Tag: Apps

Birdlife conservation is a connected affair, while manufacturing companies and machine makers meet online. Now, a British startup has developed a dating app that is geared specifically towards single parents such as its founder. Allowing singles, divorcees and those who have been widowed to find common ground. There’s even a babysitting service. Users first create a profile and set...

Flexible travel is now possible for people with limited mobility - thanks to a tailored search engine and an app which provides assistance for those changing trains. Now, a woman from London is helping the capital’s underground users select the healthiest route. Even below the surface, the air quality index of 25 particles per cubic metre is exceeded through...

Sometimes a little encouragement is only a telephone call away. An online course, meanwhile, helps increase happiness. A Berlin startup developed an app to encourage school students to say nice things about their peers. After registering, contacts can be added from users' phones or manually by app. Each time users log in, they receive 12 questions, i.e. who motivates...

One app offers disability assistance for those changing trains, while another helps those with Parkinson’s navigate the web. Now a startup from Berlin has created a platform which enables families to find caregivers for their loved ones. Carers are matched to a patient’s specific needs, and are subject to background checks - even when coming from abroad. Once chosen,...

A computer game is raising childrens’ awareness of diabetes. Now, using smartphones, a research team from Washington University has developed a low-cost hearing screening system especially suitable for infants. Microphone probes are connected to standard earphones and coupled with an app. Two different tones are sent into the ear at the same time. All being well, a third tone...

Black humour and sarcasm can be detected in online feedback. How we deal with tricky conversations in real life, meanwhile, is influenced by our ability to recognise and process not just our own feelings, but those of others. Cue a startup from Ukraine offering a wide range of support for those seeking to enhance their emotional intelligence. Their app...

Technology skills can be acquired early through play. Now, with its new app, a Dutch startup is supporting an important area of education in schools. The goal: to make reading attractive for children and young people. Being able to read isn’t just important, it also promotes concentration, reduces stress, develops language skills and fosters our sense of imagination. Teachers...

Given the right entertainment factor, people are happy to go without plastic bottles. Now, a Brazilian startup is helping children and young people on the autism spectrum to learn through play. Their app is based on specialist knowledge and uses the effect of visual perception, which, after all, is closely related to rational thinking and emotional intelligence. An association...