Thursday, July 03, 2008

10 Cool Ideas to Stimulate your Brain

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It's time for your weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas! The latest Springwise newsletter is
now online
. Here's a quick run-down of the promising new businesses featured this week:


Map on MoviqHome flirting lets owners test the market
Homes & housing / Financial services

We've covered several ventures that help potential homebuyers
proclaim their interest in homes that aren't on the market. Turns out
that this is a two-way street.


Map of San Francisco showing hot spotsNightlife mapping tool uses GPS to reveal hotspots
Telecom & mobile / Lifestyle & leisure

Deciding when and where to go out on a Friday night just got easier
for San Francisco residents with a new, mobile map application that
automatically shows them where the hotspots are.


Arm wearing Dance Charge deviceCharging cell phone batteries by dancing
Eco & sustainability / Telecom & mobile

No sooner did we write about Orange's wind-powered recharging
station at Glastonbury Festival, than one of our spotters alerted us to
another eco-innovation for charging cellphones.


Man shovelling dirtHomegrown vegetables, no green thumb needed
Food & beverage / Eco & sustainability

My Farm calls itself a decentralized urban farm that grows vegetables
in backyard gardens throughout San Francisco. If they produce more
than they can eat, customers sell their veggies through My Farm.


Pile of notes and papersSocial event planning with a side of local search
Life hacks

Center'd aims to make it easier to plan an event of any size. The site
uses social networking and web 2.0 features to help smooth the way
for planners.


Stardoll logoAvatar fashion for the real world
Fashion & beauty / Gaming

The fashion market for avatars brought real-world brands and designs
into the virtual realm. Now, the trend appears to be going the other way
as consumers get their avatar fashions made into real-world clothes.


Buttons for Fear Factor and other tv showsCreator of Big Brother looks to crowds for new
reality shows

Entertainment / Media & publishing

Media entrepreneur John de Mol is tapping the crowds to find the next
big ideas in non-scripted television.


Three matryoshka dollsClothing rental for size-changing dieters
Life hacks

For dieters, maintaining a decent wardrobe can be an ongoing
challenge on the way to a target size. Transitional Sizes rents out
name-brand clothing for temporary use while the pounds come off.


Guitar player sitting on a chairOnline music lessons taught by the artists
Education / Entertainment

There's nothing like a great song to inspire fans to want to learn to
play it themselves, but doing it right is rarely easy. Enter Now Play It,
which offers video instruction taught by the actual recording artists.


Four nested VerTerra bowlsPressed leaves transformed into disposable dishes
Eco & sustainabilty / Style & design

Inspired by a technique used in rural India, VerTerra's dishes are
made entirely from compostable plant matter and water, with none of
the chemicals found in disposable paper and plastic options.


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