Literary magazine published exclusively in audio form

Posted by Springwise in December 31st 2011

Last fall we featured Underwood: Stories in Sound, a magazine that's produced twice a year on vinyl LPs, so we were particularly interested when we recently came across The Drum, a literary ...
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Exclusive membership card offers perks for entrepreneurs

Posted by Springwise in December 31st 2011

Recipients of the Key-2 Luxury key ring may get to enjoy uber-premium privileges for life, but holders of the FoundersCard are entitled to benefits of a more targeted kind. Focusing on entr ...
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Tags: business success, entrepreneurs, events, lifestyle, networking, USD, Virgin Atlantic

Crowdsourced guide calls out Spanish bars serving fake drinks

Posted by Springwise in December 31st 2011

Stark honesty is never in short supply where the crowds are involved, delivering a hefty dose of transparency to operators of hotels, ski resorts, and playgrounds, to name just a ...
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App creation platform taps the power of the crowds

Posted by Springwise in December 31st 2011

It was only last week that we wrote about UnserAller, a platform which asked for input from the crowds to help improve product ideas. Now we’ve come across a similar initia ...
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Disadvantaged women sew scrap fabric into high-end rugs and bags

Posted by Springwise in December 30th 2011

Much the way New York designer Diana Eng creates purses from scrap leather, so Rags2Riches sells a line of high-end handbags and foot rugs crafted from discarded scrap fabric. The differenc ...
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From Japan, add-on turns manual wheelchairs into electric ones

Posted by Springwise in December 30th 2011

Electric wheelchairs have brought new mobility to disabled individuals around the world, but with prices typically starting at around USD 1,000, they’re not within reach fo ...
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Online app retailer launches a real-world store

Posted by Springwise in December 30th 2011

Now that virtually all the bricks-and-mortar retail world has established at least some sort of presence online, it’s become increasingly common to see the flip side of tha ...
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In retail stores, research tool uses Kinect to track shoppers’ behavior

Posted by Springwise in December 29th 2011

Nintendo’s Wii platform has already sparked applications well beyond the world of gaming, so it’s not entirely surprising to see Microsoft’s Kinect do much the ...
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Social networking service offers a ‘secret place’ for couples

Posted by Springwise in December 29th 2011

In recent months we’ve featured not just one but two technology-based tools focused on relationship management, and recently we came across one more. Hailing this time from ...
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Global directory lets medical tourists find & review clinics

Posted by Springwise in December 29th 2011

Back in 2007, we noted Babyfy's TripAdvisor-like reviews of hospitals' maternity wards. Now we've discovered RevaHealth, an Irish website that provides a similar service for all medical to ...
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Tags: cosmetic, Ireland, Jonathan Kyle, Life Hacks

Language learning QR codes teach vocabulary and pronunciation

Posted by Springwise in December 28th 2011

Learning a new language is never easy, but there’s no shortage of fresh approaches aiming to help. In recent years we’ve seen a Twitter-based tool for building vocabu ...
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Mobile app wakes users earlier on days with wintry weather

Posted by Springwise in December 28th 2011

It’s about this time of year that those living in the Northern Hemisphere’s wintry regions can begin to feel the toll of the winter weather on their daily lives. One ...
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From recycled leather scraps, purses with a story

Posted by Springwise in December 28th 2011

Eco-friendly fashion has been an ongoing theme on our virtual pages in recent years, as have product life stories. Combining an element of each, we recently came across New York designer Di ...
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From unused subway fares, a monthly donation to charity

Posted by Springwise in December 28th 2011

Every year, some USD 52 million is lost by users of New York City’s MetroCard payment system when they replace old cards that still have a small amount of value remaining. ...
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‘Monster supplies’ store hides creative writing workshop

Posted by Springwise in December 28th 2011

Regular readers of Springwise will already be familiar with numerous innovations designed to enliven children’s education. Whilst many of these use technology to engage with youths, such ...
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Site helps managers track employee morale

Posted by Springwise in December 27th 2011

It’s no secret that employee morale can have a big effect on company performance, but getting an accurate picture of how employees are feeling in a timely way is one of a m ...
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Virtual game lets real-world startups compete against each other

Posted by Springwise in December 27th 2011

Just in the last few weeks we’ve seen elements of gaming brought to banking, kids’ safety, and art sales, and now we’ve come across yet another application. Lau ...
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Business books served in bite sizes for e-readers

Posted by Springwise in December 27th 2011

Whether it's burgers, brownies or popular books, consumers increasingly favour bite-sized portions. That fact apparently hasn't escaped Pearson Education's FT Press, which just launched a ...
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App tells visually impaired the value of paper currency

Posted by Springwise in December 26th 2011

Having a visual impairment means that many daily tasks are transformed into daily challenges. One such difficulty is how to determine the value of paper currency during financial transactio ...
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Social enterprise connects artists with empty commercial buildings

Posted by Springwise in December 26th 2011

In the UK we recently saw empty commercial properties offered to charities for free while permanent tenants are found. Similarly, an Australian social enterprise — Renew Austra ...
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In India, personal documents stored physically and digitally

Posted by Springwise in December 26th 2011

Personal document storage is a trend that has followed naturally upon the heels of personal storage in general, overlapping not insignificantly with life caching and related services. We've ...
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Buy an exotic beer, donate to its country of origin

Posted by Springwise in December 25th 2011

If a painless donation process is the key to a successful charity drive, then Australia's Shebeen bar has surely found the ideal approach. Rather than requiring that patrons write a check o ...
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