Interactive ping pong on the street

8-6-2011

McDonalds gives away free snacks with the pick ‘N play game. Smartphone owners in the neighbourhood of the interactive billboard could play the game directly online, so it’s not necessary to download an application. After choosing their favorite snack, they could play for a download with code that was refundable at the nearest restaurant.

Marketing stunt at Brasserie de Nymph

7-6-2011

At Hotel de Nymph in Brielle (the Netherlands), one could reserve a table for their “heavenly” 3-cours dinner between the first and fith of June (the days around Ascension day), and win a real “Ascension” in an hot air balloon for 2 persons.

Gobble San Francisco

7-6-2011

If home cooking fails, the pizza restaurant at the corner starts to get boring and you rather have fresh healthy food delivered, then it’s time for Gobble. This website shows all local restaurants and provides a healthy collection of neighbourhood cooks. A meal always costs ten dollars.

A chocolate shot

6-6-2011

Austrian chocolate maker Zotter offers products that are organic, fair trade, and very creative. Choco Shots are available on their website; syringes full of chocolatey liquid that comes in packaging designed to look like it’s real medicine. These strange but inventive chocolates come in seven different varieties including Raspberry Brandy, Mandarin, Whisky and Almond.

Ice bear sculpture for attention

3-6-2011

In Sydney they thought of a special way to get everyone’s attention around World Enviroment Day. To show the people the impact of humankind on the environment they made a lifesize polar bear ice sculpture. The sculpture will melt away in several days and reveal a bronze skeleton. An interesting concept whereby the inner sculpture is revealed slowly.

Cupsystem for babies

3-6-2011

The BabyNes made by Nestlé is a cup system for baby milk. Within a minute it produces a well temperatured bottle of nutritional milk. No more problems with dosing milkpowder and water. The cups won’t fit in any coffecup system, so you have to buy a new machine. An idea for restaurants next to highways?

Fish sandwichspread

1-6-2011

Students of the university of Amsterdam introduced the “boterhamvis”; thin slices of white fish as sandwichspread. It is healthier than most of the meat slices and it might be cheaper. 

Magic at the table

31-5-2011

The U-food device from the firm Cnudde lets plates float and turn like a ufo! It works through the interaction of 2 negative and positive magnets that can be placed in a table. Great show element!

What’s in your lady purse?

31-5-2011

A stylish bag in a box! A container with three liters wine with small tap disguised as a VIP bag. Very cheap (€ 27,50), fun and fashionable.

Dominos dartgame

30-5-2011

Domino’s made a darts game in the inside of the pizza box. The dart board works together with the smartphone application from Domino’s. At first they make their customers familiar with the game in the pizza boxes, and later on those people can kill time doing the game on posters in public area’s.

 

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