Getyourguide.com – An Online Platform To Spice Up Your Vacations With Unique Tours & Activites
When it comes to travel, maybe you are on a vacation or just on a business trip, we are always out to find some adventure, something that is far from the norm, something new. For you to get the best experience from a place, then you need to have everything planned out quite well. It [...]
October 20th, 2011 by Jonas WieselSCVNGR – Gamifiying Geo-localized Social Networking
All new entrants into the location based social networking space have two people to hank – smart phone manufacturers and Foursquare. The number of location based apps entering the market is growing at a phenomenal pace as more players seek to benefit from the momentum Foursquare has created while carving a niche for themselves that [...]
July 10th, 2011 by Jonas WieselPix4D – 3D Mapping On The Fly With UAVs, Google Maps Might Get Jealous
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) equipped with cameras have found broad application in a number of fields both commercial and research. There is though one inherent limitation with the images captured via UAVs – the images are non-continuous and are not 3-dimensional. But all that seems set to change with the Pix4D technology developed by EPFL. [...]
June 25th, 2011 by Jonas WieselAirbnb / Wimdu / Couchsurfing – Social Travel becomes Viral! Or Was it Already?
In the past, the primary source of accommodation when one embarked on long distance travel was a hotel; outdoors camping or crashing at a friend’s place were the other significant alternatives. But in recent times and thanks to the internet, there has been a drive for alternative, low cost and more culturally connected accommodation. Airbnb.com [...]
June 2nd, 2011 by Jonas WieselGetAround.com – Car Sharing Becomes Social and Everyone Can Benefit!
Car sharing is a concept that has been explored in many different ways. The issue of congestion and the high ration of car per inhabitant keeps on increasing. Most cars are designed to transport 5 people, but most of the time they hardly occupied by more than 2 people. Most concept of car-sharing up to date requires [...]
May 29th, 2011 by Jonas WieselSkySails – Save Up to 50% Energy for Cargo Ships with New “Kite Towing Technology”! Turn Wind Into Profit
Instead of spending, why not earn something. Keeping a very simple fact in mind; that the oil prices are rapidly increasing while wind power is a source, which is totally free for, and full of potential if you find the methods to take advantage of it. Furthermore wind power is environment friendly and infinite source [...]
May 28th, 2011 by Jonas WieselGigwalk – Put Your Iphone to Work and Earn Money!
Gigwalk is an iphone application that aims to use the growing “smartphone workforce” in crowd-sourcing effort to complete mini-tasks. Today’s world is very dynamic and everything changes at a very fast pace: Shops, Roads, or services etc…Google and other companies send a lot of money and time to try and map our world but it’s an effort that [...]
May 7th, 2011 by Jonas WieselPlendi – The Best Way To Manage Your Work Expenses With An App for Paper Receipts
CrunchBase Company Profile Official Website Whether it is for purposes of computing tax returns, preparing yearend accounts or to help you have better grip of personal or business expenses, recording and keeping track of expenditure is important. But considering the sheer number of receipts the average person piles up in a month or year, [...]
April 20th, 2011 by Jonas WieselGeotick.me – The GPS Triggered Alarm Clock
Punctuality, task coordination and organization are all vital habits for anyone intent on having a productive life. But even the most meticulous person can fall short once in a while. Think about boarding a train on a long journey, taking a nap and eventually missing your stop. What about planning a dinner for friends and [...]
April 17th, 2011 by Jonas WieselHouseTrip.com – The Smartest Way To Rent A Holiday Flat
To say that travelling can be a nightmare is an understatement. What comes to mind first is the strenuous check in process at many airports. But airport red tape is just one of the key hassles that travellers must grapple with. Another major pain is finding accommodation especially when one is looking for short term [...]
April 12th, 2011 by Jonas Wiesel