Free Idea Bank

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Free Idea # 188 - DVD rental stores IMDB access

Install computer terminals in DVD rental stores
which would allow customers access to Internet
Movie Database (IMDB) and other movie review
web sites. It will useful for customer to review and
research the movie contain before bring it home.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Free Idea # 187 - Private email attachment

Add a feature to email where an extra message or
piece of information can be sent on a group email,
with only select recipients being able to read
the hidden extra items.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Free Idea # 186 - In-car sun visors

Redesign in-car sun visors so that they slide on
runners from the windshield to the side windows.
The visors would be motorized and could be activated
from the steering wheel to block off the sun whatever
angle it hits car.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Free Idea # 185 - Solar concentrator heats up pressure vessel

Manufacture a mini solar concentrator which heats
up a small pressure vessel. When the steam inside
the vessel reaches a set pressure and is released,
it will force water along a pipe. With seam welded
plastic bag piping, this would make the pumping of
water from wells along way from hot, developing
world settlements cheap and labor saving.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Free Idea # 184 - Travel Information mapping websites

Add a feature to mapping websites such as Google
Maps where the user can click through to a site
such as Wikipedia which would give them detailed
information about the places they are browsing.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Free Idea # 183 - 360 degrees photo exhibition

Install high definition cameras that capture every angle,
360 degrees, top and bottom in various parts of the world -
downtown Tokyo, a South American rainforest, Antarctica,
underwater and so on, then set up exhibits around the
world with multiple rooms, each of which display live
footage on big screens that cover every wall, floor and ceiling.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Free Idea # 182 - Transparent dumpster

Manufacture transparent dumpsters. People passing
by would be able to see all the contents, not just
the stuff at the top and would therefore be more
likely to remove items, reducing landfill volume
and helping the environment.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Free Idea # 181 - Mobile GPS devices

Allow the display on mobile GPS devices to be
flipped vertically so that when it is placed on
the dashboard it will act as a Head Up Display
similar to fighter aircraft.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Free Idea # 180 - Environmental rainwater recycle

Mandate that all new homes, businesses, warehouses
and condos have underground water tanks installed
to catch rainwater runoff from roofs. The water
would be used solely for watering lawns, washing
cars and for fire hydrants. The water might also
be sold and piped to drought stricken states.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Free Idea # 179 - Novel talking books with movie DVD

Record talking books and DVD's on the same disc
where the movie is taken from a novel.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Free Idea # 178 - Fresh fruit and vegetables marketing idea

Introduce 'pick your own' into large supermarkets.
The new super-supermarkets would incorporate
plantations under glass or polythene where
customers can actually pick their own fruit and
vegetables direct from the plant.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Free Idea # 177 - Phone calling system

Create a phone system such that when two people
are calling each other at the same time -
having just been cut off, for example, a message
is announced to the two callers in the ear piece
rather than the normal engaged tone or voicemail.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Free Idea # 176 - Mp3 player TV Plug-in

Supply a small electronic dongle with mp3 players
to attach to the 'video-in' or smart plug on TV
sets. When an mp3 player is plugged into a TV
set for amplification, such as in a hotel room
or at a party, the dongle would respond to the
music and provide real-time visualizations.
on-screen, rather than the default blue or
black screen of the TV.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Free Idea # 175 - Environmental Friendly

Require all new homes that are located in an
area that receives 120 days of sunshine to have
solar panels. Also,require all new homes that
receive over 10 inches of rain to have a
rainwater retention system.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Free Idea # 175 - Phone call forwarding

Add a feature to regular cell or landline
phones where the user can forward a voicemail
or answer phone message to another user's phone.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Free Idea # 174 - PC Automation

Include an option on the PC in addition to log
off, shutdown, restart, standby ans so on which
shuts down and restarts the PC the next morning
(or any other time  required by the user). A
computer alarm could also be installed, so that
the PC will also wake up the user when it restarts
the next day. The user can also program the PC
to play his favourite songs after the alarm.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Free Idea # 173 - Temporary smoking canvas shelters

Erect temporary canvas shelters in cities where
smoking in bars is banned. The shelters would
be centrally located so that patrons of several
bars could use them and would provide an all
weather smoking area as well as a place to meet
smoking strangers.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Free Idea # 172 - Printer recycled paper tray

Assign a recycled paper tray to photocopiers
and printers which would hold all the prints
which the user doesn't wish to keep. The tray
would be selected for non critical print outs
and the copies would appear on the blank side
of the reused paper.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Free Idea # 171 - Vehicles communicate system

Install a system in vehicles that enables
drivers to communicate with each other. Drivers
would input the license number and, to prevent
abuse and swearing, would only be able to use
preset sentences to inform others that their
lights are not working, that their last move
was dangerous, or simply to apologize.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Free Idea # 170 - Reminder on drive dangerously

Display smashed up cars on white pedestals on
the side of the highway as a reminder of what
can happen when people drive dangerously.