Removals price comparison site takes individuals’ video footage into account
We’ve already seen interesting relocation ideas in the form of pedal-powered removals and house move services aimed especially at seniors, but our latest spotting puts new technology to use to make moving home easier. Moveline creates an inventory of its customers’ homes over video conferencing and works with removal companies to find the best deals. READ MORE…
Peer-to-peer housing site connects foreign tenants with landlords
The peer-to-peer model has proved useful in the past for communities wanting to better organize parking spaces and car sharing. Based in Singapore, Boxyroom is using this same method to help future tenants moving to a new country find landlords and vice versa. READ MORE…
Online platform aims to make household management easier
We’ve already seen online ventures such as HighScore House provide a way to manage household chores, and our newest spotting could be equally as helpful to homeowners. BrightNest is an organization tool for homes that keeps important information in one place and offers tips to keep the house in check. READ MORE…
We’ve seen open source principles applied to cars, restaurants and phone service, to name just a few examples, but it wasn’t until very recently that we came across an open source solution for designing and building a home. Sure enough, though, WikiHouse is a brand-new effort to let anyone design and build their own dwelling. READ MORE…An open source kit for designing and building a home
In exchange for mortgage payments, consumers’ homes painted with ads
If consumers are willing to accept advertising on their cars, in their personal lives and on their social web pages, then why not their homes as well? That, indeed, is essentially the premise behind a new initiative from California-based mobile ad startup Adzookie, which just this week launched an effort to turn homes into giant advertising billboards. READ MORE…






