Remember going to the roller-rink, skating around with 80’s disco pumping and multi-colored lights playing while skating by girls in bell bottom jeans and a brown button up? No, not really? Well, inventors are still hoping that getting around on electric roller skates will be the future. SpnKix is a lithium battery powered skate that the creators are hoping will take us to the next realm and an away from walking from place to place.
Launching in East London, the Amazings is a new social enterprise that lets those that have retired or are about to retire hold an experience and teach what they have learnt on a variety of topics through their amazing life experiences. The Amazings provides a platform, handles signups, advertising and payment processing so the retiree has to just hold the life lesson excursion / adventure – and get paid for it.
Everyone gets stuck sometimes, whether it be because there is a lack of inspiration, not knowing how to lead a team or wondering what to do next. When that happens there is an app for that. Unstuck, for the iPad, helps you work through challenging situations by guiding you through steps and questions that will eventually help launch action.
We all want to “do good”, but sometimes people need a little incentive to participate in a worth while cause. The Mutual is a social platform that provides deals and discounts to use at shops and restaurants for charitable donations. Dubbed the “Groupon for Good” members pay a small fee of $10 / month to view discount opportunities. From the fee 80% goes to a charity, and 20% remains with The Mutual for business growth, administration and day-to-day operations.
Relationships have many high notes and low notes, but starting out dating someone new always should start on the right note, and a note that both parties can vibe with. Fellody helps music lovers find other people to have fun with or to flirt with based on mutual tastes in music. The new startup, Fellody (fellow + melody), by Thomas Vatter and Robin Simon, focuses on music taste as the major criteria for harmony between two people.
What is the one thing that could solve the majority of problems faced by entrepreneurs and startups? If you said money, dinero, cash, capital or any word that defines the little green paper that makes our world go around than you are absolutely correct.
Thankuz is a web app to send instant thank you notes to People, Places or even Things for thoughtful Gifts, kind Acts & heartfelt Expressions. Thankuz is an easy to use way of writing (within pre-formatted themes / templates) and post, for easy sharing, a Thank You note. You’ll be able to also attach a photo, send via social media and get instant feedback when the Thank You is posted via Facebook Comments.
A bottle that seems empty may have you asking: why is their cleaning bottle empty? But in reality what should be asked is: why are other cleaning bottles full? Replenish has designed a unique and eco-friendly reusable cleaning bottle that allows you to add new concentrate pods to their genius bottle design and water from your faucet to create an efficient cleaning product.
With apps readily available for download via your iTunes app store and the Android Marketplace, it made us wonder: Could the online app stores be available as a traditional brick and mortar retail space? The owners of Openspace think so. The online app store recently opened the first physical real-life app store in Boulder, Colorado.
If you’re a foodie you know the horrors and the successes of using Open Table to make a reservation, and for a long time its been the only decent option on the market. But, now a new and exciting site has opened up that not only helps you reserve a table at your favorite hard to come by restaurants, it also can save you money on every bill.