Curious about someone else’s life? With PeekInToo you can look through the eyes of other users for 12 seconds. Select the user based on location to catch a glimpse of a sold out concert for instance or see if the party at your local disco has started already. Facebook and Twitter had a direct influence on spreading the ‘places to be’, this app allows you to have a realtime peek in a café of club. See the video.
Bavaria has made the ‘Bavaria Beer Scepter’ especially for carnival. The scepter has lights and a cup holder for beer on top. There is a storage area in the bottom to put money in. When you buy two sixpacks Bavaria you will get scepter in all supermarkets in Limburg and Brabant. In the new single ‘Drink as a prince‘ of the Dutch artists Gebroeders Ko and La Bamba you will give a sneak preview of the scepter.
For anyone who cooks along with a youtube video, dirty fingers on the screen of the laptop or tablet are very recognizable. The video goes to fast, you need to pause it every now and then. The website ‘Handy’ by Flore avoids this problem. You can upload a youtube video on the site and it is played in full screen mode, while the webcam is activated. When you wave your hand from left to right the video will play, whilst a right-to-left wave will pause it. Additionally you can save the videos in an online cookbook.
Roquette developed flour based on algae. With this flour it’s possible to bake a brioche without eggs, butter or allergen. With the flour the brioche will contain 70% less fat than normal. During the FiE Innovation Award in Frankfurt this November the High Lipid Algal Flour by Roquette won the overall price for most innovate product and was category winner in the Bakery category. The flour is approved as ingredient by the EU and has the American GRAS-label (Generally Recognized As Safe). Roquette joined the ALGOHUB® research program for developers of ingredients based on micro-algae in 2008. Last year we’ve spotted egg-replacement ingredient ‘Beyond Eggs‘.
Around 5 – 10% of the Dutch vegetable and fruit produce is wasted because the products don’t fit the ‘common appearance’. Kromkommer wants to use these weird shaped vegetables and fruits for an alternative series of soups. Therefore Lisanne van Zwol, Jente de Vries and Chantal Engelen started a crowdfunding campaign to raise € 25. 000,- and produce the soups themselves. Their goal is to motivate 20.000 crazy vegetable heroes in 2014. According to the ladies, someone is already a vegetable hero after buying one of the soups, because the content would otherwise be wasted. The collected donations will be used for purchasing vegetables from growers, transportation to the factory, production of the soups and design and print of the labels. Donators can choose from a range of rewards like tickets to the launch event (€ 10,-), a visit to the factory or one of the growers and a fair amount of soup packages (€ 500,-).
In 2013 Kromkommer collaborated with hospitality industry wholesaler ‘Zegro’ to reduce waste. With their Kromkommer concept the ladies are nominated for the ‘Horecava Innovation Award’ 2014.
Graham’s 1890 Lodge, located in Portugal in Vila Nova de Gaia, was reopened after a renovation in March 2013. This stylish nearly 200 year old wine cellar was renovated by P06-Nuno Gusmão with the idea to create a timeless and total concept were it looks like some objects and spaces were already there from the beginning. History and modern are combined and the use of wood the wine cellar gives a quiet and clean look. Not only casks of Port are aged at the lodge but it is also a visitor center where you can see thousands port barrels, cellars and you can taste different types of port. The restaurant VINUM Restaurant & Wine Bar serves traditional Portuguese dishes with an international twist and because of a huge glass wall it looks like you sit between the vessels with port.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst will kickoff the national campaign ‘Start organic’ on Monday, January 13. The campaign has been running since January 2 to January19 and stimulates people to buy healthy, natural and organic food. For each biological product bought, people get a sticker and with a full card (7 stickers) they can win various prizes such as a weekend in an organic Bed and Breakfast. For each full card sent, the organic sector will give ten pieces of fresh organic fruit, vegetables or potatoes to the children of the Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation.
The first nhow hotel in the Netherlands will open in Rotterdam this weekend. After Berlin (2010) and Milan (2007), the four-star hotel with 278 luxurious rooms will open in the building ‘De Rotterdam’. The hotel is designed by renowned architect OMA/ Rem Koolhaas and combines contrasts with the latest technology. The hotel gives well-known artists, designers and local talents a platform to share their art. Nhow asked several local artist to show how they see Rotterdam, like the video above.
The interior of bakery boutique Cioccolato looks good enough to eat. Cioccolato, located in Monterrey Mexico, is specialized in custom desserts and sweets for special events. The boutique is designed by Savvy Studio and derived from the existing Cioccolato but there is a clear differentiation. The interior is sleek and white with sweet brightly colored elements. Chocolate and pink sweetness is dripping from the tables and shelves.
World’s first burrito vending machine is located at a 24 hours gas station in West-Hollywood. Customers can make a choose from five types of burritos: roasted potato with egg and cheese, uncured bacon with egg and cheese, chorizo sausage with egg and cheese, range chicken with beans and rice and beef with cheese. Customers can also add sour cream, tabasco or quacemole. The burrito is made in 60 seconds for $ 3,=. While waiting for the burrito, a music video is played on the screen.
To celebrate the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado, the mini sushi chain ‘Hapa Sushi’ has introduced a special weed-food pairing menu to show guests that weed goes well with sushi. Sashimi that is normally served with wasabi is now served with a platinum cookie made of marijuana. In 2009 the sushi restaurant and TDA Boulder made a campaign to encourage smokers to come eat sushi to satisfy their munchies.
People from Amsterdam aren’t impressed by the falafel shops in the city anymore. These shops were a walhalla for Scott and Ariane Bennett and it inspired them to set up a shop in Washington DC, because the city lacked proper falafel shops. They named it ‘Amsterdam Falafel’ and the shop grew into a franchise chain with 3 branches. People can choose from 21 toppings and sauces to create the ultimate falafel that can be served with French fries.
Plastic waste is easily compressed to 50% of its original volume by the Plettum bin. This bin can help (small) restaurants, hotels and bars to save on waste costs. In the 25 liter garbage bag approximately 50 liters of garbage can be compressed. Do you have more tips to save on garbage? Send it to tip@spronsen.com.
Jorit Leijting from restaurant ‘Van de Buurt’ (translated as ‘From the neighbourhood’) recently started serving baby food for kids from 4-6 months, 6-10 months and 10+ months. The chef at the neighboorhood restaurant serves approximately 20-30 kids a week. Jorit Leijting: “It’s not a playground here, but we want to be hospitable to young parents.” The meals are produced by ‘De Kleine Keuken’ (translated as ‘The Small Kitchen’ ), contain no artificial coloration nor preservatives and can be stored for 3 weeks. The developer Kirsten Toeset offers the servings to restaurants and retail.
‘Horeca Vlaanderen’ and ‘Vlaanderen Lekker Land’ have published an inspirational guide for a child-friendly hospitality industry named ‘Kinderen aan tafel’ (translated as ‘Kids to the Table’). The booklet provides a self-test for restaurant owners, practical checklists, tips & tricks for child-friendly service, menu suggestions, tips for plate decoration and additional services. Unfortunately it’s only available in Dutch.
We couldn’t find an immersive Christmas Light Maze in Europe yet, howevere correct us if we are wrong. But we love the idea, another fun read more
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Inbev UK decided that they needed someone to taste the beer. Not for the brewery, but on festivals. On the job, the temperature, the way of serving the beer and the quality need to be checked before the beer can be served to the artists backstage. Nice job! Even more, because the wage is 10.000 pounds, for only six days. Nice example of promotion!
This concept is based on the existence of an invisible silicone seal on the base of the item. Thanks to this seal, the item will remain stable on the chosen surface. 7 different types of glasses and apetizer dishes.
This chocolate bar is decorated with the calories it contains. The bar is devided into pieces of different sizes and different calorie counts.
Starbucks and Lady Gaga introduced an online Scavenger Hunt, a search game. Every week contesters have to find a clue. Last weeks assignment: to be found with QR codes on posters inside the Starbucks shops. This weeks challenge has to do with the new Lady Gaga album. The purpose of the game is to let people use the social media and collaborate in finding the solutions. The winner gets Lady Gaga related presents.
The Fair Trade Foundation of the Dutch city Arnhem made two routes through the city. The routes do lead you to all the shops and restaurants who sell Fair Trade products.
Moët & Chandon introduced this week the Moët Ice Impérial, the first Champagne on the rocks. Because of the rich structure, hints of sweetness and red fruits, the taste is preserved even drinking it with ice. The Moët Ice Impérial is the perfect addition to a well established party.
Pinel & Pinel, (renowned malletier, luggage makers) and Martell, designed a cognac Trunk. Inside you will find the finest and most exclusive cognacs. Several trays contain silver cognac tools, crystal glassware and a humidor with sigars. For more information, take a look on the website of Martell. Tip; use code 1715 to discover all the secrets.
The Heineken Invite is a clever bottle opener. Everytime you open a beer, the opener posts via bluetooth or internet a message on your Facebook wall to let people know you are having a party, and you are inviting your friends.
The Volkswagen van symbolizes the sixties, and is now available as tent. Perfect to visit al the coming festivals this summer. It is spacious enough for 4 people, and the tent is available in a yellow, red and blue edition.
The Lago Fruit Bowl, designed by Moises Hernandez, is the most versatile and flexible fruit bowl that exists on the market. Inspired by the rippling effect that moving objects have on the water surface, the top layer of the fruit bowl is designed to change shape whenever fruit is placed on top of it. The shape of the bowl depends on the kind and amount of fruit placed into the bowl.
This stainless steal coffeebean makes sure the coffee is always on the right temperature. The coffeebean has temperature controlling material inside which absorbs the heat of the coffee and releases it slowly. Therefore it cools the coffee down when it’s too hot and reheats it when the coffee gets to cold.
ReviewPush allows owners of a business to stay on top of their reviews in an efficient way. There are so many user reviews sites, that it is more difficult for business owners to keep up with all of them. ReviewPush monitors most user review sites on a daily basis and alerts the business owner via a customized review report.
Vice is the world’s first vodka icewine martini. VICE is the combination of Icewine from Vineland Estates Winery and pure Canadian Vodka. The wine is served chilled from the fridge or freezer in a martini glass.
Is this John Lewis garden pod the new trend of this coming summer? A panoramic cottage which allowes you to enjoy your garden, during rain of shine. It’s made of a wooden frame, a stainless steel roof and windows all around. You can rotate the pod to put the entrance in or out of the sun. Along the side of the interior there are benches and in the middle a small coffee table which can be turned into a bed.
The Dutch island Texel can now be visited online. The website www.texeltoer.nl is filled with panoramic pictures. A month after the release of the website, more than 17,000 people took a online tour on the island.
Lucas has lived in Barcelona for 3 years and had a great time. Therefore he wanted to thank the city. Together with bookingssite Antrapalo he gives away free theatre tickets. Accompanied by the message “be more concerned about other peoples happiness” he spreads the tickets away hanging on balloons.
McDonald’s is automating orders by replacings staff for a terminal. The way of ordering your meal at McDonald’s hasn’t changed in the last 30 years. That’s why McDonald’ss introduces the ordering terminal. You can order a meal and pay at the terminal. It saves a little time per customer, some people say that they are sad to see their personal service leave.
In Berlin this man is regularly spotted with a wearable hot dog booth. The device is completely equipped with parasol, gastank holder, sauce holder and a grill. After serveral tests with charcoal and batteries, it turned out propane was the safest and best option. The design concept is called ‘Grillwalkers’ and it’s made by Bertram Rohloff in 1997.
The vacation period is coming up again and apart from all the preparation, comes another challenge: the big SIM card exchange with family and friends. Because of the extraordinary (roaming) costs that come with a SIM card from ‘back home’, it is cheaper to call with local cards. If your relatives can’t provide you with the right card(s), a newly bought card is one of the best value-for-money buys you can do on your holiday. Mostly it even pays off to buy an extra phone as well, especially if you return to the country on a regular basis or stay for more than a month.
Wouldn’t it be very nice if you could save all this fuzz and lend a card, or even a phone upon your arrival?! And wouldn’t it be very easy to have such a service at your hotel? The phone in the hotel rooms is only used for a wake-up call or room service, but imagine the possibilities of a ‘mobile hotel phone’. The ideal win-win situation whereas the guest can call much cheaper, the hotelier provides an extra service and can even make last minute offers or send (important) messages.
The introduction costs of a concept like this are acceptable, hotel owners can even start a test with cheap prepaid SIM cards. I’m sure you will gain extra service points from your guests and the media, a nice instrument for free publicity.
The design of light switches and electric outlets in the house with a green touch will be noticed. The purpose of this design is to make people aware of their energy use and that they shoulden’t take it for granted.
“Another picnic table” is the title of the design for this picnic table. Beside its regular picnic table purpose, the seats can be flipped upwards to create a more relaxed seating position. Anthor Feature of this design is that the traditional bench on a normal picnic table is split into two separate seates which makes it easier to use.
This kichten design is based on a Chinese puzzle box, It is a small cube which tranforms into a full kitchen island. Everything you need in a kitchen is there, a fridge, cooking plate, oven. Draws, a sink and a working surface. Nice solution for small holidayhouses.
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MyFarm is an initiative of the UK National Trust where it is all about crowdmanagement. The farm of Wimpole Estate in Cambrigdeshire, which containts over 2.500 acres of land, is calling for 10,000 ‘online farmers’ to participate to sign up for £30 and provide this farmer with advise and to discuss other issues through blogs and videos. The online farmers don’t need any previous farmer experiences. Points of discussion will be; crops being grown, livestock being bred and general wider issues regarding the farm’s interaction with the environment.
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SocialStay is a platform for hotels for building, managing and growing a custom mobile environment. SocialStay lets hotels create their own branded mobile apps in minutes. These apps are fully customizable and also automatically integrated with several social media. Hotels can easily notify the guests of discounts or other related special offers, feature as well a “wall” and a “Who’s Here?” section to help guests to connect with each other.
These commercials are integrated in the videogames. The commercials can be found in over 350 different games which you can play through Facebook. Unfortunetaly you won’t become rich, watching these commercials: you will receive around €0,07 in Facebook credits, which you can spend on Facebook deals.
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