Buy your friend drinks online
10-3-2011
FrinXX gives consumers in Germany the opportunity to buy each other a drink through online channels, even if they are not present at the bar. FrinXX users visit the site or log in via the Facebook app. You then choose the amount you want to spend and you pay by PayPal, iPayment or ClickandBuy. After payment, you receive a code, which you can send to one or multiple recipients via email, SMS or Facebook, along with a personal message. The code must be shown to the bartender and the drinks are paid for.
Eco Can
8-3-2011
As we all know, plastic bottles and cans are incredibly unfriendly to the environment. At least you can now get your fix with the Eco Can. Eco Can is made of a biodegradable material called PLA and is totally reusable. They are double-wall insulated to keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. The Eco Can is also microwave- and dishwasher-friendly.
The Tiger Blood energy drink
8-3-2011
The Tiger Blood energy drink tastes like fruit and contains 80 mg of caffeine.
Waterbottle with jogging route
7-3-2011
Like many hotels, the Hilton Hotel San Diego Bayfront offers jogging-maps to guests. Unlike other routes, these routes are printed on Hilton waterbottles. Very useful when you are jogging in a city you’re not familiar with.
Wifi in Japanese taxis
7-3-2011
While travelling it is sometimes difficult to stay connected to the world wide web. That is why DoCoMo develloped and installed free wifi in 820 taxi’s in Tokyo.
app for German cities
7-3-2011
Storytude developed, in addition to WHAI WHAI’s mobile guide, location-based stories of several German cities. Each chapter will be associated with a spot in the city. From April, Storytude will publish stories about Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne.
Chocolate wine
4-3-2011
Cocoa di Vine is a 14 percent alcohol fusion of Moscato, Torrontes and Pedro Ximenez. The wine has rich flavours of vanilla, caramel and of course chocolate.
Rice to Riches
4-3-2011
Concept in New York: a store that exclusively sells rice pudding. Like with ice cream, you can choose your own toppings.
Art on electrical junction boxes
3-3-2011
Fortum is an electricity company in Sweden. Every year grafitti and vandalism to electrical junctionboxes cost the company over $1,5 million. Research shows that art in public places and a well maintained urban environment lead to increased safety and decreases vandalism. Fortum created the competition “Art on electrical boxes”. Anyone could upload their artwork and collect votes through social media. The artworks with the most votes were posted on electrical junction boxes throughout the city.
Force soda for men
2-3-2011
Force is the new soda by Jupiler brewery. With this soda Jupiler wants to target men over 30 years old and it is available in The Netherlands and Belgium as from this month.
