my Idea: Electronic Saplings

The future is here! Welcome to 2020

How does this work?

• These E-Saplings can be planted anywhere on the earth.
• E-Saplings are capable to generate electricity and provide power to the buildings & recharging Electric Vehicles (EVs).
• More you water it, more it grows. Bigger it gets, more electricty it generates!
• It can be planted alongside roads (like normal trees) to use it as a recharge station for EVs

How will the world benefit from this?

Electronic Saplings are invented with an aim to bring ecological harmony  in the world. E-Saplings will increase the proportion of greens  on the earth’s surface. Thus safeguarding  the environment & increasing the logitivity  of our planet!

Electronic Saplings by Anish Shah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at interface.anish@gmail.com.

my Idea: A Bubble Wrap Stimulator

Definition of Bubble Wrap: A flexible plastic sheeting containing numerous small air pockets, used in cushioning items during shipment is called a  bubble wrap. But, for me & many others… Bubble Wrap is well-known for something else! it is a cool stress relief mechanism. The action of the popping, as well as the tactile response and associated noise made, is a widely known and widely used distraction and source of amusement for people of all ages.

Popping the bubbles has a cathartic effect: The point of popping bubble wrap is to pop all the bubbles. The satisfaction of knowing you are powerful against the weak plastic wrapping that cannot do anything against your torterous fingers. The achievement of expelling the trapped air in every single little pocket provdies a psychological relief & a feeling of rejuvnation

Complement to Bubble Wrap… is coffee, we drink coffee for its taste and the caffeine jolt. Not necessarily used only during stress, but it keeps us going. A New research is shedding light on the benefits of coffee aroma! According to a recent study, scent of coffee beans may stir your brain & give you the jolt needed to shake off sleep.

myIdea: A Bubble Wrap Stimulator

To easily present my idea, a bubble wrap with the air pockets filled with strong coffee aroma. The moment you ‘pop’ the  air pockets, the aroma of coffee is released instantaneously to help you loosen up your stress or shake you off sleep!

Scenario: You’re sitting in the office, stressed with how the week has gone. Stress or high dosage of caffeine may have left you sleep deprived. Just pull out a small sheet of ‘Bubble Wrap Stimulator’ from the cool  refillable container it comes with.

How will this work?

Opportunities for extension: This idea is specifically catered towards adults with stressful lifestyle. But, similar concept can be extended towards various segments of population by adding cool aromas of flower, fruits, etc.

I will be encouraged to hear your feedback

Bubble Wrap Stimulator by Anish Shah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at interface.anish@gmail.com.

Interactive Sharpie e-cast Billboard

How this works: Interactive e-cast billboards have been scattered around cities, which allow people to experience the rush of creating their own graffiti. Choose some colors, write a message and Sharpie makes it possible for anyone to leave his permanent mark on the side of the bus stop or the public phone or anywhere else billboard adverting may be experienced.

This seems like a innovative idea, only concern or doubt I have about this… how permanent is my message on the billboard. Is it erased the moment any other person tries to do it? dunno… if that is the case, isn’t it temporary? may be I am little unclear about ‘the permanency of message’. Otherwise I feel its a nice idea & kudos to the creative minds working for Sharpie, the ultimate in permanent markers. (still I am wondering how permanent my message will be on the billboard)

my Idea: A portable (desktop) Juicer

Background:

Fruit juice is best when freshly squeezed. It gives you a much greater supply of antioxidants, vitamin C, and other nutrients. Freshly squeezed juice tastes better too. But, if you don’t have the time to squeeze your own fresh fruit juice, you can buy canned fruit juice. A canned fruit juice tastes exactly like juice that has been heated, stuck in a tin can, and left for several months. It also turns out that mostly all the fruit juice available in the market comes with added sugar to make it sweeter. As if this were not bad enough, the canning process destroys many of the vitamins that make the juice healthy in the first place. You drink canned fruit juice thinking that they are drinking a healthier option. But, you don’t realize that in the hard economic condition you are giving away your hard earned money for a product that is pasteurized!

Pasteurizing is a process that makes foods stay fresh when they are put in cans, bottles, or cartons – destroyed many vitamins and minerals. All you are left with is the sugar, the water, and some fiber.

Need:

To maintain a healthier lifestyle, there is a high need for people to drink fresh juice.

Concept:

A new product innovation that enables fresh intake of fruit juice without wasting any time! A ready to go! Battery powered Mini juicer with USB Port & regular AC Adapter as attachments. Make juice anywhere you want, any time you want.

Target:

For the time starved, health minded people on the go! Be it students, super moms, travelling & had working professional. These are the people who understand the meaning of healthy drinking & realize the importance of fresh fruit in their daily food intake.

Details:

A compact 18 oz food juice thermos with daily intake marking for kids as suggested my Government Research (Age 06 – 6 years: 4‐6 oz, 7 years – 18 years: 8‐12 oz). Dent‐resistant stainless steel body. Compact juicer blade within the sound proof cap. The mini juicer comes with batteries & to enhance the mobility it has options to connect via USB port & regular AC adapters too! With this mini juicer, you put the fruit inside the cap & press the power button & carry it to your office, or drink it while you drive, or even while at work.

This super machine is handy, healthy, smart & cost efficient (as you don’t have to shell out your money to buy canned juice). One very important feature of this mini juicer is that it comes with a pre-installed ‘Calorie & Nutrition Manager’. This is small & effective software that acts as your calorie & nutrition manager.

Portable (desktop) Juicer

Press button to pull the container, insert the fruit. wait & watch the fruit to get sliced into the processor.

The moment processor stops, the outlet (like a camera shutter) opens up to allow pure juice to fall in the mug (pull the black processor out & enjoy the pure juice from the yellow container as shown in the sketch).

Stealth pen knife & fruit peeler, for people to cut or peel the skin from the fruit.

Representation drawing for ‘Calorie & Nutrition Manager’.

Disclaimer:

I would like to bring to your notice that, I am no engineer. Am just a keen brand management student who has tried to explain his idea in terms of drawings. I am still trying to refine this design in order to make it more practical. I will be glad to hear your comments on this idea. I hope you like my attempt to add more fruits into your life!

Updates:

(a) I spoke to few people in electrical engineering & it has been brought to my notice that, USB charging may not be a viable option. Hence in my refined design I will keep this in mind. (actually, I had thought about this, but then could not control my instincts to make this juicer a USB charge enabled )

(b) Many friends I shared this concept with were concerned about pulp. So my refined design will also incorporate ‘pulp extraction’ – anything for you my friends!

(keep giving me feedback!)

Portable (desktop) Juicer by Anish Shah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at interface.anish@gmail.com.

my Idea: A widget for at&t

Triggers:

(a) It is always a hassle to visit at&t website & check my account information. it is a huge problem for me as I used to forget my password (even now i do not remember my password)

(b) I lost my cell phone & gone with the wind was my valuable contact information.

(c) Remembering the bill date is not my cup of tea. I set up reminders in I-cal, on my mobile, i also have a post-it on my desktop.

So, I wanted a genie to help me organize my life. But as I am not Alladin I had to think of something else. So here it is… A widget for my desktop. I am sure all of you will realize how handy this could be.

Concept:

A desktop widget by at&t (can be developed by any network provider) that enables you to sync your cellphone account from the at&t website to this widget. This widget effortlessly keeps you updated about your minute / data usage. My widget will come equipped with “Live Chat”, “Phone book” & “Payment Reminder”.

(a) Live Chat: at&t make their customer service right at your desktop!

(b) Phone book: Allows you to sync your contact list directly into this widget!

(c) Payment reminder: Option to set payment reminders

Benefits to the customers:

(a) Live Chat: Hassle free clarification of my doubts.

(b) Phone book: Safeguards valuable information from loss or damage.

(c) Payment reminder: keeps your mind (& may be credit history) fit & fine.

My widget:

widget! I hope at&t comes up with something like this. (optimistic?)

sign in to your account

check your minutes / data usage

click on the at&t logo & explore the widget!

click on 'customer service' for a for a "Live Chat" with at&t representatives.

click on 'my phone book' to explore your contact list from your cell phone. (connect your phone to sync).

designed & conceptualized by Anish Shah (thats me)

I believe this widget is a novel idea & creates a win-win situation for both subscribers & the company (in this case at&t).  For people who share my problems will love this widget, people who don’t will still appreciate this. There are thousands widgets developed everyday, but widgets that really adds value & help me make my life more organized stay on my desktop.

This widget can be used by any network provider & expect to gain positive reviews on their commitment towards making lives of their subscribers simple. This small widget also increase the brand exposure as the widget remains on their subscriber’s desktop. To satisfy a marketer to invest in this widget, let me share that this widget can also be used as a potential platform to source out ‘promotional messages’ directly on the widget (but, pleaseee without intruding our privacy. Otherwise you will destroy the whole purpose of this widget).

Disclaimer: Over the years my innovative nature has come up with hundreds of ideas, but this is the first time I have actually spend some time & executed this. It would be great if you can leave your valuable comment on this post.

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Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at interface.anish@gmail.com.