Invest the Change from Everyday Purchases

Acorns is the first mobile investment application that lets you open your own investment account on your phone in a few seconds. With Acorns, invest spare change automatically from everyday purchases into a diversified portfolio. Acorns constructs and optimizes portfolios with help from the father of Modern Portfolio Theory, Dr. Harry Markowitz, and keeps them on track with automatic rebalancing and dividend […]

Ripples Spreading Around The World

Share a thought, local event, or joke with people near you. The Ripple app tests a new concept for social media. Ripple lets you start “ripples” about things you care about and send it to people near you, who in-turn can choose to “ripple” it to others. You can see a map of your ripples as they spread in your […]

Long Lasting Customizable Modular Smartphone

Opting for a new phone every 18 months or so is not the most sustainable or environmentally friendly way to operate— and this is why Finland-based company Circular Devices is developing the “Puzzlephone”, which is designed to last for 10 years. This Android device is a modular piece of technology that is made up of three main parts—a “brain” with […]

Back to Basics

So it’s back to basics. With the barrage of new fancy smartphones flooding the market in recent months, it is easy to overlook one of the basic functions of a mobile phone – as an emergency contact mobile device. The makers of the SpareOne Plus, an emergency phone, has returned to basics and designed the phone as just that. It is […]

Artificial Intelligence Restaurant Guide

Finding a new place to eat with a friend or that special someone often requires a trawl through Google search results or Yelp reviews, but they’re not very good at knowing the types of restaurants you already like. Adding a touch of natural language recognition and artificial intelligence, Russia’s IO is an app that learns users’ preferences and chats with […]

Fling the World

New app Fling is like a virtual message in a bottle service, allowing users to randomly send photos, videos, and texts to up to 50 people around the world. Senders can then access a map to see where their missives have landed. If they feel inclined to further the conversation, recipients can send a response. The exchange remains completely anonymous, […]

GoGlove Remote App Control

GoGlove is a wearable Bluetooth controller that can be used as a standalone remote, or built into a thin glove liner that can be used underneath any outer glove you may already have. It’s secret lies in its patent-pending magnetic technology that allows the user to control their devices with just a snap of their fingers. So if you’re skiing […]

LiveNote App For Orchestra Performances

The Philadelphia Orchestra is rolling out LiveNote™, an application for mobile devices that allows audiences to access information about the works they are hearing, following the music with real-time musical, emotional, and historical highlights. LiveNote is one of many Orchestra initiatives to explore how technology can intersect with audiences at the different points where they experience music. Developed in collaboration […]

Personal Wine Sommelier in App

Vivino helps both novice and pro wine lovers discover, share and keep track of their favorite wines. By scanning any wine label users are able to see a wine’s rating, review, and price. “My Wine Profile”, encourages users to learn more about their wine preferences and the wine styles they enjoy. The new feature automatically organizes and categorizes wine preferences […]