Springwise | Ideas for your business brain

Airline commissions books that can be completed in flight time
	Australia’s Qantas airline has created a range of new fiction titles for its customers, selected to correspond with flight times. READ MORE...

In Israel, QR code application form only scannable by students with high IQs
	Only students with the right quiz answers are able to correctly fill out a QR code to apply for a place on the Kidum 700 course.READ MORE...

Data analytics app provides detailed hyper-local information
	BlockAvenue is bringing more data to the hyper-local level, offering statistics about specific blocks in the US. READ MORE...

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Glowing polar bear energy sensor, book and app educates kids about global warming
	The Bobo energy display, storybook and app for kids illustrates the connection between home energy consumption and the wellbeing of polar bears. READ MORE...

Where Are They Now? SOLARKIOSK
	We caught up with SOLARKIOSK to find out how they’re coping with the task of bringing renewable energy – and business development opportunities – to rural Africa. READ MORE...

Subscription service offers a taste of a different city’s culture each month
	Try The World offers boxes of products sourced from a different corner of the world each month. READ MORE...

App notifies recruiters when criteria-matching jobseekers are nearby
	JobProx is a smartphone app that connects recruiters and employers with job seekers when they happen to be in the same vicinity. READ MORE...

Concept store enables customers to make and share their own digital ‘look book’
	The Karl Lagerfeld Store in Amsterdam is enabling online sharing of new looks straight from the changing room. READ MORE...

Bespoke alternative prosthetics boost amputees’ self esteem and style
	The Alternative Limb Project is helping a stylish audience boost their self esteem, with its fashionable, unconventional prosthetics.READ MORE...

Spokeless wheels bring full suspension to foldable bikes
	Loopwheels is a spokeless wheel design from UK-based Jelly Products that aims to offer a more comfortable ride. READ MORE...

Science experiments for curious kids by subscription
	genius.box hopes to get children completing projects related to STEM subjects through regular delivered packages. READ MORE...

Search tool offers medical information personalized to each user
	Medivizor helps patients find medical information that is relevant to them by tailoring results to each user. READ MORE...

Pinterest-style site integrates social sharing, digital identification and online shopping
	myStorey is a new platform that enables users to create their own Pinterest-style boards, with photo-tagging capabilities to let others know where they bought the items. READ MORE...

Online concert venue grants access to sold out shows
	EVNTLIVE is an online concert venue that enables users watch a customizable live feed of shows with friends. READ MORE...

Platform helps clients track contractor billing in real time
	Viewabill enables clients to monitor their contractors’ work hours and expenditure in real time, helping them to keep bills under control. READ MORE...

Browser rewards users for surfing the web
	Perk is a browser that enables users to earn points when they shop, search and share online. READ MORE...

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Springwise Weekly | This week's most exciting new business ideas

Great stuff this week - check them all out!!

Hi, Here is this week's Wise Words interview and, of course, your weekly dose of new business ideas:

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Mini satellite can create visible Morse code across the night sky
	The FITSAT-1, developed by researchers at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology in Japan, houses LEDs that can create a Morse code message that can be seen from earth. READ MORE...

Platform provides tools for young people to set up a business
	Bizinate helps bright young things to start selling their products and services online, with the option for parental input. READ MORE...

Trackable suitcase automatically follows its owner
	The hop! suitcase from Ideactionary is Bluetooth-enabled and can follow its owner around as well as being traceable when lost. READ MORE...

Airline offers trip abroad for voters who disagree with the presidential election outcome
	JetBlue's Election Protection 2012 campaign promises to fly voters out of the US if their candidate of choice does not win the presidency in November. READ MORE...

Open-source e-bike uses smartphone as on-board computer
	Urban mobility startup Velo is hoping to make an open-source computer-aided e-bike available to road users in the form of the Velo-1. READ MORE...

Toy and story kit aims to encourage girls to develop an interest in engineering
	GoldieBlox is a startup using building blocks and story books to engage girls with the practice of constructing spaces and objects. READ MORE...

Wise Words with Kris Hewitt
	We chat to the founder of coffee subscription service eightpointnine, which allows users to customize their own blends, about their first year of business. READ MORE...

In the Netherlands, hotel aims to offer complete holiday experience in one building
	Hotel Droog in the Netherlands now aims to provide the entire holiday experience in one building. READ MORE...

Urban farm and market encourages consumers to be involved in the growing process
	The Farmery aims to enable consumers to see how their food is grown as well as take part in the farming process themselves. READ MORE...

In San Francisco, site delivers high quality restaurant food to the door
	Caviar delivers meals from eateries which are highly rated on customer review site Yelp. READ MORE...

Taxi creates music based on the environment it is travelling through
	The Make The City Sound Better project has equipped a London black cab with the technology to create music for the passenger based on the locations they are passing through. READ MORE...

Clothing fabric recycled from landfill trash
	Vapor Apparel is launching its ECO Spin fabric which is made of recycled materials that are taken from landfill. READ MORE...

A gamified approach to finding real-world applications for scientific innovations
	UK-based Marblar aims to connect scientists and the entrepreneurial crowds to help brainstorm real-world applications for promising scientific research. READ MORE...

Soccer ball makes cash for charities when it is played with
	The Ludo ball monitors how often it is used and racks up points – transferable into donations – to enable players to give to charity. READ MORE...

Garden mirror tracks the sun to provide light where it's most needed
	The Wikoda Sunflower is the first domestic heliostat that helps owners reflect light in their garden towards the spots that need it most. READ MORE...

In Europe, project aims to add missing person info to 'Not found' pages
	The NotFound scheme is hoping to turn the web's 404 pages into a platform for alerting internet users to the continent's missing kids. READ MORE...

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Springwise Weekly | This week's most exciting new business ideas

Look at these great ideas - where does it take your mind, how can you be more innovative!!

Here is your usual dose of new business ideas from around the world, as well as our Springwise top ten, which this times focuses on the best innovations from Toursim and Travel over the last 12 months:

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Top 10 ideas from Tourism and Travel over the last 12 months
	We've picked out our top ten Tourism & Travel articles from the last 12 months on Springwise, designed to provide entrepreneurs with plenty of fresh inspiration for the future. READ MORE…

Portable bottle can make beer on the go
	Pat's Backcountry Beverages has developed the Carbonator Bottle, which can be used with beer concentrate to enable ramblers to enjoy a drink in the open air. READ MORE…

Face paint for soldiers can protect against burns
	A team at the University of Southern Mississippi has created a heat-proof face paint, which will help soldiers avoid burns during explosions. READ MORE…

Free app lets parents create iPad games for their young kids
	TinyTap is a free app for the iPad that lets parents and kids turn their shared experiences into personal and educational games. READ MORE...

Platform alerts shoppers to discounts on items they want
	hukkster notifies its users when an item drops below a certain price online, enabling all consumers to make the most of discount periods. READ MORE...

In New York, roving van offers paternity tests on the spot
	Health Street's "Who's Your Daddy?" service gives parents and children the chance to find out where their blood ties really lie. READ MORE...

Sensors monitor hydroponic plants, offer feedback to gardeners
	The Bitponics sensor and data service is now making the process of keeping a hydroponic garden easier by monitoring plant conditions. READ MORE...

Virgin America offers voter registration at 35,000 feet
	Virgin America is offering passengers the chance to register for their presidential election vote during their flights. READ MORE…

From Japan, a device that helps disabled kids to move independently
	Researchers at the Polytechnic University in Tokyo have developed the Magic Carpet, a machine that enables young children with walking problems to experience moving around and become used to the wheelchairs they will eventually need to use. READ MORE...

In Canada, project offers food discounts for tiffin box users
	The Tiffin Project is hoping to reduce the number of disposable containers used by the takeaway industry as well as support local farmers in Vancouver. READ MORE...

Non-invasive anaemia sensor delivers results to any smartphone
	The HemoGlobe screening device, developed at the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, is a sensor that can detect anaemia in patients and display the results on a smartphone, without the use of needles. READ MORE...

Spectators at re-enactment village get wifi access from donkeys
	Kfar Kedem in Israel is offering connectivity from the animals featured in the park, through its Wi Fi Donkeys service. READ MORE...

To find a new web designer, ad agency targets those pirating Adobe Creative Suite
	Ogilvy Brussels has targeted designers trying to get the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite through less-than-legal means in their new recruitment drive. READ MORE...

Ping-pong paddles given a designer touch
	A designer line of ping-pong paddles that has just reached its target amount on Kickstarter is intended to improve the sports' image. READ MORE...

Eco art doubles as a working beehive
	The Elevator B sculpture in Buffalo, New York, also provides a home for bees and aims to be part of an educational scheme to teach people about the importance of the ecosystem. READ MORE...

Gift-giving site hand-picks items tailored to the recipient
	Gift Owl is a UK venture that asks gift recipients to fill out a questionnaire outlining their taste and then finds suitable gifts accordingly. READ MORE...

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