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Tuition-Free Education
Tuition-Free Education
Kiron University in Berlin Now Offers Free Schooling to Refugees
With Europe seeing a flood of refugees coming in every year, Berlin-based Kiron University has taken upon itself the task of offering these refugees the hope of building a bright new future for... MORE
Solar-Powered Concerts
Solar-Powered Concerts
Trapdoor Social's Concerts are Performed
Los Angeles-based band Trapdoor Social is sending out a message in sustainability. The band was formed by the meeting of two like-minds, Merritt Graves and Skylar Funk at an Environmental Analysis... MORE
Interactive Dinner Trays
Interactive Dinner Trays
The Yumit Food Tray Encourages Healthy Eating Habits in Kids
Anyone who has tried to feed veggies to a kid knows it is not the easiest task in this world. Yumit is an interactive dinner tray designed for kids, so that kids can actually enjoy eating their... MORE
Life-Saving Road Vests
Life-Saving Road Vests
The InZoneAlert Vest Alerts Wearers of Approaching Vehicles
InZoneAlert vest is a cleverly designed safety vest for roadside construction workers, policemen, first responders. In fact, it is a life-saving vest for anyone who needs to be on highways amidst... MORE
Robotic Traffic Cops
Robotic Traffic Cops
The Busy Streets of Congo Have Employed Towering Robots to Instill Control
When someone mentions robot traffic cops, it is easy to immediately think about sci-fi movies. This is not the case, however, in Kinshasa, Congo, where robot traffic cops are being used to manage... MORE
Secure Messaging Apps
Secure Messaging Apps
Unsend Your Text Messages and Ensure Privacy with the RackEM App
Texting has made it so easy to say what we want to say and when we want to say it. Most people, however, have probably gone through the experience of wishing they could take back a message they sent... MORE
Personal Robot Phones
Personal Robot Phones
The BOCCO Robot Makes Sending Messages Easier Than Traditional Cell Phones
Smartphones have made keeping in touch with your children and elders so much simpler for us. However, sometimes the elderly are not able to master the many functions of a smartphone or maybe some... MORE
Urban Vegetable Gardens
Urban Vegetable Gardens
The Noocity Growbeds Allow Consumers to Easily Grow Their Own Food
A new and growing innovation is the emergence of city gardens—gardens that can grow in small spaces with fewer resources. Noocity Growbeds, introduced by a Portuguese start-up, is a new... MORE
Braille-Friendly Tablet Apps
Braille-Friendly Tablet Apps
The iBrailler App Effectively Accommodates the Visually Challenged
The brilliant iBrailler app is now poised to make the iPad more accessible to the visually challenged. The app started as a summer project for Sohan Dharamraja and Adrian Lew from Stanford... MORE
Climatized Fire Detectors
Climatized Fire Detectors
These Devices Provide Early Fire Warning in Slums in South Afrcia
Lumkani fire detectors are designed specifically to address the issues of fires in slums or shacks in South Africa, and any other dense settlements in the world. The problem it solves is big and real&... MORE
Bike Sharing Programs
Bike Sharing Programs
The Cycleswap Bike Rental Service Recently Launched in Amsterdam
Cycleswap bike rental is a new service in Amsterdam creating a peer-to-peer lending platform, not unlike Getaround or Relayride for cars, or VRBO or Airbnb for homes. Amsterdam has a around 800,... MORE
Flying Restaurant Servers
Flying Restaurant Servers
These Robotic Drones Deliver Customers Their Orders in Lieu of Servers
These flying restaurant servers might just be the solution customers are looking for when it comes to poor service in dining establishments. Infinium Robotics, a Singapore-based company that... MORE
Solar-Powered Water Purifiers
Solar-Powered Water Purifiers
This Desolenator Putifies Water
In a world with so much technological advancement, clean drinkable water is still a scarce resource in so many countries around the world. Women and children in developing countries have to travel... MORE
Formerly Homeless Tour Guides
Formerly Homeless Tour Guides
The Homeless Tour Guides Help Tourists Discover Barcelona
Tourists can now discover Barcelona is a new way with homeless tour guides. And this has been made possible through the efforts of Lisa Grace and her social enterprise, Hidden City Tours. Barcelona... MORE
Water-Purifying Books
Water-Purifying Books
The Drinkable Book is an Educational Tool That Offers Clean Drinking Water
The Water is Life charity been working with scientists to deliver innovative clean water solutions to areas which most require it. The newest breakthrough has been a paper, which can filter upto 99.9%... MORE
Text Messaging Water Pumps
Text Messaging Water Pumps
New Smart Hand Pumps Send an Automatic SMS When Broken
Smart Hand Pumps, which send an automatic message when broken, are being introduced in the Kyosu district in Kenya, in a effort to bring more reliability to water supply. Water pumps, in any case,... MORE
Targeted Ad Tech Boxes
Targeted Ad Tech Boxes
The Intel Set Top Box Plays Commercials Customized to Viewers
Marketers are getting smarter about targeting ads at specific audiences, and the new Intel set top box is a great tool for TV marketers. Rather than play random ads, it considers the viewers and... MORE
High-Tech Milk Containers
High-Tech Milk Containers
The Milkmaid Smart Jug Keeps You Informed
The Milkmaid Smart Jug is the brainchild of Quirky and GE, who were attempting to make everyday objects smarter using integrated software. The beautifully designed Milkmaid Smart Jug is able to... MORE
Facebook Cocktail Discounts
Facebook Cocktail Discounts
Bull and Bear Steakhouse Offers Reduced Prices Based on Stocks
The Waldorf Astoria Bull and Bear Steakhouse has come up with a brand new promotion for summer, linking discounts on your evening cocktails to the Facebook stock. The discounting technique is... MORE
Interactive Grinning Totes
Interactive Grinning Totes
The Joupi Shopping Bags Smile When You Fill Them Up
Joupi shopping bags are the brainchild of Euro RSCG 360, France. Joupi is a chain of toy stores that, like most retailers from its industry, is looking to make children happy. Tying into this idea... MORE
Music-Switching Posters
Music-Switching Posters
'Change the Tune' Adjusts Tracks with Each Blow
Agency Republic, a creative agency in London, has devised a fun way to change song tracks on their Spotify-powered common audio system with a ‘Change the Tune’ poster. The motion... MORE
Internet Access Vending Machines
Internet Access Vending Machines
The Coca Cola Happiness Refill Fountain Lets You Log On
Here’s something new for people visiting Brazil’s beaches: free Internet from a Coke vending machine aptly named the Happiness Refill. Coke has installed this vending machine at one of... MORE
Environment-Friendly Tradeoffs
Environment-Friendly Tradeoffs
Clean the Air Foundation Plants a Tree for Polluting Cars Donated
Clear The Air Foundation, founded by the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, has launched a new, innovative ‘Trees for Trade-Ins’ program to appeal to the growing eco-consciousness... MORE
Miniature Block Billboards
Miniature Block Billboards
The DLKW Lowe LEGO Mini Billboards are Adorable and Effective
Londoners are now seeing LEGO Mini Billboards on roadsides. These adorable, miniature billboards are made out of actual LEGO blocks and are part of its new, cute campaign. In order to promote the... MORE
Canine Holiday Homes
Canine Holiday Homes
Dog Vacay is a Luxurious Getaway for Your Pooch
If you have a dog, you know how much planning you need to do before taking a vacation, and Dog Vacay offers the perfect service hassle-free. Dog Vacay is a Santa Monica, California-based start-up,... MORE
Social Media Suds
Social Media Suds
Buy a Round of Beer for Your Twitter Friends with Tweet-A-Beer
A new mobile app, Tweet-A-Beer, now allows you to treat your friend to a beer! The Tweet-A-Beer app was developed by 'tenfour' and Waggener Edstorm, and has debuted at the SXSW at Austin, Texas. This… MORE
Background-Clearing Photo Apps
Background-Clearing Photo Apps
The Scalado Remove Clears Unwanted Objects
Everyone who has traveled knows how difficult it is to get a great photograph at any tourist spot without other tourists literally walking into your photo. Scalado, a Swedish imaging technolgies company,… MORE
Mind-Reading Decks
Mind-Reading Decks
The Board of Imagination Moves From Your Thoughts
The Board of Imagination is a skateboard controlled by the mind. Developed by organization Chaotic Moon Labs, the Board of Imagination is a skateboard that uses your brainwaves to work. The Board of… MORE
Hands-Free Shopping Carts
Hands-Free Shopping Carts
The Kinect-Powered Whole Foods Cart is High-Tech
Retailers are consistently trying to make shopping more convenient and fun for shoppers, and now, the Kinect-powered Whole Foods cart is making a giant step in this direction. The cart uses Microsoft… MORE
Illusionary TV Frames
Illusionary TV Frames
ArtMotion Turns Televisions Into Windows
We all do so much to create a unique and comfortable decor for our home, but ArtMotion's new television frame hopes to push that to the next level. The ArtMotion Deluxe Art Window turns any TV into a… MORE
Self-Cooling Energy Drinks
Self-Cooling Energy Drinks
West Coast Chill by the Joseph Company is an Icy Product Idea
Joseph Company International is planning to introduce a self-chilling can for its energy drink West Coast Chill. This can looks similar to any other can from the outside, only you do not need ice to cool… MORE
Booze-Branded Holidecor
Booze-Branded Holidecor
The Heineken Social Tree Will Change Modern Christmas
Heineken has come up with a fun and innovative way for sharing joy and wishing your friends and family good tidings this holiday with the Heineken Social Tree. Your favorite beer brand is creating a... MORE
Pop Icon-Appearing Apps
Pop Icon-Appearing Apps
The GoldRun App Lets You Take Pictures with Virtual Smurfs
If you are a big fan of The Smurfs, you will love the new app from GoldRun. Augmented reality has made it possible for individuals to not just see their favorite Smurf characters onscreen, but to also… MORE
Mini Cooper Artwork
Mini Cooper Artwork
Alejandra Leibovich Creates Psychedelic Cars
Artist Alejandra Leibovich, also known as Aleloop, has created a spectacular art installation for Art Basel in Miami that's happening from December 1-4, 2011. This was the mobile Mini Cooper art installation:… MORE
Singular Singer Booths
Singular Singer Booths
The Solo Karaoke Rooms Allow one to Work on Vocals
Going to Karaoke is usually a social experience with friends and singing for a crowd of strangers, but the Solo Karaoke Rooms completely change this concept. Now there is store in Japan, specializing… MORE
Tiny Personalized Newspapers
Tiny Personalized Newspapers
'Little Printer' Shows Miniature Updates Important to You
Little Printer allows you to start your day with a cup of coffee and a tiny personalized printed newspaper, giving you not just the news, but also updates from your friends. Little Printer is a cute,… MORE

Featured Ideas

Shipping Container Classrooms
Shipping Container Classrooms
The Waldorf School of Orange County Gives New Meaning to Portables
Kids at the Waldorf School of Orange County in Costa Mesa, California are going to green classrooms by using recycled shipping containers. Using what they call the "[e]co classroom architecture," the… MORE
Miniature Block Billboards
Miniature Block Billboards
The DLKW Lowe LEGO Mini Billboards are Adorable and Effective
Londoners are now seeing LEGO Mini Billboards on roadsides. These adorable, miniature billboards are made out of actual LEGO blocks and are part of its new, cute campaign. In order to promote the... MORE
Bike Sharing Programs
Bike Sharing Programs
The Cycleswap Bike Rental Service Recently Launched in Amsterdam
Cycleswap bike rental is a new service in Amsterdam creating a peer-to-peer lending platform, not unlike Getaround or Relayride for cars, or VRBO or Airbnb for homes. Amsterdam has a around 800,... MORE
Facebook Cocktail Discounts
Facebook Cocktail Discounts
Bull and Bear Steakhouse Offers Reduced Prices Based on Stocks
The Waldorf Astoria Bull and Bear Steakhouse has come up with a brand new promotion for summer, linking discounts on your evening cocktails to the Facebook stock. The discounting technique is... MORE
Canine Holiday Homes
Canine Holiday Homes
Dog Vacay is a Luxurious Getaway for Your Pooch
If you have a dog, you know how much planning you need to do before taking a vacation, and Dog Vacay offers the perfect service hassle-free. Dog Vacay is a Santa Monica, California-based start-up,... MORE
Kiddie Finder Apps
Kiddie Finder Apps
Trick or Tracker Helps Parents Locate Their Children
Halloween is a fun festival for kids, and the Trick or Tracker app helps parents enjoy this night worry-free. During Halloween, kids get to dress up and go house-to-house to collect tons of candy. Parents… MORE
Hands-Free Shopping Carts
Hands-Free Shopping Carts
The Kinect-Powered Whole Foods Cart is High-Tech
Retailers are consistently trying to make shopping more convenient and fun for shoppers, and now, the Kinect-powered Whole Foods cart is making a giant step in this direction. The cart uses Microsoft… MORE
Robotic Traffic Cops
Robotic Traffic Cops
The Busy Streets of Congo Have Employed Towering Robots to Instill Control
When someone mentions robot traffic cops, it is easy to immediately think about sci-fi movies. This is not the case, however, in Kinshasa, Congo, where robot traffic cops are being used to manage... MORE
Self-Cooling Energy Drinks
Self-Cooling Energy Drinks
West Coast Chill by the Joseph Company is an Icy Product Idea
Joseph Company International is planning to introduce a self-chilling can for its energy drink West Coast Chill. This can looks similar to any other can from the outside, only you do not need ice to cool… MORE
Printeractive Cause Campaigns
Printeractive Cause Campaigns
The Gulf Restoration Network Interactive Postcard is Awesome
Almost one and a half years have passed since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and while the spill is no longer getting coverage, the region still suffers from the after-effects of the spill. M&C Saatchi,… MORE
Digital Holiday Donations
Digital Holiday Donations
The eBay Give a Toy Store Lets You Donate Toys by Scanning
The eBay Give a Toy Store in San Francisco and New York makes it easy for shoppers to donate toys by just scanning QR codes with their mobile phones. These stores feature interactive storefronts,... MORE
Charitable Social Media Books
Charitable Social Media Books
WaterForward Allows You to Donate Money in the Name of a Friend
Waterforward is using a pay-it-forward approach to charity by using social media to raise money for charity. It is a very simple premise. WaterForward has created an online WaterForward Book. You can… MORE
Water-Purifying Books
Water-Purifying Books
The Drinkable Book is an Educational Tool That Offers Clean Drinking Water
The Water is Life charity been working with scientists to deliver innovative clean water solutions to areas which most require it. The newest breakthrough has been a paper, which can filter upto 99.9%... MORE
Perfume-Powered Exhibits
Perfume-Powered Exhibits
The Sephora Sensorium is a Popup Museum of Fragrance
Fragrances play an important role in everyday life, and the Sephora Sensorium is a popup museum that acknowledges this idea. The full title of the exhibition is 'Sensorium - Lurid Dreams from the Sensory… MORE