Innovation | Fresh Creation - Inspiration For Creative Minds

1

  • 09 Dec 2009
  • 02:48 pm

Google Goggles Makes The World More Transparent

The story
Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. Instead of using words, take a picture of an object with your camera phone: Google Goggles attempts to recognize the object, and returns relevant search results. Goggles also provides information about businesses near you by displaying their names directly in the camera preview.

Why this story inspired me
Like other apps, for instance Layar, Google is now really starting to add all of the information on the web to real life objects. It brings the virtual and the real world together and in doing so it makes the world more transparent. Relevant information is instantly available.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more companies will realize that the only way to be successful in the future is by being open.

More To See

vote

  • 02 Dec 2009
  • 10:39 am

Arabic Language Buddy For The iPhone

The story
Arabic Language Buddy by Sakhr gives English speakers a live speech translator into Arabic. Users can freely speak (or type) English sentences into their iPhone, then view and hear the Arabic translation immediately.

Why this story inspired me
An application like this makes it possible for people to communicate with other people that speak a totally different language. It connects people.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that through communication applications like these people will start to understand eachother’s views better.

vote

  • 30 Nov 2009
  • 10:55 am

First Else - The Built From Scratch Smartphone

The story
What happens if you throw away all of the smartphone interfaces that you know and start building a brand new one from scratch? You might end up making a smartphone like the First Else. Though it is launching in Q2 next year, this looks like a phone from the future.

Why this story inspired me
I think it takes guts to say: Let’s start all over and see where we will end up. They worked on this phone for 2 years. This shows dedication and a need to make something special. The result is an interface that might make other phone companies reconsider their interfaces.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that the First Else will inspire other people/companies to challenge themselves to go beyond what’s already out there and really take their creations to a next level.

More To See

vote

  • 27 Nov 2009
  • 01:34 pm

MVRDV - Out Of The Box Architecture

The story
With their projects all over the world, architect agency MVRDV shows how they live up to the challenges to come up with original solutions for intensified use of space by combining a variety of functions.

Why this story inspired me
The projects by MVRDV show that so much more is possible if you let go of traditional architectural thinking. On top of that their solutions are beautiful to look at and they take the social element of a building seriously by turning buildings into communities.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people will start to look at their creations as an opportunity to create something amazing.

vote

  • 16 Nov 2009
  • 11:00 am

2009 Best Inventions Of The Year

The story
TIME senior writer Lev Grossman discusses some of the top choices for 2009 Best Inventions of the Year.

Why this story inspired me
All of the examples, except for the controller-free gaming computer by Microsoft, are inventions that have to do with our environment. It shows that the shift towards ‘conscious businesses’ is really happening.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more companies/people will see that caring for the world can also be a huge entrepreneurial opportunity.

vote

  • 12 Nov 2009
  • 10:17 am

Trillions - Why The Future Needs New Ways Of Thinking

The story
This is a short film (a fast paced preview of a larger effort) by MAYA Design created to put some perspective on the invisible but fast approaching challenges and opportunities in the pervasive computing age.

Why this story inspired me
The fact that the future is unknown and great changes are ahead is something that, I think, is very exciting. Not knowing and exploring new areas is much more about living than making sure things stay the same.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people start letting go of controlling the future but instead start living it.

vote

  • 05 Nov 2009
  • 01:18 pm

Sixth Sense Technology

The story
Basically, Sixth Sense is a mini-projector coupled with a camera and a cellphone - which acts as the computer and your connection to the Cloud, all the information stored on the web. Sixth Sense can also obey hand gestures, like in the movie Minority Report.

Why this story inspired me
Because a small team of people shows the whole world that interaction can be taken to a new level.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people will see that efforts on a small scale can lead to big changes.

older posts


Subscribe

Members

Fresh A Year Ago

Fresh Articles

Recent Votes

Who Made This Happen?

Link Love

tip freshcreation

FRESH PICKS

  • image
  • image
  • image

image

image

image

image

image