Innovative ideas for mobiles

I just heard about two interesting innovations. The thingCHARGER and Reviveaphone. Both are thoughtful solutions to problems people have. These are not really ground-breaking technologies, but they are creative solutions to somewhat common problems. I personally know people who have had their phones immersed and I’d be willing to bet that 80% of the people on campus have needed a charger for their phone.

This makes me wonder: How do you classify something as innovative? While these are new ideas, they aren’t so radical that someone would say, “I never would have thought of that.” So what is innovation? I think innovation is taking the next step to improve some aspect of life, whether that’s learning something new, completing a task, or some kind of process.

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