Start-up ideas

Parents share the kicks with new baby belt

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart Expectant parents want to get in touch with their babies. So a new baby belt from Huggies might be an idea they really get a kick out of.

Don’t whine about it! Come up with your own grape idea instead

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart No need for sour grapes when things don’t go your way. If your cup overflows with inspiration, harvest your idea like Georgia Beattie and her single-serve wine glasses.

Wake up and smell the bacon? Boca Java launches bacon-flavoured coffee

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart In an increasingly crowded breakfast food marketplace, how do you create a product that really stands out? The creators of Boca Java think they have found the answer with their bacon-flavoured coffee.

Helicopter sushi proves fun ideas can make a business fly

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart A popular London sushi chain has begun using toy helicopters to deliver orders. The could take off in Australia too.

Let another person share your Gmail account

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By Patrick Stafford Occasionally you may want to grant access to a specific email account for other people. Gmail allows you to do this, so more than one person can access the account.

Use the force of marketing to stitch together two different markets

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart In a galaxy not so far, far away, a wise entrepreneur once fused together Star Wars and a pair of knitting needles into a product that taps two separate markets. There could be other opportunities that might be sewn up in a similar way.

Rethink old products with a little light and shade

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart A new Kickstarter Project called the Clyde lamp allows you to get the lighting just right, no matter what mood you’re after. It’s potentially an illuminating business idea.

Go for a real-life stroll through your favourite video game

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart Do you wish there was a more interactive way to move around your favourite video games? A new omni-directional treadmill controller lets you walk around your favourite virtual world.

Create new ways to buy those products everyone forgets to buy until too late

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart Who hasn’t forgotten a birthday, anniversary or colleague’s last day? Now a new vending machine allows you to pick up a card before you leave work.

Create an app to breathe new life into well-loved items

6:41PM | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 | By StartupSmart Sometimes the best ideas for apps are those that simply re-purpose existing technologies. A great example is a new mobile phone app that can make a stuffed toy bark like a dog.