App offers instant and easy small payment gift requests
Regular readers of Springwise may remember Jifiti, the app that lets consumers scan a barcode with their smartphone to gift the item to a friend. Now Ok’d enables anyone to take a photograph of a product and instantly receive money from a friend or relative to pay for it. READ MORE…
System crowdsources quake data from smartphones to save lives
We’ve already seen an app called Earthquake Buddy harness the power of smartphones to help users find their loved ones in the aftermath of a natural disaster. However, a new development called Crowdshake could act as an early warning system, by triggering warnings on nearby smartphones when tremors are detected by those nearer the epicenter. READ MORE…
Through app, consumers connect with local fashion boutiques based on social interests
The fashion industry and social networks are just as dynamic as each other, which is perhaps why they lend themselves well to each other in a retail scenario, something that Material Wrld has already picked up on. Now the walkby app enables users to ‘follow’ new trends or products in order to receive notifications when local boutique stores have stock that matches their interests. READ MORE…
Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create location-based gardening advice app
If the number of innovations we’ve come across that help homeowners start gardening inside and out – such as the easy-to-use Patch – is anything to go by, it may provide some proof that the grow-your-own trend is still in full bloom. Our latest spotting is Sprout It, an app that not only provides location-specific advice to green-fingered consumers, but also aims to raise awareness about a brand pivot for its sponsor. READ MORE…
Android smartphone app triangulates gunfire
We recently wrote about Vaporsens, the handheld electronic dog’s nose that can help police forces accurately detect illegal substances. Now, researchers at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville have developed a smartphone app that can detect the origin of gunfire. READ MORE…
Sellers take a photo – app prices, sells and ships consumers’ unwanted items
Internet marketplaces have made it possible for sellsumers to turn their unused objects into extra cash, but the process of getting those items online, ensuring they sell and packaging them can be a laborious process. That’s where Sold. comes in, with a mobile app that aims to do all of the work for them. READ MORE…
App notifies recruiters when criteria-matching jobseekers are nearby
Location information can enrich and transform the capabilities of a wide variety of mobile apps, and we’ve seen those focusing on transportation, beer and news benefit in the past. Our latest spotting is JobProx, a smartphone app that connects recruiters and employers with job seekers when they happen to be in the same vicinity. READ MORE…
Data analytics app provides detailed hyper-local information
We recently wrote about Homesnap – an augmented reality app that enables locals to bring up real estate data about any home in the neighborhood. Now BlockAvenue is bringing more data to the hyper-local level, offering detailed statistics about specific blocks in the US. READ MORE…
App helps local communities to share parking spaces
We recently wrote about Mapkin, the app for drivers that enables them to create customized routes for friends, making driving more social. Another app harnessing people’s networks of friends and family is ParkTag, which alerts users looking for a parking spot when someone they know has just vacated one near to them. READ MORE…
At bars, app lets customers tune into television audio and receive discounts
Those who frequent sports bars will know that sometimes they aren’t the best place to catch a game – screens are either muted or if they do have sound, it can be drowned out by talking. Audioair aims to solve this problem by allowing customers to tune into audio channels through their smartphones, while also receiving extra content. READ MORE…
