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Hi Tayllor,

It's time for your weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas! The latest Springwise is now online.
Here's a quick run-down of the business concepts featured in this edition:

Members' clubs for moms
Lifestyle & leisure

In the same way that freelancers are flocking to shared working
spaces, stay-at-home moms are happy to find a third space that
accommodates both them and their offspring.

Coffee life stories link farmers and coffee drinkers
Food & beverage / Eco & sustainability

We've written before about product life stories and how they're bringing
transparency to the creation and distribution of consumer products.
The latest example? Coffee from Uganda.

Robot mower runs on solar power
Homes & housing / Eco & sustainability

Robot vacuum cleaners are slowly taking off, and robot lawn mowers
have been around for over a decade. What's new is a mower that not
only trims the lawn all by itself, but does so using solar power.

More custom-blended tea
Food & beverage

Last year we wrote about Blends for Friends, which sells bespoke
custom-blended teas. Recently, one of our spotters came across
Design a Tea, a similar -- but more affordable -- option.

High-tech coat check
Lifestyle & leisure

Who hasn’t checked their coat at a restaurant and worried about
losing the claim ticket? Cloakscan aims to put those worries to rest
with a biometric cloakroom system.

Taking wallpaper outside
Homes & housing / Style & design

Back in 2006 we wrote about wallpaper's renaissance and innovative
wall graphics. The D Garden Collection is picking up on the same
concept and bringing it outdoors.

YouTube contest for eco-minded kids
Marketing & advertising / Eco & sustainability

Marketers caught on long ago to the advantages of involving kids at an
early age. Now Whole Foods is applying the notion to the YouTube
generation with a video contest focused on green living.

Online invites, upgraded
Life hacks

The online invitation marketplace is a crowded one, with heavyweight
Evite and a raft of smaller contenders all vying for their share. A new
site hopes to take online invitations to a new level: stylish and ad-free.

Wind-powered lighting
Homes & housing / Eco & sustainability

The Firewinder, also known as the Original Windlight, is a decorative
and completely wind-powered outdoor lamp that transforms the ebb
and flow of the wind into an upwardly spiralling, glowing light.

Location-based games lure kids off the couch
Gaming / Mobile & telecom

Getting children back into (physical) action, LocoMatrix has developed
location-based games kids can play outdoors using their GPS-
enabled mobile phones.

Our next issue will arrive in your inbox on 2 April 2008. In the meantime, please
check out our daily posts.

Warm regards,

Liesbeth den Toom
Senior Editor
liesbeth@springwise.com

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