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.
Chocolate bars wrapped of photos of random customers
9-2-2011
The wrapper of Macskanyelv Chocolate is a smart way to give an old product a new look. They used photos of random customers on the wrapper to increase customer-involvement.
Scootbob
8-2-2011
Scootbob is driving you home in your own car. The driver uses a foldable scooter to get to the address, folds up the scooter and takes you home.
Death by Chocolate
8-2-2011
Marina Malyada designed chocolate skulls. It is a project for All saints Day, All Hallows Day, Day of the Dead and other “festive”events.
All ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu delivered at home
7-2-2011
The Swedish grocer Middax delivers all the ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu at home. The meals are healthy and quickly prepared. A menu for a week costs 705 Swedish crowns (approximately € 100,=).
The flying beercooler
7-2-2011
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Don’t feel like getting up to get another beer? The flying beercooler throws one right at you!
Disloyalty card
6-2-2011
Three independent coffee shops in Lincoln, Nebraska have joined forces and created the disloyalty card. It works the same as every other loyalty card, only with this card you can go to the participating independent coffee shops. They want to compete with the big coffee chains and attract visitors to go back to the local coffee shops.
Icefondue
6-2-2011
Icefondue brings a new dimension in fondue. For this Icefondue, liquid nitrogen is used.
The first nitro-ice cream parlor
6-2-2011
Chin Chin’s is, as they are saying, the first nitro-ice cream parlor. The combination of long white coats, liquid nitrogen, theatrical presentation and a fun design make this ice cream parlor a real experience.
Paying for Petting Time in Japan’s Cat Cafés
6-2-2011
In Japan, people visit the cat Cafés to feed and nurture the cats. People pay 9 euros per hour to sit with the cats. Couples are the best target for these cafés. There are over 100 Neko cafés in Japan, whereof 50 in Tokyo!
Moet & Chandon, Message on a bottle
5-2-2011
The ultimate Valentine’s gift! The ‘Message on a bottle’ giftbox contains a bottle of Moët & Chandon rosé champagne, 2 flutes and a golden marker to write a personal message on the box.
Carrotmob
5-2-2011
Carrotmob is a group of activists that buy goods of a company to reward them for socially responsible change. Often the changes are of environmentally-friendly, such as energy-efficiency upgrades.
Machine to recycle office paper in toiletpaper
5-2-2011
The Japanese company Oriental has developed the White Goat, a machine that directly recycles office paper into toiletpaper.
A treehouse in Amsterdam
4-2-2011
A great treehouse made of fruit and vegetable crates. Commisioned by the ‘Stedelijk Museum’ in Amsterdam for the ‘Mark’ -project.
Tequila as bio-fuel
4-2-2011
The agave plant (from which tequila is made) has proven to be a great source of bio-fuel. The agave plant can grow in Africa, Australia and Mexico at low cost and is therefore a great possibility.
New app is connecting guests of hotels
3-2-2011
Israel-based IMguest provides guests a virtual tool to find fellow travelers, based on interests and purpose of visit.
The first holographic employees on Luton airport
3-2-2011
The British aiport London Luton introduces the first holographic employees, Holly and Graham. For a test period of four to six weeks they are helping passengers at the baggage check area. The goal is accelerate the security check.
From le Whif to le Whaf
3-2-2011
Harvard professor David Edwards has developed a machine that makes any food inhalable vapors, Le Whaf. Ten minutes of inhaling food equals 200 calories. Edwards previously created a smaller version, Le Whif.
Visit museums via Google
3-2-2011
People can now view the collection of the Rijksmuseum on Google. Through the website, people can view artwork and background information of over 1,000 works of 17 major museums in the world. Next to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, other museums, like The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the palace of Versailles joined.
Meal planning tips
2-2-2011
Kraft created a machine, in collaboration with Intel, that answers the everyday question “what shall I eat today?”. This machine is equipped with face recognition to make analyses and then makes suggestions of products and recipes.
Wrapped Foods
2-2-2011
Audree Lapierre’s re-designed a milk carton to make it more informative. The new package does not indicate just what the milk is made of but also the percentage of proteins and carbohydrates etc …
Foursquare vs. Karmatech RFID shoe
2-2-2011
Nowadays it is becoming easier for your friends and family to keep track via social networks. This shoe automatically reports your current location to Facebook or Twitter, so you don’t need to login via foursquare anymore.
