From Springwise.com:
It's time for your weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas! Our latest issue is now online. Here's
a quick run-down of the promising new businesses featured on Springwise this week:
Ponoko ID lets shoppers and designers collaborate
Style & design / Retail
Shoppers who have a great idea for a product but lack the skills to
design it, can now put in a request on Ponoko ID and have expert
designers bid to create it for them.
HarperCollins hopes crowds will spot next bestseller
Media & publishing
Publisher HarperCollins aims to unleash the wisdom of the crowds
on mountains of unpublished manuscripts. Writers can upload (part
of) their work to be judged by amateur talent spotters.
A million sheep, a million stories
Fashion & beauty / Eco & sustainability
New Zealand merino wool clothing company Icebreaker now allows
customers to trace each garment they buy back to the sheep stations
where the merino fibre was grown.
Sticky car art with a crowdsourcing twist
Automotive / Style & design
San Francisco-based Infectious offers a range of car stickers
designed by artists from around the world, but it also lets consumers
submit their own designs.
Branded brands in the kitchen: a made-for-iPod fridge
Homes & housing / Entertainment
Following in the tracks of cars that have added iPod integration,
Slovenian appliance maker Gorenje has unveiled a "Made for iPod"
refrigerator that is specially designed around iPod Touch technology.
Louis Vuitton's walking tours of Beijing, HK & Shanghai
Travel & tourism / Marketing & advertising
Louis Vuitton Soundwalk MP3 audio guides are designed to give
users a vibrant portrayal of three Chinese cities -- Beijing, Hong Kong
and Shanghai -- each led by an icon of Chinese cinema.
Laundry service by the locker
Life hacks / Homes & housing
Catering to those who are frustrated with the inconvenience of
traditional laundry and dry-cleaning services, Laundry Locker offers
on-site service through lockers located in apartment buildings.
Customizing sneakers with removable stickers
Fashion & beauty / Style & design
UK-based Sneakart offers users the opportunity to customize their
sneakers via Sneakskin, a super-thin, flexible, durable and waterproof
graphic film that can be applied to white and light-coloured shoes.
Generating electricity by working up a sweat -- update
Eco & sustainability / Lifestyle & leisure
The Green Microgym, which just opened last week, is a 2,800-sq-ft
neighbourhood gym that generates a significant portion of its own
electricity through the sweat-producing efforts of its members.
Fashion blog is a street version of shopping mags
Fashion & beauty / Media & publishing
Most street-style fashion blogs serve their readers primarily as
sources of inspiration, but a new London-based blog has added an
e-commerce twist to let readers click and buy the looks they like.
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