Cool Product of the Day

The convenience of being able to carry thousands of eBooks in one’s pocket has motivated millions of people to make their book collections digital. However, now there’s a company that wants to use technology to give eBooks another advantage over their print counterparts.  Cool product in technology Beneath the Ink uses the interactive nature of computer technology to add extra content to the reading experience.  When Beneath the Ink enhances an eBook, it adds pieces of content that the company refers to as “Binks”.  People activate Binks by clicking on special links while reading an eBook on a smartphone or tablet. Binks include extra, insightful information about particular words, characters and settings.  Accessing these insights through Binks adds a “behind-the-scenes” style aspect to the book’s content.  The links are optional, so Beneath the Ink doesn’t force people to interrupt their reading unless they have a particular interest in one of them.  Binks can add to the experience of reading for many people by providing information that enhances their understanding of a book’s elements.  Anyone who has problem opening Binks on an eBook they’re reading might have a hardware issue with their touchscreen.  If this happens, then people should find a tech support service for their tablet or smartphone.  Read more »

Countless people know the frustrating experience of finding a concert they want to attend, but being unable to find anyone to come with them in time to buy tickets for it.  Cool product in technology Jukely wants to provide a unique solution to this problem with the power of mobile technology and online social networking.  With Jukely, people can match their friends up with the concerts they want to attend.  This cool product will find friends whose activity on social networks indicates that they would enjoy a specific concert and helps people connect with them and ask if they would like to go.  Essentially, Jukely automates the process of finding people to go with you to a show.  People who want to download Jukely on their iPhones to try it out but have trouble installing it through the Apple App Store should find a tech support company to help them. Read more »

All different types of organizations have to sift through submissions from the public.  Businesses have to go through job applications and customer forms.  Online and print publications have to read through solicited and unsolicited articles.  Some foundations support artists and filmmakers and take submissions of their work for potential funding.  Cool product in technology Submittable provides organizations like these with a way to make managing online submissions simple. Rather than have to sift through endless emails, Submittable lets organizations easily create an online form for submissions and then manage the responses accordingly in one centralized platform.  Any organizations that have technical trouble with their hardware preventing them from making proper use of Submittable should get a computer repair provider to look into it. Read more »

Friends and family often split expenses for anything ranging from restaurant meals to large vacations.  However, keeping track of what everyone owes one another when splitting payment is often stressful and imprecise.  People don’t always remember the exact amount of money owed or when they need to pay it back. This situation can lead to arguments and other issues between friends and family members.  Cool product in technology Splitwise helps people keep track of the exact amount of money owed whenever two or more people split expenses.  Splitwise allows users to input the exact amount of money that each party is responsible for every time they share a payment.  By keeping a running tally over time, people using Splitwise can always know the exact amount that others owe them or that they owe others.  With this cool product, there never has to be an argument about what friends owe each other after splitting expenses again.  People who have technical trouble downloading Splitwise for their iPhones or Android smartphones should seek help from a mobile tech support provider. Read more »

Finding fresh, locally grown ingredients can be a major obstacle for some restaurants.  Finding farmers and vendors who can deliver local ingredients isn’t always a simple process, but cool product in technology Farmplicity is aiming to make it easier.  Farmplicity collaborates with local farms in order to give restaurants an online marketplace where they can easily order locally grown ingredients.  Restaurants browse the Farmplicity marketplace on the company’s website and order ingredients as simply as if ordering from a site like eBay or Amazon.  Rather than spend large amounts of time and money establishing local connections, restaurants can use Farmplicity to order local food instantly with no extra hassle. Read more »

Coaches of sports teams at both the collegiate and professional levels have an obligation to make sure that their athletes are staying in shape and keeping up with their physical conditioning.  Trying to manage a large team of young athletes and be aware of their fitness is an expansive and difficult task.  Cool product in technology CoachMePlus offers coaches a way to track their athlete’s performance statistics and fitness programs all from one centralized platform.  CoachMePlus is software that coaches, trainers and athletic directors can use to create individualized profiles for each of their athletes.  The program keeps track of a player’s position, stats, workout routines, measurements and any special restrictions he or she has in regards to diet or exercise.  Coaches can even create customized workouts to assign to specific athletes.  With all the information about their players in one place, coaches can save time while tracking and managing individual athletes.  Those who experience technical difficulties while installing or trying CoachMePlus may have problems with their computer hardware.  If this is the case, they should find a computer repair provider to look into the issue. Read more »

Grocery coupons can save people immense amounts of money when used often over a long period. However, seeking out new coupons consistently often takes too much time for many people to remain persistent at it.  Cool product in technology Lozo helps people avoid the potential difficulty and hassle of couponing.  People using Lozo can get online coupons tailored to their specific grocery lists quickly and easily through the service’s website.  People simply go online and type their grocery lists into the web app.  Once finished, users submit their grocery lists and Lozo gives them a list of online coupons matching their specific needs.  Lozo splits a person’s list up into individual items and tells him or her how many coupons are available for each one.  People then browse the different online coupons that suit their specific needs and redeem them accordingly.  Lozo provides people both digital coupons that they can redeem on certain websites and coupons that they can print out and bring to the grocery store themselves.  Anyone who experiences technical difficulties while trying to use the Lozo site to get coupons may have hardware problems interrupting his or her connection.  In these cases, contacting a computer repair company is the best course of action. Read more »

The issue of whether using passwords as the primary form of security for people’s digital accounts is the best course of action is one that many people have contemplated in recent years.  Many alternative forms of security meant to replace passwords have debuted, including biometric solutions like the fingerprint sensor on Apple’s iPhone.  Clef is a cool product in technology that’s created another alternative to passwords.  With Clef, people use their mobile device or smartphone to sign in to their accounts.  People install the Clef mobile app on their device and then the app creates a unique digital signature.  The Clef app then wirelessly delivers that signature to a computer and logs people into their accounts and profiles.  Anyone who has trouble downloading the Clef app in order try out this service should seek tech support and find out if there is a connection issue with his or her smartphone. Read more »

Access to high quality education is constantly a hot button topic in both America and the world at large. The company behind cool product in technology Boundless wants to find new ways to help teachers and schools by providing them better educational resources.  Boundless leverages a community of teachers and educational experts to provide immensely useful resources for the classroom to any teacher that needs them.  The service stores all the information and resources it has in the cloud so that teachers in the community can access it whenever they need.  Teachers who experience a hard drive crash and lose files downloaded from Boundless won’t necessarily need data recovery service to get them back.  Teachers and experts can also upload unique resources to Boundless to share with fellow educators in order to aid them with their classroom preparations.  Thanks to Boundless, educators who lack access to extensive teaching resources for whatever reason now have somewhere to go for help online.  With a growing library of online resources stored in the cloud and a growing community that continually adds to that library, Boundless can be a major boon to teachers all over the world. Read more »

The most difficult catch-22 for young jobseekers to overcome is the fact that you need skills and experience to find a job, but you also need a job in order to gain skills and experience.  Cool product in technology Fluency wants to help people overcome this paradox.  Fluency helps people develop skills in areas they have interest and then connects them with real-world opportunities to show off those skills and gain experience.  Fluency’s users can develop skills in a number of fields relevant to digital media, such as WordPress development, blog writing and social media management.  The company aims to give people both the resources to learn and the opportunity to put the skills they learn to good use.  With the help of the platform, people have the chance to earn employment and work opportunities they would otherwise be unable to access.  Anyone who is interested in Fluency but experiences trouble connecting to the site could have hardware problems affecting his or her computer’s networking capabilities.  In these situations, seeking a computer repair company is the best course of action. Read more »