Hello,

I’m looking for inspiration to build something new in terms of software/hardware. I wrote down over 25 ideas in total, and by my own standards if I saw someone else building them I’d consider these ideas cool, some are innovative, but my ideas are not exactly what I’m looking for.

I’m looking to invent something and leveraging existing technologies, for example blockchain -> btc or neural networks -> ml/llm.

Some ideas I had:

  • A streaming-service for indie movie makers (* no/low budget)
  • Sleep optimizer that monitors sleep and changes room temperature, light, etc for better sleep
  • A half-digital scavenger hunt game (some parts are online, some offline)
  • A skillswap marketplace, instead of buying a service both parties exchange skills
  • A website that asks user what challenges they face in their every day life
    …

What are some *outside-the-box ideas you’ve heard of? How can I check the viability without building the software or hardware?

  • q1p_@lemmy.zipOP
    22·
    1 day ago

    Defining it is hard.

    I’ll give an example: Radio tech was always there, we just discovered it that we can use it. So everything is kinda out-of-the-box, we just figured out it exists.

    • Bratosch@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 day ago

      Have to agree that it’s still not what that expression means… Radio TECH was not always there. RadioWAVES were, but that is still not considered “out-of-the-box”. If I buy an Xbox controller and use it without modifying it, then I’m using it out-of-the-box.