A way to barter your expertise for equity in a startup
Tinder for couples to find a movie to watch. Find a movie you both match on
A website to help you find the missing piece from your jigsaw. Simply upload a photo of your jigsaw and the AI will find, print and ship it to you.
Smartphones should let you know when the person on the other end is using speaker phone.
Scratch & sniff coffee bags. I would like the ability to smell the coffee before I buy.
An app where you can scan the ingredients of any product and it will quickly highlight anything harmful
Coffee in a juice box.
Headphones with interchangeable caps in the shape of ears – cat, dog, elves, etc
An app where i can unfollow everyone who follows a specific person
Submit an article and people pitch headlines for it.
An app where I can save articles for later reading but then receive a newspaper version of all the stories I haven’t read yet in the mail at the end of each month.
An app where you upload your grocery list and they will sort it by aisle.
An app where I enter my food order and it tells me which delivery service is the cheapest.
Drone hedge trimmer.
An app where you can find a bench to sit based on your location.
Fitted sheets company that lets you enter the brand, size and then will send you fitted sheets that will fit your bed perfectly.
A Spotify feature where you input the time it takes for you to get home and it comes up with a perfectly timed playlist so you never have to miss the next verse
A cooking website for kids that makes cooking fun, educational and safe.
A bank just for kids.
An option on Uber Eats where you can enter your budget and let the website pick something for you to eat. A great way to expand your taste palate
Brands on the stock market should have an upsell after you purchase their product online - "Would you like to buy some stock?"
Espresso flavoured cereal
YouTube feature where if someone ‘dislikes’ a video a pop-up asks them why. There dislike won’t process until they give their reason.
Auto-cancel whatever I join for a free 30 days.
A tool that generate high end mockups from a text, a color and a logo
There are photos where we have unintentionally photobombed and it’s just on the internet somewhere… An app where you can find yourself in the background of stranger’s photos.
An email AI assistant that cleans up all my unread emails and unsubscribes me from the endless junk.
An app where you can create a shopping list. The app will give you the cheapest shops to purchase your items based on your location. Think Trivago for your shopping list items.
Woolly hat with fake ears so it’s easy for you to put on and take off a mask.
A non-profit that has access to fruit trees on people’s property. They would pick the fruit at the right time and then use the fruit to feed the homeless.
A social network called Give A Fuck, instead of likes you give a fuck. "Oh I love this meme clicks 'give a fuck' icon "
Your phone should show you a history of all the text you have copied
Take away that only serves meals under 1,000 calories.
Twitter allows you to mute words but it should also let you mute images. Upload an image you want to mute such as the ‘Bernie Sanders mittens meme’ Twitter would then remove those images from your feed.
A bot that auto responds to all of your social media messages that you are away and you will respond soon.
A website where you input your dream and certain specifics. You then get shown other users who had similar dreams with the ability to chat.
An app to let you borrow and rent items you need from people close by.
On demand buggy cleaning service
Washing machine that won’t start if it detects tissue paper in the drum.
My download folder should remind me every few days of files that I haven’t engaged with and also with the option to bulk delete.
An app where I can remove any filter and see the original photo
A printing service that will create a framed vintage silhouette portrait from any photo.
An umbrella that has a waterproof surface in which you can write your ideas on. The tip of the umbrella would act as a removable pen.
Custom pre-filled diaries. For example I want to get fitter, so you fill out your goals and then get send a pre-filled diary.
A blank jacket you can slip over your book. Sometimes I don't want people to know what I'm reading when in a public space.
A trackpad that shows its “mileage”
A TV that automatically mutes the advertisements.
Shazam for flower smells
A “Phone” built with interchangeable lens options and other plug n play accessories (shotgun mic/lighting/etc.) that is used for mobile live streaming and video creation through apps like TikTok and Instagram.
A customized package of apps for you to get started running your own business or next project. Get app subscription discounts and learn what works for you.
Bluetooth preference that reconnects to correct headphones without having to re-pair if you got out of range for a second
Mobile phones should allow you to screen share your phone with support to help fix your issue
Face masks that change your voice to Bane.
A dating app that once match with someone, you can't match with anyone else until you unmatch with that person.
A calendar app that responds to new meeting invites with a $ figure of how much that meeting costs you per hour. "Hey, are you free to jump on a quick 30 min call to talk about a new project" App will auto-respond with an automated "Sure thing I charge $150 for 30 mins of my time. Please click here to book it in"
A zoom feature that if the same person has been talking for too long, The Oscars "Wrap it up music" plays
Data-driven wishlist. A way for me to see my close friends & families targeted online ads so I can get them better gifts.
Phone app where if I place my phone near another phone it will sync with the calendar and book in a time to meet up, other features could be share number, email, notes, documents etc
An app where you enter media you didn’t enjoy and it will match you up with people who also didn’t enjoy it.
An advice column app that younger people can write into and is responded to by our elders.
DocuSign just for NDAs.
Digital sink that tells you how many dishes you need to clean and who cleaned what. Think of it as an email inbox - “You have 3 uncleaned mugs, this week top cleaner was Katie.”
Microwave style car cleaner. The car sits on a turntable where it is cleaned and then dried.
Fingerprint doorbell. The doorbell would recognize the fingerprint of anyone who was added to the database. Each user has their unique ringtone.
A tool to help you get feedback on responses to people's emails.
An AI tool that scans your pitch deck and gives you ways to improve.
A website that helps you choose where to live based on your goals. For example I want to go for forest walks, join Crossfit, eat healthier, work for X and my budget is X.
Author reads aloud app where authors read their books to a small group of fans and then at the end you can ask the author questions.
Podcast where Morgan Freeman reads you bedtime stories.
Bernie Sanders should launch his own range of mittens.
Create a Chrome extension for Amazon that tells me where I can buy an item locally.Help support your local businesses.
Temperature control baby bottle that allows you to set the precise temperature of your baby bottle. The tech already exists
An app where your alarms sync with your calendar
A marketplace to purchase ads on popular newsletters.
A matchmaking app that connects designers and developers based on projects, interests, wants, ambition, skills and more.
Someone invent an easier way to clean a waffle maker
Batteries that vibrate when they are about to lose power. We need a better way of knowing when batteries are about to die.
The volume of your car increases/decreased depending on it's surroundings. Window down - volume up etc.
A babys bottle that changes color when the milk becomes spoilt.
Someone print and sell a real version of the Windows Solitaire deck of cards
Kids bunk bed with built in ebook reader on the roof so they can read there favorite stories at night
A bathroom sink that that flushes from the rim just like a toilet
A oven barcode system that lets me scan the box to begin cooking the food for the right amount of time and power level.
Email feature that tells me how much of an email the recipient actually read.
An app where you could flag texts and then it sends you an e-mail reminder.
Sleep Bet App. Bet money that you will wake up at a certain time. Winners split the earnings that are lost by those that lose.
Custom newspaper delivery service. Have your very own newspaper using RSS feeds delivered to you daily or weekly.
An alarm clock that sprays you with water to wake you up. Add your oils for a custom smell.
Amazon filter to let you sort results by delivery times.
Amazon should let you return items by scheduling a pickup along the driver’s route like they do for a delivery.
Photoshop voice-controls for basic editing. “Adjust the contrast by 10% & export image for web as a PNG.”
A campaign/funnel landing page AI bot that provides various size and position design suggestions to your landing page url based on the data of popular designs.
Lottery seed funding. Like Kickstarter, except you buy votes on new products/services and the top product gets all of the money each round.
On demand car defrosting service.
AI-enabled smart storage unit that identifies and sells items shit that you haven't used for years.
A way to remove all Pinterest results from Google image search.
Twitter bot that screenshots any tweets with the words “My New Years Resolutions are…” it will then tweet you with the screenshot on the 31 Dec to let you know what a failure you are.
A chat recording service. My dad has lots of interesting stories and lived an eventful life. As a new parent I would love my kid to hear these stories when she gets older. Imagine a service that could record a conversation both audio & film between my dad and me, edit it and then give me the recording on my perferred medium - vinyl, cassete, cd or digital.
Launch a range of Cockroach milk. (Cockroach milk is three times as nutritious as cow’s milk)
An option on Amazon to filter out “does not deliver to ‘select country' ”
An app where you enter a show you want to watch and it tells you what streaming service has it for free.
Read and swipe dating app based on descriptions. If you swipe yes, you then get to see pictures and decide whether or not to go through with it.
Start naming natural disasters after companies that contribute the most to global warming.
iPhone feature where ivy slowly grows on icon shortcuts that don't get clicked on in a long time.
Google Maps should send me a push notification if I get close to a place I added on my “Want to go” list.
Similar to Reddit, all social networks should have the ability for users to award other users. The awards could be converted into certain rewards - gift cards, ad spend etc.
Air freshener device that shouts insults at you when it detects your car being smelly. “Oi piggy this car is disgusting, clean it now!”
Self-disinfecting door handles on bathrooms.
Dating app for people who got dumped, the app finds you matches based on photos of your ex.
A phone that offers both vertical and horizontal views when recording.
Replace on-hold music with a choice of an audiobook or a podcast.
Washing machine metal detector. The detector would tell you if there is anything metal in the machine before you turn it on.
A group alarm app.
A social network where you can create and use your own font.
Garage sale finder app. Find local garage sales in your area with feedback and ratings of each garage sale.
A better way for deaf people to access Podcasts.
A chrome extension to auto convert any WeP file into a jpeg when downloaded.
Social network lotto. Each month pay $X amount to enter a lotto to win 1 million followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
Create a font out of a scanned letter. Preserve your loved ones handwriting forever.
Metacritic for restaurants.
A shop that sells custom sized gloves. Place your hand on a scanner and a machine will create gloves that exactly fit your hand.
Guess the sound. An app that plays a sound and you have to guess it.
GoFundMe for movies/ tv shows. Bring back your favourite tv show.
An app that finds a halfway point for you to meet with a friend.
AI that recreates your hand writing and sends birthday, Christmas cards every year automatically to your family and friends.
Gas delivery service.
A website for designers and developers to pitch their projects to each other for partnership.
When our brains get linked via neuralink someone will build a marketplace for IQ – “Rent a developers brain for X amount of time”
Swap printed receipts for digital. If I pay with my card then the receipt is sent to my bank or phone where I can see a digital version.
Create 2 metre Christmas crackers.
Instead of greeting cards, Break Up Cards, you send them when you want to break up with someone.
A public toilet that detects when someone is peeing all over the seat and sprays their piss back at them.
AI Present Scanner. AI that scans your friend’s social accounts and suggests presents to buy based on their engagement.
A kindle cover that smells like books.
Netflix should have a Blooper section.
Pram with a heated handlebar.
An app that can tell whether your cough sounds like COVID.
Rechargeable reusable bracelets teachers can handout for field trips and track them all via native FindMy app devices.
A digital vinyl player that applies a vinyl crackling sound effect to what is being played, giving it a retro radio aesthetic.
Apple FaceID recognition even with a facemask.
A plug-in that alerts you when watching YouTube, if the presenter is actually sponsored by that product or not.
Drone metal detector for the ocean.
A community platform for local businesses. The owners can share insights, sell courses on how to grow business in their niche or franchises.
Netflix auto generated watchlist similar to Spotify’s Discover Weekly.
An alarm clock that charges you X amount each time you hit snooze.
Personal KPI dashboard. An application in which I can write down my goal, link to it financial indicators or health indicators and make the stages of achieving the goal integrated into the calendar. In this way, you can monitor the achievement of goals, plan tasks, and measure progress.
App where you hover over a plant and find out about the optimal conditions and care for it. Similar to Translation apps where you hover over an image or text and it translates.
A GMAIL feature to block all “Out of office” auto response emails.
A browser plugin or app that allows users to screen record a broken app/site UI issue or error with details like device internet connection strength. Users upload recorded session to tweet link or submit it to the company to fix.
An app where you take a photo of how a car is parked. An AI detects the license plate. You can only send the text “you park great/ terrible”. When someone registers with their license plate, they are shown all the feedback they got.
An app that automatically links to your Spotify playlists for music when you’re put on hold by customer service.
A collaborative playlist where you can add and upvote tracks to move them forward in the queue. You should not be able to skip the currently playing track. Backed by your favorite music provider such as Spotify.
Subscription service that gives you a refrigerated box with vision sensors. You choose your items and then every time you want groceries you place the box outside your house and it senses it and a drone delivers your shopping directly to the box
Wardrobe with a built in steamer. Help to kill bacteria and freshen your clothes.
A simple todo app focused on tracking how long tasks took from start and finish to predict future task time estimates
A service that was tied to my todo list and held me accountable for things I didn’t do that week. The service would give me an automated call / text telling me what I was missing & give me tips to catch up.
America’s next top model but for Graphic Designers.
A heated bike saddle for the cold days.
A baby bottle that changes colour when it’s at the perfect temperature for feeding.
Aroma alarm clock that releases a smell that starts off gentle but gets more pungent the longer you ignore it.
Toothpaste should come in aerosol cans similar to whipped cream.
A smart fridge that turns down the light when you open it at 2 am.
An app where your goals are represented by flowers. The more you work towards your goal the quicker the flower will grow. Stop and your flower will wither and die.
After Effects should suggest videos to watch within the rendering box.
An app where you scan food and it will list the health benefits.
Bed sheets should all have standardized markings to indicate the ends and sides.
Car freshener that smells like freshly brewed coffee.
Netflix feature that lets you create a custom queue of different TV episodes.
Start a TV club where a few people watch a set amount of episodes a week of a series and get together to discuss.
Mayo & ketchup squirt bottles that have nozzles on both ends.
Bank Cards should use a QR Code to store information. The current contacts of the chip get damaged easily.
A smart television that is smart enough to recognise that kids are watching too close and turns itself off
Battery plug that unplugs itself from the socket after your device is fully charged.
An alarm clock that gives away spoilers to your favourite TV shows the longer you sleep.
Solar panel beach umbrella. Charge your phone at the beach.
A smart microwave that automatically stops and stirs your food halfway through the power duration.
Plastic spoons that you peel a cover off of and they are full of peanut butter or Nutella.
A dating app synced with a wearable ring. When you’re in proximity to a match your ring glows brighter the closer you get.
A website that connects cosplay with hospitals so they can visit sick children and cheer them up.
Google Maps should have a safety rating for routes filter.
IMDB scores should be integrated into Netflix.
Marvel should create a CGI Stan Lee to keep the cameos going.
An IMDB for startups. The ability to search for a startup idea and see if it’s been done before and if it was a success or a failure. Features such as team size, sales, insights are included etc.
Free bus journeys with the requirement that you must watch ads for the entirety of your bus journey.
An app where a random song would play that matches the amount of time it will take for me to get home.
A time-delay capsule that contains 400mg of caffeine. Take it before you go to bed. 8 hours later it begins releasing the dosage.
There should be a breathalyzer to show how sick you are. This would be fair to employers/employees alike. Measure amount of bile, pathogens in breath/blood
Anyone who wants to buy a gun should have to get approval from a Psychologist before purchasing.
Google map should have a ‘noise level’ filter for streets — can be helpful when booking a hotel (Pre-Corona Idea).
Toilet paper rolls should be made out of flushable materials.
A Chrome Plugin that removes Pinterest links out of all Google searches.
Instagram should auto suggest hashtags based on what you’re posting about.
Peloton for Wheelchair users. A great way for the disabled to join a community and still keep fit while indoors.
An app where you can share anything and ask the users to roast it. Roast my photo. Roast my drawing.
Tinder for racket games. Match with people to play different racket games involving two-player games – tennis, squash, badminton, beach tennis and so on.
A car with a built-in drone camera. The camera can help you deal with blind turns, corners or curves.
A cologne that smells like new books.
A dating app called discovery. When you match with someone the app will choose a spot for you to meet. The only directions you will have will be given by a compass.
Kids toilet called cookie monster. Every time you flush the toilet will scream “SNACK TIME” and make the cookie monsters eating noises.
An app that every day gives you a concept with a 24h limit to create a drawing, photo or a short piece of text around the concept.
Tinder to help couples decide on things. Each partner would add what movies, tv shows, places to eat, recipes to make, places to visit that they like. They would then swipe left or right on what their partner has added. A way to help couples decide on what to do.
A water bed that gives the illusion you are floating on an inflatable at sea – seagulls, waves crashing and similar wave movements.
Apple watch should have a blood glucose monitor feature.
Netflix should create a subtitle feature to help you learn a new language. It would swap out a random word into the language you are trying to learn.
Gun safes should have a breathalyser test. If you are over the level the safe won’t open.
An app that converts speech into sign language.
Airpod cases should double up as a controller.
Anti-social network phone that allows you to only post three times per day across all social networks.
Onlyfans for chefs. You subscribe to a chef and get cooking ideas, recipes, videos etc.
Windows that automatically open when they recognise smoke.
Recipe chrome extension that extracts the actual recipe. No more endless scrolling looking for the god damn recipe.
A candle that has that new book smell.
An app that matches you to people who highlighted the same passages while reading.
Hard reset app. Connect all your social accounts to the app. Once connected you can do a hard reset on all your followers or all your content or both. Start fresh.
A light on your laptop that changes color depending on your wifi speed.
An Netflix option to remove the laughing track on sitcoms.
A service that provides custom jack-in-the-box.
Charity boxing match between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
A text editor where Pac-Man will start eating the text whenever you press backspace.
AI chrome extension for anxious people. You flag any posts that make you anxious across any social network. The more posts you flag the smarter the AI will become in auto-blocking.
iPhone feature to assign different ringing levels to different people. i.e set my family & work too loud, all others to medium.
A noise-cancelling toilet, so you don’t wake your partner up at night or in the morning.
A mini cement mixer that you can mix ice/drinks in.
A recycling bin that compresses my trash allowing me more space to fill.
Instagram feature to blacklist posts that use certain words or hashtags.
An app that would allow you to sell multiple items on multiple platforms. Create one listing for each item and the app would post the item to ALL platforms (eBay, Amazon, Facebook groups etc).
Tinder for actors. Where fellow actors can meet and go over their lines together.
An app where you can exchange unwanted Christmas presents.
A microwave that won’t turn on if it detects metal.
Book club finder app. People get matched into a group based on their reading interests.
iPhone feature called ‘Fortune cookie’. When you break your screen a fortune cookie will pop up with some words of wisdom.
Fruit that has stickers on them should sell space for another sticker as Adspace
AI that dumbs down wordy eBooks into basic English.
Flavoured lemon, lime & other fruit-flavoured ice cubes. You could add the cubes to your soft drinks or alcohol to enhance the flavour rather than the generic water ice cubes.
Goodreads for Podcasts – A place to share, discover and track podcasts.
When you search for a shop/ bar/ restaurant on Google it should tell you whether it is mandatory for a mask or not.
YouTube feature where if someone ‘dislikes’ a video a pop-up asks them why. Their dislike won’t process until they give their reason.
Remove my ex. An algorithm that removes a selected person from all your photos.
Clothing company should start selling masks that match their upper-body apparel.
A news app that only delivers positive news.
An app where I add my favourite artists and when they announce a tour ill receive an alert.
Sports fan app. A select amount of fans will have access where they can cheer during games which will play into the stadiums. Each seat would have a speaker that’s connected to each fan’s phone.
An app where you partner up with people and watch each other’s favorite movies and then talk about them.
An app to block a person on all social networks with one click.
Filter finder. An app where you screenshot a photo and it tells you what filter/editing that person used.
FaceRuff. An app where you create a social profile for your dog. You can follow other dogs, go for walks, tag each other in photos.
Music app that can detect your running speed and alter the music in realtime to fit your tempo.
A device that can locate annoying sounds.
An app where I scan my grocery receipts and it will track the prices of the items I buy most frequently so I can know when something is on sale for a good price or not.
GoHelpMe. A site similar to GoFundMe but you offer your help or volunteer depending on what they’re trying to accomplish.
Spotify/ Apply Music should add the ability to discuss the song you’re listening to with other users in real-time.
An app where people sign up to show up at dirty Airbnb rooms and leave it cleaned up in exchange for staying free.
A smart television that is smart enough to recognise that kids are watching too close and turns itself off
Substack for Podcasts.
A zip that if left unzipped for more than 1 min starts screaming
Develop a jacket with airbags for protecting elderly people when falling.
Auto applies job app. Upload your CV, Cover Letter, and personal details. The app scrapes all jobs in your industry and auto applies to any new relevant jobs.
A to-do app where as soon as you open any social media the to-do app will pop open with a list of your tasks
Create a green vegetable smoothie recipe for kids and call it Hulk Juice.
A cooking app where each recipe has its own music playlist that you can listen to while cooking.
Smart tv with a built-in adblocker.
Gofundme for cancelled TV shows. Bring back your favorite shows.
Tinder but for filmmakers to match with scriptwriters
Laptop trackpad that only works with your fingerprint.
An app that scans all your social media and removes any content that could come back and bite you on the ass.
Chrome tabs should reorder themselves in order of memory usage.
Drive-thru wash built just for washing motorbikes.
Garden foot gloves for the armless.
You should be able to change the speed of WhatsApp voice messages
QR code that people can scan to tip buskers and street performers.
A browser extension that would automatically hide all the “Cookie Law” pop-ups.
Stackoverflow for designers.
To get kids to wear Facemasks create a series with superhero designs.
You should be able to set the frequency of tweets you want to receive from an account you follow.
Tesla self-driving feature should have an “I’m Feeling Lucky” option that drives you to a random location.
Someone should create a website where you can filter available jobs by % of diversity.
Police should wear jerseys with a large QR code. Next time you’re filming the policeman’s details will appear – name/ profile photo/ badge number etc saved to your phone.
Reflection day. A day where the citizens of the world take a day off and reflect on how we can improve as a nation.
Personal analytics software that gathers and examines your browser history, email newsletters, social accounts, apps, bookmarks and presents it graphically.
Twitter feature to create a word cloud out of a thread.
Chrome extension that automatically declines all GDPR, cookies, email newsletter sign-ups, follow us, etc pop-ups.
A product that allows me to read newsletters on an e-ink display.
A motivational alarm clock for entrepreneurs that is synced with your Stripe account. The alarm wakes you up with your Stripe balance. “Morning David, today you have $2,100 in your account, you made $150 while you slept. Your goal for this month is $3,200”
Lego AI scanner app. Scan your lego pieces and the app will provide instructions for more models to build.
A Twitter feature where the best threads are curated under different categories.
Duolingo music feature that would replace random words from your beloved songs with your chosen language.
A social media platform exclusively for artists/content creators.
Shazam for dreams.
An iPhone call feature where I could set a time for any call. SIRI would announce to the caller the duration of the call before I pick up “This call will end in 5 mins”.
Twitter & LinkedIn should allow you to filter out all ‘I got a new job!’ posts.
On-Demand Portable Toilet Service. Businesses are closed and nobody wants to use public toilets.
You Got Mail. A smart outdoor mailbox that sends you a notification when you get mail.
An app where you hover your phone camera over a link on a paper, or on your laptop, and it copies the link to your clipboard.
An iPhone feature that automatically sends my 5 favorite photos to an online printing service. Popularity is based on how many times I viewed a photo.
You should be able to change the voice for any audiobook.
All restaurants should have a QR code for their menus.
Social networks should allow you to block a user for a select number of days, months or even years.
Finance and entrepreneurship should be taught from a very young age in every school.
Netflix should give you an “always skip intro” option.
Friend reminder app. The app will auto message a friend that you haven’t contacted for a while with a preset message such as “Hey buddy, how are you?” It will help keep friendships alive.
Netflix shuffle episode option.
An “unsend message” option for iMessage
A “close friends” twitter option.
VR game that teaches you magic tricks.
Tinder but for finding side-project collaborators.
Plant pots that change color when they are dry.
A smart car that recognises your mood when you get in and selects the right music for the moment.
An app where you can point your phone’s camera at any logo and have it tell you who designed the logo and any previous versions.
Google search should have an option to ‘show me companies impacted by COVID-19’ first.
Chrome extension that tells you the word count of an article, so you know whether you have time to read.
A website for discovering the most popular remote work tools.
Google Chrome tab feature where I can add background music.
Chrome extension that helps reduce anxiety by blocking COVID-19 related content.
Twitter should auto suggest hashtags based on what you’re tweeting about.
An app where you can take a picture of your plate and it calculates the calories
Chrome extension that auto-blocks any TikTok videos.
Find my TV remote app with a voice assistant.
Netflix should have an episode review feature. so if my partner misses an episode they can watch a 60-second review. Save me having to watch it again.
iPhone feature to record sound on your photos. When you take a photo your phone will record a 5-second audio snippet to help you relive the moment even more.
A shopping list location app that sends you a reminder notification when you’re nearby a place where you can buy a list item.
An app that connects people who want to learn a certain skill with teachers who can teach them that skill. Tinder for skillshare?
An app that randomly sends you a notification every week to take a photo within 60 seconds. The app compiles your photos into a montage.
Childs toilet that after they have done the business and stand up they get a round of applause.
Apple should create a feature where if you try to take a group selfie a pop-up message will appear asking you to “please practice social distancing”.
Soap that changes color after 30 seconds.
Laptop light to indicate if your microphone is on/off.
An app to tell you where the closest shop has toilet paper.
An app to report large social gatherings.
An app where I can play a song and it will tell me the chords depending on my chosen instrument.
An app where you can buy nurses, cleaners and doctors breakfast/ lunch/ dinner or coffee.
All museums should create virtual tours of their attractions
SMAA — Social Media Addicts Anonymous. SMAA is a Twelve Step Fellowship dedicated to helping anyone suffering because of their Social Media Addiction.
All libraries should deliver books.
An app where people mumble a bit of a song they don’t know the name of, other users can listen and tell them what the name of the song is.
Youtube best bits. A youtube clone that condensed all the best bits from a video. People always post comments like “scroll to 1:23 for the best bit” so why not automatically edit a video based on the user’s comments.
Ghost pepper-infused hand sanitizer, it would kill germs and stop you touching your face. #coronavirusidea
A motion sensor stovetop burner that switches itself off when it’s empty and left unattended for more than 1 min.
Self-storage facility for food. For people who need to buy in bulk but don’t have space at home.
A wearable ring that would shock you if it sensed you were about to touch your face. #coronavirusidea
Dating app that lets you filter users by their work schedule.
AR app that shows you what the plant looks like when you scroll over the seed label.
A browser extension that blurs pictures of anything you have phobia off – Arachnophobia, Apiphobia, Musophobia etc
Duolingo alarm clock feature that wakes you up with a new word in a language you’re trying to learn.
A monthly subscription box for plants & seeds
Video Conferencing software that automatically mutes the person munching/ chewing on an open microphone.
A chrome extension that tells you what the password requirements were when you were creating the original password.
An app that automatically cancels all your recurring credit card payments for services you don’t use after the second month.
Facebook Marketplace app that scans your junk and automatically tells you how much you could make if you sell it.
Netflix app where if I’m on my phone and watching a tv show with subtitles then they appear on my phone so I don’t miss out.
Police officers should have to do a fitness test EVERY year.
A voice-activated car horn. Next time someone cuts you off just yell “CAR HORN” to activate your horn.
A blank ebook but each day the writer adds one page every day for a year for you to read.
An Apple Music feature that starts your favorite songs in English and the more you play the more it slowly replaces words and then full sentences into a different language.
Taste Buds. An App where families can vote on what to eat for dinner for the week.
An app where people can track and share scenic drives that are near them.
github for musicians.
Shazam for identifying sneakers.
Boxes that fold into the smallest possible shape so it reduces space in your bin.
An app that randomly sends me ridiculous challenges. For example, “You must signup and complete a marathon in the next 3 months.
Google map feature where you can look up various locations to see if the leaves have changed color yet.
Build Wind Turbines next to airplane runways.
Gmail feature where if I paste a link into a new email it would show red if the link was broken.
iPhone Contact reminder feature. The ability too quickly set an audio reminder when you finish a call. The reminder would be associated with that person so you could quickly listen back.
Connect lonely elderly people with people who are trying to learn their skill. Given the choice, I would choose to learn how to become better at X from someone who has 40+ years of experience with X. In my opinion, sometimes experience is more valuable than a piece of paper
A way to limit tweets from certain accounts. There are accounts I like to follow but they tweet way too much. Show me 2-3 tweets of the most popular tweets per day.
Candy Crush type game that has a feature where children get more lives when they do their chores.
A to-do app where as soon as you open any social media the to-do app will pop open with a list of your tasks
A 4 in 1 shower product that shampoos, conditions, body wash, and toothpaste.
Fitbit should create a VR zombie shooter game which is synced to your wearable device. Your heart rate would dictate how stressful the gameplay would be.
The ability add your timezone to WhatsApp.
Why don’t all the big tech companies (Skype, Facebook, Amazon, Gmail) offer pared-back versions of their products for the elderly (non-tech-savvy)? It could include increased button/ font sizes, remove unnecessary features/ clutter, better phishing preventative systems etc
An app where you set a budget, select a few local restaurants, click shuffle and the app will deliver a surprise to your home.
Create a location based app that would alert you if you were close to the vicinity of a reported case of the virus
Tesla auto video/audio record function for when you get pulled over by the police.
An app where you could check how busy a coffee shop was before going.
Adaptive volume – a feature where a phone’s volume can adapt to its surroundings.
App where you rent out space in your home for storage
App to convert my Apple Music Playlist to YouTube Music Video Playlist or vice versa.
A dating app that slowly un blurs the profile photo the more you chat to that person. Focus is on conversations and not vanity. You could call it Clarity.
A TV that automatically pauses when you are out of range of the TV.
An app to find the closest public drinking fountain.
Live fact checker that alerts in real time, lies being told during anyone being interviewed.
A gym motivation mode on your phone. When it knows you’re in the gym and senses that you’re texting or on scial media it will flash your old fat photos or motivational photos you uploaded. It will automatically enable ‘do not disturb’ mode
Car doors should have built-in intercom for when you when it’s raining and you want to go through a drive-thru.
An ad blocker that replaces ads with tasks from a to-do list. (Looking for a developer to help me build this – contact me if you would be interested)
Movie tickets should be based on how popular they are on release. So if a movie is flopping for e.g Cats, then the tickets are $2.00
An app where you type in the medications you’re on and it will tell you the possible negative drug interactions.
Audiobook should display a metric for a number of times read. There are books I’ve read multiple times and would love to read books others read multiple times.
Shazam but for celebrities.
All chewing gum should be biodegradable.
A Twitter feature to delete any tweet that contains a chosen word.
iPhone feature where you can select specific apps to shuffle there position on your home screen, by doing so it would reduce the usage of the selected apps – Instagram, Facebook etc
Movie theatres should have a creche, where you can leave the kids while you watch your movie
Cars should switch to parking lights when you put it in Park.
A website that takes your age and tells you what people accomplished in the ages older than you. For example – Charles Darwin was 50 years old when he published “On the Origin of the Species”
MacBook feature that automatically converts any .webp into a .jpg when downloading from the web.
When you hover over someone’s username it should show all that person’s name changes to help you remember who that person is.
Compost app that when you scan a plant it will tell you what combustible materials suit the plant or don’t.
Tesla cars should be able to charge each other.
Podcast app that can replace people’s voices with Morgan Freeman or David Attenborough.
Uber for your household items. Lend your idle powered drill for money.
An app that lets you record and digitally sign verbal agreements.
Confetti bomb delivery service. Send a person to deliver a confetti/ glitter bomb and surprise/ ruin someone’s day!
Netflix ‘watch random episode’ button. Occasionally I just want to watch a random episode of a TV show and don’t like being made to pick.
Waze for lost & found pets. If you find a lost pet you take a photo & pin-drop it’s location.
Fridge handles that shock you at night to stop late-night snacking.
Netflix should have a Wrapped 2019 like Spotify. You could share your most viewed movies/ shows, minutes watched and other analytics.
A streaming service that takes in canceled tv shows, the shows are decided by its paying users.
Happiness reminder app. An app where you enter a list of things you’re happy for – your partner, kids, an upcoming holiday, friends, etc. The app then randomly notifies you throughout the day with a reminder.
An app like Tinder but matches tourists with locals to hangout.
Twitter should provide users with a list of options as to why they are unfollowing someone
A music box with a pencil sharpener.
Premium styling service which uses a body double who goes clothes shopping for you.
A fridge with a built-in AI juicer which holds all your veg/ fruit. When the juicer detects any fruit that is starting to ‘go off’ it will auto blend for you.
Fly tracking app called Swat.
Hulu. Netflix, Disney+ should have a stand-alone app where you could listen to soundtracks of the movies/ tv series that they own.
Cinema candy should be sold in zip lock bags to reduce noise.
Shazam for food. An app where you take a picture of whatever meal you are eating at a restaurant and the app will show you the recipe & the ingredients.
Drive-thru restaurants should project their menu onto your windscreen.
An email AI to automatically optimize the emotional tone of writing depending on who you’re writing too.
Uber for printing. An on-demand printing service.
Tesla with a built-in coffee maker.
A butter dish that keeps your butter to a spreadable state. No more hard butter
A dating app for a bibliophile. Swipe or click on a person’s profile based on your shared interest in books.
Place dog shelters and retirement homes in the same building so the elderly don’t get lonely and the animals have people to interact with to help them engage more with humans.
Podcast app that can replace people’s voices with Morgan Freeman or David Attenborough.
A smart plate which is split into 3 areas – carbs, protein & fats. The 3 areas will increase/ decrease size depending on your body goals.
Social media blocker app called Thanos. The app will delete all social media icons for a set amount of time giving you more time to focus on things that actually need your attention.
Create a greenhouse that also serves coffee.
A Twitter feature where I can unfollow inactive/ ghost accounts.
Rubbish app. An app that locates bins nearby to help you dispose of your rubbish.
There should be a way for a parent to read their child a bedtime story remotely.
Enable push notifications airport announcements.
Twitter should offer ‘Unfollow Suggestions.’
WhatsApp option to send self-destructing messages.
A website/app to plant swap with other people.
Convert movie DVD commentaries and repackage them as podcast episodes.
Social networks should remove all ads in your birthday
There should be one day where everyone tries to go 24 hours (if possible) without going online.
WhatsApp feature where if you message someone who is presumably asleep it tells you the current time in their time zone.
WhatsApp feature to preview audio messages before sending them.
Tesla feature where you can chat to other Tesla drivers if you’re in a certain distance of each other.
Digital restaurant menus where you can filter by most popular, read reviews, shows you the dishes you’ve ordered in the past, plus more.
Tesla auto video/audio record function for when you get pulled over by the police.
We have spray-on plasters but why not spray-on gift wrapping?
A browser extension that reads aloud any selected text.
A way to monitor your laundry from your phone.
FaceApp but for your animals
TrustPilot for Healthcare
An app using object detection to tell you what items you can recycle and what bin to put it in.
A way to browse the web with a group of friends
App called ‘Pocket Money’. Parents set credits for chores completed. The teens can then use those credits for prizes i.e “attend Kates 16th birthday”
An app where you enter your skills, certifications, and tools used and it tells you possible roles.
Language learning/ alarm app where you translate sentences to turn off the alarm.
IMDB but for theme parks.
Yelp for landlords
On-demand board games. Have your favorite board games delivered to your house. Return when finished
Book app where you input all the books you’ve ever read and it will give you a top-level overview of what topics they covered. The app will help you learn other topics of interest through book recommendations.
A Russian roulette call feature on your phone. A great feature to talk to random people from your contact list.
Machine learning therapist app. You connect all your social media accounts and the app will tell you what issues you have and how to improve.
Create a VR sports channel called POV (point of view), be great to watch a game from the refs POV.
Google map should have a Trick or Treat filter to let you know which houses to knock too.
A dating app that syncs with your library card and matches you with people.
A lift that doesn’t close if it recognizes that someone is approaching and that there is enough room for that person.
When booking an airplane ticket you should be able to choose a preference for “sociable” or ” unsociable”. You are then seated beside a match.
A game called ‘Piggy Bank’ where you look after a pig by paying for food, taking it to the vet, buying it toys, etc. The game requires you to spend real money which goes into a savings account.
A website where you can send letters to children with serious illnesses.
A necktie that shocks you if you have been inactive for more than X amount of time. You can set the X.
An urbandictionary.com version of scrabble.
Create a subscription app that keeps track of all your online subscriptions.
Public bathroom doorknob that shocks you if the sink isn’t used after you’ve flushed the toilet and try to exit.
Gesture recognition that allows you to quit/ close any open applications on your computer when you fire finger guns at your screen. Making the ‘pew pew’ sound completes the action.
A browser extension that auto accepts the cookies and banners.
Skype recognition feature that automatically mutes you while you’re eating and lets everyone else know with a status update “David is currently eating”
Apple Music should have a ‘memories’ feature similar to Snapchat, which shows your most played songs from a selected date.
A mattress that’s soft when you go to bed so to help you sleep. Once the bed recognizes you’re asleep the mattress will begin to harden for better back support.
Uber for hiring security.
Daily scrum app. The app would allow you to find people working on similar projects – allowing you to bounce ideas off one another and maybe even collaborate.
An alarm clock that is affected by the weather. If the weather falls below freezing then the alarm will adjust itself to go off 10 mins earlier allowing you extra time to defrost your car.
Airbnb for storage (warehouses).
Facebook should tell you how many times a link has been shared before you share it.
A gas cooker that has a smart pressure system. When the cooker has recognised that the gas is on and there is no pot/ pan it will turn itself off automatically after a set time.
Alexa feature where I can tell her what I have in my fridge and she ill give me recipe ideas.
Car doors should have a pop-out shoe cleaner to help keep the car floor tidy.
Let’s rename Monday to Funday.
An app so you can find out where your nearest ice cream van is.
Digital piggy bank that displays how much you have inside
Instagram should allow you to repost other users post to your feed.
A hybrid between Tinder & Yelp. The ability to leave a review AFTER your date.
Gordon Ramsay alarm clock. Gordon throws insults at you until you turn him off.
Waterproof AirPods.
A meet up app to find people to play board games.
YouTube filter to remove ‘Reaction’ videos from my search results
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