App lets users chat via rap battles
Add / Remove The possibilities of peer-to-peer instant messaging continues to grow. A new app called Rapchat, which is — you guessed it — half Snapchat and half rap battle,…
App analyzes Twitter’s big data, lets users book restaurants
Add / Remove Crowdsourced data is being used to help visually impaired individuals cross urban streets, as well as let anglers receive tips on their fishing trips. And of course,…
Plug makes home appliances smart
Add / Remove Homes are getting smarter — consumers can now control everything from their thermostats to home security with a touch of an app. But for a large demographic,…
Scheme enables anyone to host an e-bike infrastructure
Add / Remove With city centers often suffering from traffic congestion, car hiring is not always a fun option for tourists. Italy-based Lock&Charge enables companies from the tourism industry and…
Daily songs, curated by real people
Add / Remove Discovering new music isn’t just about the listening experience, it’s about sharing that with like-minded people. A Song A Day is a new platform with “a rag-tag…
Mobile urban apartments let users move to new city via app
Add / Remove As rents increase with a neighborhood’s desirability, the metropolitan lifestyle becomes inaccessible to millennials and beyond. But Kasita could pave a way for the democratization of urban…
Thai restaurant organizes menu by blood type
Add / Remove In Asia, many subscribe to the belief that blood type should determine people’s ideal diet and exercise regime. Now, a restaurant in Thailand is promoting that idea…
Wise Words with Sebastian Pole
Add / Remove Now a household name in organic herbal tea, Pukka has come a long way. Founded in 2001 in Bristol by Sebastian Pole and Tim Westwell, they now…
Wearable recognizes appliances and monitors their power consumption
Add / Remove As consumers become ever-more environmentally conscious we have seen multiple initiatives such as carbon-offsetting credit cards and travel agencies that enable people to keep tabs on their…
On-demand handyman via text or Facebook Messenger
Add / Remove In Finland, mobile handyman trucks drive around the city playing a jingle so anyone needing small jobs done can stop them for help. But for the generation…
Convertible desk for office power naps
Add / Remove There is no longer any excuse for nodding off in an important work meeting, because Greek designers NL Studio have created the first ever work desk that…
Physical button can be programmed to request anything
Add / Remove Last year, we wrote about the Bttn button, which was a physical, internet-connected button that can be configured for uses such as turning devices off for nighttime…