Search app constantly scans the changing web
We recently covered the Hero Button, an app that allows smartphone users to create alerts when specific actions are carried out on the web. Now, Resultly aims to do the same for searches – monitoring changes in results and combining them into one stream of information. READ MORE…
Plug-in book offers digital content when the page is turned
Physical books and new technology are often placed in contrast to each other but – as we have seen with projects such as Between Page and Screen – they can actually exist in harmony. Adding weight to this point, the Elektrobiblioteka, or Electrobook, contains sensors between its pages that generate extra, dynamic content for readers when the book is plugged into a computer. READ MORE…
From Sweden, anti-spam tests ask questions about human rights
Following fast from our coverage of the NotFound project’s campaign to use 404 pages to hold information on missing persons, the Civil Rights Captcha is now using anti-spam devices to test if web users are human by asking them questions about global human rights issues. READ MORE…
Spectators at re-enactment village get wifi access from donkeys
With internet access becoming more of a necessity than a luxury these days, we’ve seen a number of startups trying to boost wifi coverage outdoors, including pavement hotspots and even park wifi powered by dog poo. Now a re-enactment village in Israel is providing connectivity to tourists from the animals that carry them around the park, through its Wi Fi Donkeys service. READ MORE…
Service imports and organizes electronic documents from PCs, email and the web
Document management has been a perennial challenge over the years, but German Doo recently launched a new solution. The new cloud service collects and organizes both local and online documents and stores them centrally in a secure and easily searchable way. READ MORE…
Platform scores developers’ coding skills and delivers results to recruiters
Consumers learn a new language while helping to translate the web
We’ve seen online translation services and we’ve seen language-learning programs over the years, but not until Duolingo had we seen a venture that marries the two. Sure enough, Pennsylvania-based Duolingo is a site that lets consumers learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web. READ MORE…
Portable 4G hotspot rewards users for sharing mobile internet connections
The restrictive data plans offered by some mobile providers have brought about attempts to develop a more open approach to internet connectivity for smartphone and tablet users. We recently covered San Francisco-based Open Garden, whose app turns devices into short-range routers to share connections across networks. Providing a similar service, the Karma portable 4G hotspot aims to monetize the sharing of connectivity. READ MORE…
App turns smartphones into routers for peer-to-peer shared mobile internet coverage
We recently reported on Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble’s wifi-blocking wallpaper, which aims to make home and business networks more secure against unauthorized use. San Francisco-based startup Open Garden, however, is focused on democratizing internet access and is looking to boost mobile broadband coverage by sharing devices’ connectivity in densely populated areas. READ MORE…
Free mobile internet in exchange for participation in local offers
It’s been a few years since we’ve looked at initiatives offering free mobile services, but the ones we’ve seen so far have generally used ads to make their free offerings possible. Recently, however, Belgian mobile operator Mobile Vikings launched VikingSpots, an experiment whereby customers can earn free mobile internet service by participating in offers from local businesses. READ MORE…
