Tech-savvy Australians will soon be able to pay for their daily coffee as simply as tapping their reusable SmartCup, which is embedded with smart payment capabilities. Customers who purchase one of environmentally friendly SmartCups, designed by Australian product innovator Frank Green, can download the CafePay smartphone app. Then they simply order their coffee as usual and pay for it with […]
Paying Coffee With Your Cup
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 207
Top stories in the latest BIZNESS! Newsletter:
– Healthy Snack Box Delivery To Office
– A Clock That Tells Both Time And Treasured Moments
– Backyard Chicken Cabinet
– Trash To Toys Design
– Find A Roommate Service
– Sock Society Service
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Uber Safe
To say that Uber has been struggling a little in the public relations department over recent months could probably be considered an understatement. As the company seeks to address issues of poorly-vetted drivers, they’ve launched one campaign we can probably all get behind: offering Toronto’s drunk revelers a free ride home if they blow over the limit at an Uber […]
A Clock that Tells Both Time and Treasured Moments
monom and IMG SRC have joined together to create a new clock that not only tells time, but also shows your most valuable memories. Shaped like a little house, the center of the clock displays a slideshow of photos uploaded by the user. However, what’s special about Memory Clock is that beyond just displaying these photos, it shows them at the same […]
Healthy Snack Box Delivery to Office
SnackNation is the only turnkey healthy snack delivery service designed for your office. Having a SnackNation healthy snack box delivered to your office means no more driving around town to pick up snacks for the entire office. The startup is a one-of-a-kind monthly healthy snack delivery service that helps your employees be happier, healthier, and highly productive. It’s also a way to give […]
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 […]
Got an Idea? Check Out These Tips to Turning It Into a Business
While watching her young son wrestle with his stuffed animals to fall asleep, Jennifer Tefler, came up with the cool idea that is known as Pillow Pets. These cute, plush, pillows in the shape of animals were a great design that made for easy play mates as well as resting pillows for children of all ages. Today, her cool idea […]
Pay or Share Content
German platform PayOrShare allows readers to first enjoy the content and then decide how they want to pay for it by choosing one of two options: a small amount of money or a post on their social network of choice. While the platform is primarily targeted at more commercial entities looking to get the word out about coupons, videos, etc., it could […]
Have a Virtual Doctor’s Visit Without Ever Leaving the House
The future of technology seems to always be rooted in the entertainment industry. New formats like the CD, and later, the DVD, are based on either movies or gaming. It is as if we think cool technology is the limited domains of Hollywood and Silicon Valley. But technology is nothing more than applied science. And some of the coolest applied […]
Selling Your Home Through Video Marketing
Spotted: new business idea of video marketing your home instead of the usual traditional way. In truth, there may be many reasons why you would want to complete a quick house sale. Maybe you are bound by negative equity and desperately need to offload your home speedily? Perhaps you need to relocate and are required to find a buyer for […]