Tech Spotlight – Latest Technology Releases
Our round-up of newly launched technology products targeted at helping us manage our busy digital lives – Whether protecting our smart devices or engaging us more. Trackable Smart Wallets By TrackR And Ekster TrackR – a California-based creator of intelligent tracking devices and software applications – recently announced their partnership with Ekster to create the smallest, smartest trackable and secure RFID-blocking […]
Innovate UK: New Funding Programme To Fast-track UK Innovation
Innovate UK to invest up to £15 million in cutting-edge research and development projects in any technology area. The open competition targets a whole range of technology, engineering and industrial areas. Businesses of any size can apply and ideas can come from any area, including four sector areas of: – Manufacturing and materials; Emerging and enabling technologies; Health […]
How She Did It: Understanding Tech As A Non-Technical Founder
Interested in starting a tech startup but have no technology background? Blooming Founders partners with Udacity for an evening of learning, inspiration and networking. Both Women and Men are invited to the next series of ‘How She Did It: Understanding Tech As A Non-Technical Founder‘ where speakers, who all started as non-tech founders, will share their […]
Debut – Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor’s career app ‘Debut’ is reinventing how students apply for jobs – A new role can start from just simply playing a mobile game. The interactive mobile app, for both students and graduates, provides an alternative process to the current system of using a career’s website or job boards. Charles, 25, was inspired to close the gap within […]
Share Your Start-Up Story – ‘Bevy’ The Butler
Bevy is the first and only on-demand app specialised in delivering alcohol and convenience goods within 20 minutes across London. Kevin Kovar, 33, discovered Bevy as a result of attending several house parties and feeling disappointed with the low supply of alcoholic drinks available. The butler-type app is saving people’s time by placing their local shop in the […]
Tech Spotlight – 5 fun mobile apps for entrepreneurs
Life of an entrepreneur is hectic as you find yourself constantly doing things on your smart devices – We want to make your mobile more sociable so we’ve brought you 5 fun apps to use. Running a business sees us permanently glued to our phones. We want to make your phone a lot more fun, which is why we’re […]
Disperse.io – Denis Konoplev and Felix Neufeld
Denis Konoplev’s Disperse.io technology concept uses wireless sensors to monitor overcrowding and give real-time information to help people avoid busy locations. The life-saving tech idea aims to prevent overcrowding, which leads to crushing and injury – It uses wireless sensors to monitor people’s movements at events, in cities, and around public transport networks. Denis, 24, […]
ASOS and Wayra In Search For World’s Most Innovative Fashion-Tech Startups
ASOS and Wayra partner to find and accelerate innovative fashion tech startups to upgrade ASOS shopping experience for its 11 million customers around the world. They are looking for smart technologies to accelerate the pace of innovation within the fashion technology space, making the customer experience easier, more enjoyable, and more personalised. Existing startups, with a proven track record of developing technologies, products and services […]
Will You Go Out On A Data With A Robot?
Human-machine romance may soon become reality as a quarter of young people in the UK say they would happily date a robot. Survey found that 26% of young adults would date a robot provided it looks like a real human being. ComRes and Nesta worked together to interview 1,000 young people, aged 18-34, on the possibility of an […]
Top Pitch By Topshop – New Startup Accelerator Focus On Wearable Tech
Topshop launches ‘Top Pitch‘ – A new startup accelerator aimed at bringing wearable tech fashion items to consumers. Entrepreneurs, with startups in the smart accessories or emerging apparel space, are invited to join the month-long bootcamp from 13th June to 8th July. Jointly organised by Topshop and L Marks, a corporate innovation and early-stage investment company, Top […]