What's an app or business you wish somebody else would build?

Mentioned this "would want/use" idea a few days ago, but a art blog static site generator.

Despite searching high and low around the gazilions of "flat file CMSs" and "Static Site Generators", I have not found a single one that remotely caters to artists/illustrators who might want to simply post their art on an open-source, local, and truly free site with a RSS feed. No title, optional date label, nothing else around. "Image-centric" rather than text-centric if you will.

I don't have the programming chops (I'm a designer) or the time to make it, but feel like it'd be a fairly simple month project with potentially big returns.

a hotpot chain in the US. I don't do it bc I'm too poor. Americans don't get enough veggies, they love meat, and they love big quantities of food for cheap. The hotpot place next to me has a line out the door for 2 hours and can't keep up. I wish there were more of them around. Plus, all you need is raw, uncooked veg/meat and electrical outlets for pots. Little startup cost besides building.

Secondly, an Indian version of chipotle. there is one in Montreal that is great and would prob thrive in US.

Third, Super Giant games needs to make sequels to Hades for different religions and areas. An Aztec or Egyptian spinoff game would be dope.

I would like to see a project which addresses food shortages/availability --- why can't I have a pair of windows replaced w/ a pair of an aquarium and terrarium?

Grow shrimp in the aquarium, lettuce, cherry tomatoes and so forth in the terrarium

Each is monitored by a small computer w/ sensors which adjusts for nutrients, water, light, &c. --- at need, a vendor comes along, unlocks the outside access (which can only be unlocked if the matching inside lock is secure) and tops off/adjusts things.

If I'm having a dinner, have an option to drop off tilapia or a lobster in the aquarium.

I lack the green thumb, knowledge of electronics, and biological credentials --- it could be a nice gig for some person who is talented at growing things and has the computer programming/electronic sensor skills

A pdf reader with highlighter/notes functionality that can sync the pdfs AND their hightlights/notes across multiple devices on different platforms.

I was very surprised to find such a thing doesn't exist (to my knowledge). I've tried sending pdfs to my Kindle account and it silently fails (the pdfs never show on my device). I tried using a pdf reader+Dropbox combo, but the pdf reader kept having trouble saving to Dropbox and creating "MyPdf (2).pdf" copies. I would end up with 20-30 copies, making it impossible to tell which one had the notes I was looking for.

- A non-profit that provides a social network without ads/tracking. Similar to what facebook was like (profile+direct messaging+photos+groups/forums) before they expanded into all markets. Charge a fee of $1-2 a year to keep spam away and maintain the cost of servers. The hardest part of this is getting a critical mass of users.

A radio app in which you can make a schedule on what stream you listen at what time, so you can listen to programs you like off multiple radiostations without the switching interaction

Tinder, but for everyone, not just single mums.

Or less sarcastically, a dating site that actually works, where it doesn't revert to the whole game theory optimum strategy leading to the worst result overall.

Software to record audio (for hours) with proper timestamps and possibly event registration. Currently using audacity with timestamps via a plugin, it works but is rather cumbersome

Software compensation for non uniform screen brightness issues ( for example software fix for Apple flexgate )

Online streaming service aggregator

Give me NetFlix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Z Prime, Sony Liv, Discovery+ and all the rest in a consistent single UI, with a sensible, robust media player interface like VLC

May be technically impossible given the propreitary nature of these services.

I need an app that lets you organize lots of disparate people into a meeting.

Something like doodle, but it also has a chat box.

It also has to have a competent web interface that I can share a link with anyone, and they don’t need to create an account for some functionality.

Cryptocurrency that doesn't require internet access to transfer money, kind of offline crypto that can be used like cash. Probably impossible to make.

Healthy food subscription with delivery. Even if we have to cook, it's fine, as long as recipes are provided.

I would love to see a self-hostable, decentralized, cryptocurrency-free Bluetooth network like Tile or Sidewalk, with 2 way communication. Being open would prevent the Tile/Airtag fragmentation, and allow the tech to be integrated in just about everything for insane levels of coverage.

Not something that's useful without hardware availability and wide adoption, plus there may be legal issues with the GDPR.

I would also like to see a non-vaporware GearEye that works with normal UHF tags.

"Stuff" is one of the biggest detriments to my own well being, and many others. Any technology that manages stuff well is great.

Being able to search storage boxes the way you search a computer would allow much denser packing and much less time looking for things, and make cleaning easier.

I'd love it if there was an ISO like group dedicated to micro-standards, that worked with tiny companies. All these random electronic modules on eBay could share a common size and pin layout. Stacking boxes could all be stackable between companies. They would actively look for anything that has more than one part, make a standard, and promote it, or document the existing de facto standard.

News-subscription bundle, like for entertainment channels :) one-low price per month!

A platform for simple and real-time international remittance.

a cloud spreadsheet that works and is not screwed with every 6 months

Uber for sex workers.