Fair trade tweets

12-5-2011

Ben & Jerry’s found a way to use the unused characters in a tweet. To make the tweet Fair Trade you can visit the fairtweet website, make your message and according to the number of characters used, the website will fill in the unused ones with a Fair Trady message.

Airport Park Schiphol

11-5-2011

Schiphol Airport created an indoor park for travellers to relax. The park features sounds of cyclists, animals and children. There are also butterflies projected on the walls and floors. The Park Restaurant provides healthy and fresh products.  

Paper Phone

10-5-2011

The paper phone uses elnk technology. This is electric paper and is used in e-readers. The phone is fully flexible. The elnk screen is only black and white, and very slow, the good thing is a long battery capacity. The electronic paper is also usable on clothes and they are working on a bracelet, the “Snaplet”, watch the movie.

Bread made with milk from camels

9-5-2011

A farmer in the south of Holland, owns about 50 camels. Not for show but for the production of camelmilk and chocolate (spotted in 2010) and bread with camelmilk. This type of bread is very convenient for people who are having a cowmilk allergy. Order your own camelbread online, it comes in a special ovenbag, so without unwrapping it, you can put the bread in the oven.

 

Easy to open bottle cap

9-5-2011

Teardrop shaped bottle cap designed by Shao-Nung Chen will allow you to easily open Coca-Cola bottles. This clever design makes bottle caps more user friendly and easier to grip.

 

Tweet insurance

4-5-2011

Representatives of the Canadian insurance company Kiln are developing a new insurance that protects companies from claims and damage by tweets. The insurance company doesn’t exclude that other social media with be part of this insurance in the future.

 

Eggcelent vending machine

4-5-2011

This vending machine was spotted in Japan. Each compartiment holds a net with 10 to 12 fresh eggs, which costs around $3,-. The eggs are from a nearby farmer who fills the machine with the fresh eggs.

Pepsi Social Vending

3-5-2011

The Social Vending machine from Pepsi is connected to a computer network. People can buy a drink like on a normal machine, but they can give away a drink as well. Type the name and telephone number of the recipient on the touch screen and add a text message or personal video. The gift can be picked up at the nearest Social Vending machine.

Airline promotes in miniature

3-5-2011

Airline company Norwegian wanted to advert their new low priced flights to mediterranean destinations on a special way. On more than 30 locations in and around the center of Gothenburg they’ve placed little figures that express sunny vacation activities.

bicycle wine rack

2-5-2011

Jesse Herbert already designed a bike beer holder a short while ago, but now he has introduced the bicycle wine rack. It’s adjustable to almost any size wine bottle , made of brass and leather.

 

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