Free Idea # 208 - eBay Loans

Deploy 'eBay Loans' where an eBay customer who desperately
wants an item but doesn't have enough money can borrow the
money from other members. The lender can set their won
payback terms and percentage rate and all repayments would
be made through Paypal. If the repayments aren't met,
negative feedback could be applied to the borrowers account.

Free Idea # 207 - Shopping cart with info screen

Introduce a shopping cart that has a screen on the front that
is programmed to show all the latest offers on a certain aisle
in a store.

Free Idea # 206 - Programmable cell phones

Allow cell phones to be programmed to not allow any outgoing
calls or messages for an amount of time specified by the user.
Alternatively the phone would only restrict outgoing calls to
certain numbers. The function would help avoid the 'drunk
dial / drunk texts' that can lead to trouble.

Free Idea # 205 - Cold and flu remedy drinks

Sell ready made cold and flu remedy drinks in major cafe
chains such as Starbucks.

Free Idea # 204 - 'scratch and sniff' bookmark

Manufacture a 'scratch and sniff' bookmark which is produced
in conjunction with a novel. At set points throughout the book,
readers would be invited to scratch a particular panel to bring
the scene to life.

Free Idea # 203 - Mobile phone battery quick share charger

Offer a cable for mobile phone users that would allow the
battery in one phone to be used to charge another. Users
who run short of battery could receive a quick 'power top up'
from a friend.

Free Idea # 202 - TV remote control

Devise a TV remote control lock which, when activated, locks
a particular channel on the TV so that when a toddler finds
the remote control, the channel will not change.

Free Idea # 201 - Car battery

Create a car battery which consists of two parts, one for lights
and other electrical, the other for starting up. Should the
lights be left on, only one part of the battery would be flat.
Once the car starts up, the healthy part of the battery would
recharge both parts of the battery.

Free Idea # 200 - CCTV security cameras

Place a foot operated floor switch in places where there are
CCTV security cameras so that the picture quality and frames
per second can be enhanced immediately and other cameras
brought into operation should a robbery or attack occur.

Free Idea # 199 - Creative public bins

Create public bins which make comical obbligato sounds when
trash is thrown into them and which would encourage people
- especially kids - to get rid or their trash properly.

Free Idea # 198 - Footsteps electricity power generator

Create an electricity power generator from peoples' footsteps.
The generator would be installed under the flooring of busy
public places, such as bus or train stations. When people walk,
the device will generate electric power which can be used for
lighting.

Free Idea # 197 - Weekly real estate magazine

Publish a weekly magazine that contains all houses and homes
for sale or rent in a particular district and distribute the
magazine using homeless vendors. For a small charge,
the public will be kept up to date and the vendors will
receive a share of the magazine price.

Free Idea # 196 - Group bookings discount services

Provide a service where individuals can apply for holidays,
hotels and activities where there is a group discount on bookings.
Once the requisite number of people have applied, the booking
would be made. Everyone would then pay the discount price
whilst a small commission would be paid to the company
that runs the service.

Free Idea # 195 - Airline compatible liquids containers

As Airline require liquids in carry-on baggage must be in
individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 ml/ each.
Include an 'airline compatible' section in drugstores where
cosmetics and toiletries are sold in containers of less
than 100ml.

Free Idea # 194 - Aggregate and distribute real time traffic speed

Aggregate and distribute real time traffic speed by monitoring
cars that are using GPS mapping units. These real time feeds
would be far superior to radio broadcasts and could be sold to
GPS owners as well as TV, radio stations and websites) to
define the best real time route to any destination.

Free Idea # 193 - Afficial intelligent bathroom light

Create touch sensitive bathroom floor tiles that light up when
trodden on to avoid waking up others - or hurting the eyes -
with the excessive brightness of a regular bathroom light.

Free Idea # 192 - Home use UPC barcode scanner

Manufacture a UPC barcode scanner to use at home.
Users can scan barcode of their possessions to make
listing on eBay simpler, and the codes of new purchases
could be kept in a private database and compared
automatically against product recall announcements.

Free Idea # 191 - Aromatherapy bubble wrap

Manufacture aromatherapy bubble wrap. The stress
relieving activity of popping the bubbles would be
enhanced by the release of the relaxing scents
stored in each bubble.

Free Idea # 190 - Intelligent Wallet

Design a wallet which can scan the notes and coins
it contains. The value of the money in the wallet
would be displayed on small LCD screen.

Tags: wallet

Free Idea # 189 - Pets food bowls with moats

Design cat and dog food bowls with narrow 'moats'
around them. When filled with water, the moats would
prevent roaches, ants and other vermin reaching the
food while the pet isn't eating.

Tags: pet