Category Archives: Technology

Rental AIgent

Posted on September 17, 2024 by gemmell

Let’s be honest, real estate agents who handle rentals are the worst. Wouldn’t it be great if you could email the agent and they did something? Enter AIgent. It can organise plumbers and all that ails your rental property. Manage … Continue reading →

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ExoHip

Posted on September 11, 2024 by gemmell

So I had a hip replacement. It’s a big op where they cut off the top of your femur and replace it with a ceramic one. But why? Because the bone is sorta damaged and there’s no cartledge it between … Continue reading →

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Green Compute

Posted on August 9, 2024 by gemmell

This is the solar powered shipping container of GPUs for bit coin mining but for a different purpose: serving compute. The core proposition is the same, when power plants are generating too much energy the numbers may come out that … Continue reading →

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Re-breather (Frankenstein Edition)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by gemmell

Thinking about breathing under water, it turns out that fish pull oxygen from the water to and put it into their swim bladder. So you could, in theory, tap into the fish biology to pull oxygen directly from the water.

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Tails!

Posted on June 6, 2022 by gemmell

Someone told me they had a dream that they were wagging their tail and in real life, they managed to pull their coxic out of line. They had to see a specialist to get it back in, and apparently, your … Continue reading →

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Wifi Based Kids Radios

Posted on March 8, 2022 by gemmell

My daughter’s best friend has covid, but they’re able to chat to each other over regular RF walkie talkies. Given they’re both at home, it feels to me like you could sell little units that are connected to the wifi … Continue reading →

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Pre-greements

Posted on July 14, 2021 by gemmell

This is a platform for law firms to have pre-agreed on formats and positions for contracts. So you might have an Ashurst and Allen-Overy rep hash out a baseline contract for something, including various approved plays and adjustments, so that … Continue reading →

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Formalising the Bank of Mum ‘n’ Dad

Posted on May 24, 2021 by gemmell

This is an app and legal structure that formalises investments through other parties. Like p2p loans. The idea is that mum & dad give you a $200,000 loan to help pay for your first house, and how do you repay … Continue reading →

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Guide – the Google Assistant for children

Posted on February 23, 2021 by gemmell

After buying my daughter a tablet with Google Assistant and watching how poor it was at giving her answers to her questions I thought I could do better. She’s 6 years old and asks 6 year old questions. “Why are … Continue reading →

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Pneumatic anti-roadkill device

Posted on February 10, 2021 by gemmell

Sits at the front of your car, detects an impact and releases a jet of air to push the animal out of the way. Either that or an external air bag that detects an impact and inflates, hopefully sparing the … Continue reading →

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