Need to make a call but run out of juice? Just give your cellphone a shake for an extra burst of power – that’s the idea behind a new cellphone charger that turns movement into energy. Shashank Priya and his colleagues at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are designing an emergency onboard charger that draws energy from the piezoelectric force generated […]
Shake and Charge
Anti-Predator iPhone Case
If you often find yourself walking on lonely streets or dangerous situations alone, then the awesome new Coyote Case may just be what you need. This ingenious Smartphone cover not only protects your iPhone from scratches and dings; it can actually protect you from predators! How does it do this – by emitting an incredibly loud siren when activated! Dubbed […]
Nokia Releases Bendable Phone Concept
Nokia hasn’t really ever had the coolest phones on the market. They are generally just those reserved for construction workers and project managers; the type of phone that is simply used to stay in touch and get the job done. However, Nokia’s most recent concept, though it’s not exactly breaking news anymore, still has the entire smartphone industry buzzing and has smartphone […]
Trends in Mobile CRM
It’s worth noting that revenue for mobile device sales has outpaced PC and laptop sales in recent years. And whether you’re a small business owner, an entrepreneur, or a freelance project manager of any kind, you understand the importance of real-time applications in charting your sales. The key word here is mobility. This has a lot to do with how sales […]
Artkive Kids Art
ARTKIVE is the easiest and fastest way to chronologically store, share and print your child’s artwork or schoolwork. Never again feel guilty about throwing away artwork your kids bring home. Get rid of the clutter and start to enjoy your child’s work. Your kids will love flipping through their Artkives to see their creations.
Emergency App for Lame Dates
The love pros at eHarmony invent an iPhone app that can be programmed to call with a fake “emergency,” allowing you to graciously escape a lame date. First, you’ll be able to choose precisely when the call arrives, whether that be in 3 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes. Then it lets you specify the emergency: Your mom calls to […]
Rapid Rescue Mobile App
In cheesy films when there’s an emergency and someone shouts “is there a doctor around?” one always appears from the crowd to help, but in the real world it often isn’t that easy to find someone with sound medical knowledge who’d be able to save lives in an emergency. Well in order to address this problem, a new application called […]
Friday Personal Assistant
Friday is an app that wants to automatically track your activity in order to provide a history of your communications, additional analysis, and even a search engine for your own life. With Friday, which now has around 55,000 sign-ups pre-launch, what you’re seeing is sort of like the flip side to Siri. Where you may ask your virtual assistant about […]
Dash, The Employee Health App
A great new app by Virgin HealthMiles, of Richard Branon’s Virgin Group, is taking seriously the responsibility companies have for the health of their employees. Based around the idea of providing wellness activities and mobile incentives for its users, this app has an accelerometer that tracks steps and workout calories and then syncs the info to the users’ Virgin HealthMiles […]
Store Pics on Everpix Cloud
Photo organization service Everpix just launched its first iPhone application. The app does two key things: it offers you a way to access your entire photo collection from your phone, plus it automatically uploads all your iPhone photos to the Everpix cloud. The app is a crucial part of the overall Everpix experience, which, for those of you unfamiliar, works […]