TLDR:These app-enabled smart drumsticks are like having a massive drum set in front of you whenever you want to play. I can’t wait until my child grows up to become a drummer…said no parent ever. Look, no parent ever wants to squash the dreams of their kid. However, self-preservation does play a factor in how those dreams manifest. Even if a kid is musically inclined and ready to start playing instruments, no Mom or Dad is ever going to instinctively go for getting them a big, bulky, expensive drum kit without some serious arm-twisting....

The last few weeks of summer are upon us! In case you missed our post at the start of the season, read up abouthow summer sparks creativity. Take moments to enjoy the natural world around you; find action in relaxation and you’ll find the necessary inspiration for innovation. Most importantly, travel! Put down the heavy city guidebook and your mediocre map,PocketGuide, a new travel application from GPS City Guide, Hungary-based start-up, covers all this and even has voice instructions....

Podiois an online work platform designed as an internal social network for businesses, with the added ability for users within companies to easily access or create their own ‘apps’ to help them with tasks like handling job applications; marketing campaigns; sales and more. Now the company has launched the ability to create web forms that integrate tightly with the rest of the Podio system. With Podio’s system it’s easy to create a form to place on a website that then feeds data back into the Podio system for whatever task you’re carrying out....

Podio, the platform that allows working teams to communicate and share information online, as well as create custom apps to help them carry out specific tasks, is going head to head with the likes of Yammer, Socialcast and Convofy with its latest update. While Podio was previously targeted at small working teams, today it has announced a new Employee Network feature that allows everyone within an organisation to use the service to communicate, share files, and manage tasks....

Online work collaboration toolPodiohas a unique selling point of offering users the ability to create their own apps to carry out specific tasks. Now it has rolled out the ability to bring those apps to the mobile realm by way of an update to itsiPhone app. Podio says that since itslaunchin March, over 200,000 apps have been created by users. These have been used to manage sales leads; execute projects; deliver software, recruit talent and more....