Kettle Idea
drul:
Make an electro kettle that would send a note to your tumblr,twitter,whatever that it just boiled.
Adding to that a bit, it would be cool if you could remote boil your kettle with a mobile app / over the web and it would give you a countdown timer as to when it will be finished boiling.
concept for a comic series...
A man is involved in an experiment to send him back in time to (for argument’s sake) the dark ages. However, as he passes through, the opening in space time begins to collapse. One of the enterprising young engineers on the other side has an idea - just before it closes completely, he manages to jam a piece of copper pipe through the remaining hole, keeping it open. Until they can figure out how to widen the hole again, the man must survive in the middle ages using only technology and items which will fit through the pipe - for example a USB cable to charge whatever electronic items he had on him at the time.
At one point he might have been challenged to a duel or joust with a much larger man than him - when he tells his colleagues this, they poke through some bullets and a copy of the improvised munitions handbook.
Source: oholiabski
Night Out App Idea
Had this idea for an app a little while back, thought I would share it. I want to be able to share where I’m going to be with my friends. Foursquare is great for telling friends where i am now, but by the time my friends actually see it I’m most of the time already gone. I’m constantly texting friends on a Friday night asking them what their plans are and if they want to hang out. It would be nice if I could open up an app and see where all my friends are gonna be, when they are gonna be there, and how long they are gonna be there for. Then I could just tap a button that would notify them that I’m joining them. Once I arrive at the destination my friend is automatically notified that I am here. The logic behind sharing where you are gonna be is that in doing so you are saying, “I’ll be here, you are welcome to join me”. Obviously you could set who could see the post since sometimes you only want to hangout with certain people. I think this would eliminate the countless txts sent back and forth trying to figure out what my friend’s plans are. Arrived sort of does this but I think it falls a bit short. Perhaps soon I will write a post about these shortcomings and some possible solutions.
Anyway, just an idea I had.
Source: benschel
Source: dcronin92
