A company that's designed to provide clerical support for the police department. I once did a ride along with a San Diego Police officer and I was amazed by the amount of time he had to spend filling out and compiling a police report on an incident we responded to. It was about 2 hours, time that could have been spent patrolling, interacting with the public, etc. The main issue was the slow Read this article
Mood tracking app that allows the user to select how they are feeling using a variety of icons. The app would track your moods day by day, and build a graph to help you better visualize how you are doing. First Steps: see if an app like this exists, if not, develop a simple prototype with automated check in notifications.
Book or movie script about a civilization where people live for the first Read this article
An app that allows children to make magical toys by 3D sculpting and designing a creature. They can take parts from different animals, reshape them, pick colors and such. The app would allow the parent to order the finished creature to be 3D printed or made into a stuffed animal (the app would preview how a stuffed animal version of the creature would look, as not all shapes are possible). The 3D Read this article
Public Q and A app that allows people to ask questions during presentation using their smartphone. The app would connect to the central system where you would be placed in a queue. When it time for you to ask your question, you would be alerted on the app, and you can either stand up or remain seated and ask your question into the phone. The sound would be transmitted over the internet and Read this article
Testing service that allows self study students to get BS or BA equivalency certifications in various disciplines or certifications in various specialty subjects. Self study is now more of an option than ever, and at the same time, a 4 year university degree is more inflated and more expensive than ever. The true value of a university education is just the certificate you get in the end, and the Read this article
Electric water shutoff valve that can be operated via WiFi and Bluetooth. Ever left your house for a vacation wondering if you have turned off everything in your house. This would be a solution. A main water valve that can be operated from a smartphone app over WiFi. First Steps: see if this exists, adopt a current electric shutoff valve by adding WiFi capabilities. This would also work really Read this article
Today I decided to jot down 10 random app ideas for smartphones, mostly iPhone, that have been bouncing around inside my head. Many of these may very well already exist, but here is my list all the same: Smartphone eye exam app with voice prompts and voice recognition. Just a quick app to test one's eyesight. This would have to be designed for specific models, to compensate for difference in Read this article
Today is going to be a little different. Instead of coming up with 10 random ideas, I am going to instead list 10 things I really would have loved to have seen in the new iPhone X. Not all of these are new or novel, some of them exist on other devices, but I would have loved seeing them in an iPhone all the same. So here is my "back seat driver" list for Apple iPhone X: Fingerprint sensor in the Read this article
Workout app with customer music. The app takes your favorite music from your playlist and plays it, overlaying workout routines with verbal cues. The app would function as a marketplace where coaches would be able to prepare and design workout routines, and load them up. The routines could be overlaid over your own tracks, or music picked by the routine creator. First Steps: figure out music Read this article
Pressure sensing pad for exercise to provide feedback. While working on some Yoga and stretching positions it's important to keep your lower back firmly planted against the wall or floor. For beginners an nice inexpensive device could be a pressure pad or tube that could be wrapped in a towel and placed under the back. When the device senses the loss of pressure, it beeps. Electronics could be Read this article