Google Maps Nearby Location Notification

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Within the Google Maps app a user should have the ability to enter locations they wish to be notified about when their proximity is near. Within the app the user should be about to search for existing locations and change the proximity of notification for each listing.  For example, when I'm traveling I would like to be updated when I am near a Starbucks without physically searching for it.

Location-based Downloading

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While at the local starbucks this evening I grabbed another one of those free iTunes music cards (today's was from the bands Glasser and Generationals). So I take this little card home and enter the unique ID into iTunes, download the track then sync it to my iPhone. It seems a bit ridiculous not to mention the environmental waste.

Here's an idea to streamline this process. A user simple scans (UPC or RFID) an establishments unique ID and downloads the file directly to the device. This could be used like the starbucks example or to download a resturants menu or the full contact informaions of any establishment (including hours of operation, important calendar dates, coupons and/or useful information). This platform could open up new possibilities for advertising and deeper development. For example, a menu could be downloaded and cross referenced with a user's allergies or specific diet regime.

Hot Coffee, In a Can

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Starbucks sells instant coffee packets that you can use to make a cup of coffee, assuming you have hot water handy. What I propose if that combine the technology they use in those instantly-hot soup cans to heat water, which, through pressure, flows over coffee grounds making instant coffee. I was going to post a picture, but it's not necessary. The concept is simple. I'm surprised they don't have these already.