Heartshaped cucumber

13-2-2011

Especially for Valentine’s day, The British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s launches a heart-shaped cucumber.

RFID keychain to update your Facebook

12-2-2011

When entering the theater of Amsterdam, visitors receive a keychain with a RFID chip attached, which is connected to your Facebook-account. You can automatically update your profile by holding the keychain in front of the SowiSocial-desks.

A floating and mobile hotel

12-2-2011

To make a Norwegian village more attractive for tourists, an international contest was set up. The  Swedish architect company Jägnefält Milton came up with the idea to use the existing railway for riding hotelrooms.  The rooms do float as well and can be stacked.

What happens when? project

11-2-2011

A 9 month lasting crowdfunded and crowdsourced project in a restaurant in New York. Each month the restaurant will be runed by a different group of people. After 9 months the restaurant will be demolished.

Digital beer

10-2-2011

Through the site ‘Digibiertje’, (potential) guests can order a code online to show that code in the pub. They then get their second beer for free. There must be a minimum number of participants for the action.

A rare handwritten cooking book of the 17th century

10-2-2011

De Library of Heritage in Antwerp, Belgium, has published a handwritten cooking book from the 17th century online.

Sleeping in a huge bird’s nest

10-2-2011

Designed for larger rooms, but this huge bird’s nest seems a great bed for kids.

Maze Cafe

10-2-2011

Maze Cafe has found a nice solution for those who spill coffee sometimes. The dish guides  spilled coffee through a simple maze.

Lotery of fines

9-2-2011

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If you drive too fast, you will get caught by this speed camera and receive a fine. If you don’t drive too fast, the total sum of the fines will be raffled amongst those who do respect speed limits.

Mega Reader

9-2-2011

The Mega reader is an iPhone app that lets you read a text while using your camera to still see your surroundings. The text changes color automatically so it remains readable.

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