Better Control of How Search Results Are Optimized for You
Why?
For many of the things you search the web for, search engines will have an algorithm to show you what they think are the best results for you. Some try to deduct from information they have on your behavior (search history, clicks, etc.), what would be personally best for you. They also offer some simple options for more advanced search, like similarity or boolean operators. Wouldn’t you like more control in an easier way for better results?
How?
Allow the user more control over what he thinks is best. Allow him to say “I put more weight on anything by or connected to the following people when you are returning results for this search,” or “don’t show me anything that relates to an individual concept or a subject.” All of these options should not rely on me deciding what keywords are relevant or not, but more on a conceptual level. The algorithm should be able to deduce in a useful way what belongs to these concepts, people, situations, etc., without you having to “spell it out.”
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Choose a New Genre to Try Reading and Get Immediate Recommendations That You Will Like
Why?
There are so many genres in literature, and we tend to stick to only a few in our reading habits. Partly because if we try a book in another genre, many times we get disappointed and have a bad view of the whole genre. What if you could get to try something that you’ll have a much higher chance of liking?
How?
A recommendation service based on analysis of your current likes and dislikes for books you have already read in your favorite genres. The more the system knows about your taste in the genres you like reading, the better it will be able to recommend to you what you would more likely enjoy in a new genre you would like to try.
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An Easy Way to Remember Where You Parked Your Car
Why?
Hasn’t it ever happened that you forgot where you left your car at the car park?
How?
Take a quick picture with your phone of where you parked before leaving the car. Most car parks have some signage indicating location, so include that in the picture. Another way is for the car park operator to have a scannable code (like a QR code) visible for each space. You scan it, and it will tell you where it is so you can consult it when you want to leave.
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Make Your Real Book Interactive
Why?
You cannot click on a word in a real book to get more information like you can in an ebook reader.
How?
By wearing an augmented reality device (like Google Glass) that can also visually track what you’re doing (like hand gestures), you can simulate the act of clicking on anything in a book and see more information about it projected on the page you are reading.
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Audio Enhanced Book
Why?
As an additional experience enhancement.
How?
The ebook reading device tracks the reader’s behavior (pauses, eye, and head movement, etc.), and when deems it appropriate based on the reader’s behavior, plays short audios (music, narration with additional thoughts or information about what he just read, sound effects, etc.)
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