Mad Science research

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paper translucency + backlit iPad = animationy stuff. lexus + cineprint 

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Kate Spade wrapped dedicated cabs to shuttle customers from their stores, free all day.

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Lulu Guinness

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contextual ads. photos for blogs which link to ad-data (france photo gets pop-up widget linkish thing to travel, hotels, insurance). photographers, bloggers, kiosked get cut from click-through rates?

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QR hacker

custom QRs

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pictures under glass future is not the way we actually use our hands nor tools.

think tactile, not just finger paint.

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jawbone + UP

all-weather bracelet connects to phone app, scheduler, vibrates.

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ebook publisher makes books based on popular search engine queries. short targeted books. "How to get into Yale" rather than "How to get into the Ivy Leagues." 

pitches to authors: know stuff? no time to write? we'll partner you with our reporters.

all titles profitable within first year.

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Mobnotate and Active Tribes

pitched as interaction between author and social network of beta readers for drafts. notations beyond text. video, maps, etc... Writers (admins/creators) can award readers. 

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throwable 360 ball panorama

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Amazon will publish 122 books this fall in an array of genres, in both physical and e-book form.

NYT

includes self help, Penny Marshall bio, etc...

Run by Laurence Kirshbaum, ex Random House, ex Time Warner publisher and literary agent?

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Tag Tile out-of-the-box loyalty/rewards interface for smart phones (+downloadable management software). For small scale businesses. 

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Automated.

The Wisdom of Others books. Curate digital publishing. Invite others to contribute, upload text online in survey form? Follow format, books is published. Self-edit? Grad gifts, baby books, easy for commemoration.

Similar: print Facebook archive, even looks like web layout. Egobook. Same people who gather linked photos and convert them into mosaic. 

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Baby plays with ipad, has fun.

Attempts to pinch, drag, flick, print mag, does not have fun. 

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catch virtual butterflies game, get coupons, trade butterflies with other users