Know if You Can Watch the DVD Online
Why?
You are at the store and see a DVD you would like to watch, but maybe it’s already available online for you through your subscription (Netflix, Hulu, etc.)
How?
An app that lets you take a quick snap of the DVD’s cover and shows you where it’s available for streaming online.
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Attach Audio Consent to Photo
Why?
Many countries mandate consent for taking pictures of others.
How?
A camera app for your smartphone that allows you to record verbal audio consent before or after taking the picture and attaching it to that picture or picture series.
Push a button or voice activated.
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Limited Edition Pricing Model for Photographers
Why?
The digital negative and printing technology is making exact copies of your photographic work. Limited editions are used as a solution for scarcity and pricing.
How?
Instead of having an arbitrary number of prints in an edition, base editions on geographical location. Each print can be limited to a state or country, and part of the signature of the artist on the print will include the location it “belongs to.” This means that some locations will sell for higher prices as there might be more collectors there, and the signature will guarantee and be proof of the value of that specific print even if it later moved to another location or resold. The provenance of where it was originally sold will keep its value.
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Hiding in Retail Plain Sight
Why?
A game to make your customers more involved in shopping.
How?
Print a photo of a part of an item’s packaging, so that if you stick it at the same place as depicted in the photo, you’ll have to take a second look to realize it’s a picture attached to the packaging. On the other side of the photo print a voucher for a gift or a discount coupon. When the customer ones such a “hidden in plain sight” voucher they can take it and use it to get the gift or discount.
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Create Strange New Worlds
Why?
Use the real world to imagine a different one.
How?
An augmented reality app that allows you to apply real-time filters to the camera video stream and create a strange looking world from the real world around you. You can change the colors, contrast, shapes, by moving sliders on screen. When you are satisfied, you can take snapshots or record a video of your strange new world and share it online.
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