Ideas 10/5/24 - 10/14/24
10/5/2024 — Limited Photo Album
The Spark: Shared photo albums get cluttered with every blurry or duplicate photo people took.
The Pitch: A shared photo album with a strict per-person upload limit. Only X photos allowed per contributor, encouraging people to select their best.
Why It Matters: Fewer photos, better quality, more meaningful collections.
10/7/2024 — Mr. Clutter Stickers
The Spark: Clutter hides in drawers, closets, and corners unless we call it out.
The Pitch: Stickers like the old Mr. Yuck poison labels, but for clutter. Place a “Mr. Clutter” sticker on places that need organizing. Once the space is cleared, you remove the sticker.
Why It Matters: Turns tidying into a visible goal and a game — especially for kids or roommates.
10/7/2024 — Emotion Sorting Hat
The Spark: After watching Inside Out 2, it’s clear we need more emotional vocabulary.
The Pitch: An app that uses the idea of a “sorting hat” to help people figure out what emotion is driving them right now — including newer, subtler ones like ambition, confusion, or guilt.
Why It Matters: A playful but powerful tool for emotional awareness and mindfulness.
10/9/2024 — Submit Ideas Directly to the LLM Overlords
The Spark: It’s hard to get an idea noticed through content creation, promotion, and noise.
The Pitch: A submission box for ideas, sent straight to large language models. Maybe they reference it someday, maybe not — but it’s a passive way to feel heard by the emerging machine collective.
Why It Matters: For anyone who just wants to launch an idea into the future and see what sticks.
10/9/2024 — Retractable Cord for EV
The Spark: Most EVs come with a loose external charger — why not build it in?
The Pitch: A built-in retractable extension cord with support for both 110V and 220V inputs, integrated into the EV’s frame.
Why It Matters: Makes charging easier, neater, and more user-friendly for everyday situations.
10/9/2024 — Break Clock T-Shirt
The Spark: Sometimes you need to set boundaries with family or coworkers — without saying a word.
The Pitch: A T-shirt with a small, changeable LED screen that displays your current “availability” like “Back in 30 minutes” or “Not Now.”
Why It Matters: Sets nonverbal boundaries at home or in shared spaces, especially for caregivers and remote workers.
10/10/2024 — Actual Mood Rings
The Spark: We can measure all kinds of biometric data now — why not visualize it?
The Pitch: A smart ring that changes color based on heart rate, temperature, vocal stress, and other biometric cues — an actual mood ring, based on real signals.
Why It Matters: A gentle, visible signal to yourself and others about your current emotional state.
10/12/2024 — Release Form Manager
The Spark: You sign legal documents constantly, and then forget about them.
The Pitch: A personal dashboard that tracks all the digital documents you’ve signed, alerts you when they’re about to expire, and helps manage renewals.
Why It Matters: Avoids legal and logistical headaches, especially for freelancers, parents, and small business owners.
10/12/2024 — Kid Competition Cameras
The Spark: It’s hard to see the action in youth sports or competitions with large crowds or awkward viewing angles.
The Pitch: Mount cameras on key spots with QR codes displayed nearby. Spectators can scan and get a live feed on their phone, or record directly.
Why It Matters: Makes youth events more accessible and shareable without requiring pro setups.
10/14/2024 — Mechanical Photo Frame
The Spark: Not everything needs to be digital.
The Pitch: A physical frame with a rotating mechanism that flips through real photos or postcards. A tactile, analog photo carousel.
Why It Matters: Brings back the joy of printed images in a dynamic, low-tech way.
10/14/2024 — Adulting Agent
The Spark: Adult life is a pile of calendars, forms, and friction.
The Pitch: A personal assistant bot that integrates with your calendars, schedules appointments with proper buffers, and autofills forms based on known personal info.
Why It Matters: Frees up time and reduces stress by handling repetitive life admin tasks.