultrahaptics is a virtual interface which enables users to experience ‘phantom’ tactile sensations in mid-air with their bare hands.
2 Nutritious powder is made from freeze-dried expiring fruit
FoPo is a nutritious powder made from market fruit that has been freeze-dried just before it expires, in order to help reduce food waste.
3 Top 10 business ideas from Marketing & Advertising over the last 12 months
We’ve picked out our top ten Marketing & Advertising articles from the last 12 months on Springwise, designed to provide you with plenty of fresh inspiration for the future
4 App connects users with charities based on the news they read
Ideal Impact mobilizes inspired readers, pointing them in the direction of social impact opportunities based on the news content they read.
5 VR exercise machine lets users fly while they workout
Icaros is a ‘bodytainment’ system which simulates flying and utilizes VR to let users enjoy fantastical adventures while they workout.
6 Social media site pays members with cryptocurrency for using the platform
Reveal is a new app which combines social media with its own integrated cryptocurrency, creating an owner out of every user.
7 Plugin helps local bookstores steal customers back from Amazon
Bookindy is a Chrome plugin which hijacks Amazon’s site and tells customers the best book price from their local store.
8 Smart wooden dolls let kids communicate from afar without screens
Avakai are smart wooden dolls that use Bluetooth and various sensors to help children connect to each other from afar without any screens.
9 Anyone can learn coding for free by completing projects for nonprofits
Free Code Camp is an organization teaching anyone to code and enabling them to become software engineers by working on projects for nonprofits.
10 Smart bins could provide citywide WiFi in NYC
Waste management company Bigbelly is piloting a scheme in New York, using their smart trash cans as vessels for a municipal WiFi network.
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