Gift a follower

23-12-2010

At “gift a follower” tweeps and facebooker can treat their followers and fans to a present. The cost? 1 dollar per “internet surprise bag”. The sender does not know whats in the bag. Besides small presents, it is also possible that people do receive an iPad.

Bombay Sapphire Swarocski

22-12-2010

Travelers at the airport in Sydney have a chance to buy a special Bacardi Bombay Sapphire bottle, decorated with thousands of Swarovski crystals. There only four bottles and they have a value of $ 3.960,=. The sale lasts until January 6 (2011) and the bottles do come in a white leather case.

St. Regis launches E-butler app

22-12-2010

The St. Regis, New York has created the St. Regis New York E-Butler, an app allowing guests and the public alike access to the hotel’s butlers and concierges. The St. Regis New York E-Butler is a modern twist on traditional bulter service, providing guests with the world renowned St. Regis service at the touch of a button.

Dutch food app

22-12-2010

For those who have problems choosing what to eat every night Sanoma launches this food app. Every Friday afternoon users from the app receive five dishes.?

Innovative wine glass by Alvaro Uribe

20-12-2010

Designer Alvaro Uribe has designed a wine glass. The glass is introduced at the Tipsy Wineglass Conceot Testing at the MOMA in San Francisco. Good wine is tested by his look, smell and taste. This glass’s head tips forward, to give acces to the best qualities of the wine.

First Aid app

20-12-2010

The Dutch First Aid club launches an application that tells people how to handle at different first aid situations. The application does include information about heart attacks and strokes. Furthermore, the application gives practical information about small accidents. The app also has a “call 112” button, through GPS  the location is directly given.

Complete holidays in a box

17-12-2010

Sotc Box Holidays from global travel agency Kuoni are prepackaged travel offerings that can be purchased online or off the shelfs in a participating retail store. Rather than having to spend time and effort researching options with a travel agent, travalers can simply buy a Box Holiday, which features all the key details on the outside of the box, including price, validity period, service inclusions and exclusions, complimentary offers, loyalty benefits, discounts, cancellation rules and hotel images.

Check-in through Foursquare

15-12-2010

Aloft Hotel has made it possible for guests to check in with Foursquare. They have a special website where Foursquare guests can see the next promotions and also read reviews from previous guests. Guests who did book a room before January 18 (2011) at Aloft by Foursquare, received 20 percent discount at the bar of the hotel.

Tweets for treets

15-12-2010

Christmas twitter action: between 11 and 23 December, residents of U.S. cities New York and Los Angeles could earn different sweets Delivery. To join tweeps had to retweet the tweets from the Magnolia Bakery. Each tenth retweet received a treet, like cheesecake, fudge brownies or cookies delivered at home.

Robot-waiters

14-12-2010

The Chinese Restaurant “Dalu Rebot” uses six robots to serve food and drinks to the tables. The robots follow a fixed route laid down in the restaurant. The idea behind these “restaurants robots” comes from the Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company.

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