Arne had to leave after waiting for a mere 8 hours, so he didn't get to pitch his idea, the iFlirt. When I came in to the judging room, they had his application in front of him since he was slated to pitch before me, and they seemed a little bummed that they weren't going to hear about it, so I showed them the picture and very briefly told them what it was about. (Since it's his idea, I'm paraphrasing here): Music is a wonderful thing for bringing people together, but iPods paradoxically lead to isolation in public places. The iFlirt reverses this: It is an add-on for your iPod that lets you know when people are near you with compatible song lists, giving you the opportunity to strike up a conversation. Maybe it uses bluetooth, maybe something else -- that's what the $50,000 will have to figure out. And we don't know how or if you will know exactly who is listening to what, but trying to guess could be part of the fun.
Next ... Not Pitched ... the Booty Bubble
This idea is reminiscent of the "lovegetty"
Oh yes! Exactly! thank you very much for that comment, as the lovegetty was very much an inspiration for Arne ...
Sorry I am not in the mood to type much right now, but I wanted to say that I think this is a great idea. I hope this will actually come to exist sooner rather than later. And I wish you total success with this project ;)
J.