Audiobook Highlights and Notes
Why?
You are listening to an audiobook, and you hear something you would like to “highlight” or write a note about.
How?
Have a function in your audiobook player to mark a section of the audiobook, phrase or a short sentence. You should also have an option to add your own note to that “highlighted” section. This – converted to text – should be accessible as a list of marginalia in the book.
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Wake Up to Morning Sights and Sounds
Why?
A novel way to wake up.
How?
A wake-up function of your wall mounted TV. You set the time you want to wake up, and the TV set will turn on a short while before (5–30 minutes) and show a video of the sun rising and the sounds that go along with it, at a growing volume. You can pick from different sceneries and sounds, like a forest with birds and animals, a city back yard with birds and street noises, etc.
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Continue Reading Your Physical Book on Your Ebook Reader
Why?
You are going somewhere and don’t want to carry the physical book with you, but would still want to continue reading it.
How?
A function of the ebook software on your smartphone or tablet that allows you to point the camera at the page you are currently reading in your physical book. The app will recognize it and take you to the same spot in the ebook so you can continue reading.
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Cliffhangers Generator for Books
Why?
You want the reader to continue reading and finish the book.
How?
Create an app that takes your finished book, analyzes each chapter to detect one or more themes that lend themselves to be used as a cliffhanger and create a basic one to include at the end of the previous chapter. You then take that base and rewrite it in your own style.
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Idea Helper App
Why?
You’re stuck and need new ideas in a particular area of interest.
How?
Select the area of interest or enter a short description. The app will search the web for new items in this field and present the headlines for you to have some external stimuli that might help you jumpstart your idea creation process.
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