Wireless charging at Starbucks
8-11-2012
In 17 different US Starbucks locations, the coffee chain is trialing tabletop pads. By putting down your phone or mobile device on the table, it gets wireless charged. The pilot ends this end of the year with a probably further rollout in 2013.
Tante (Auntie) Bep
7-11-2012
Do you like good food and you like going out or dinner, but you want to enjoy this at home. Tante (Auntie) Bep gives you the solution, named after a great-auntie of one of the two founders Yaron Menneken and Stephan Lems. This home delivery website is available for the residents of Amsterdam and The Hague (Netherlands) where they can order their meals online. People can choose from meals of several restaurants and caterers which normally don’t deliver at home.
Wine sack
6-11-2012
We spotted these bags before, but this is a new variant of a wine bag. Very easy to take your wine to the beach or the park (when the weather is better). Or when you (sneakily) need to transport some wine.
Centipede Pop-up Cinema
5-11-2012
Centipede Cinema is a compact freestanding theater, designed for screenings in locations with limited space, developed by Barlett School of Architecture in Guimarães (Portugal, European City for Culture 2012). Besides the limited needed space, also limited resources are needed.
Melotweet of Evian
5-11-2012
Melotweet of Evian transforms your Twitter timeline into a musical and playful experience. Incoming tweets are falling as water drops into your screen, which are transformed into musical notes when they hit an object. You can add several objects which forms a nice musical composition.
Is there a James Bond hiding in you?
1-11-2012
Coke Zero gives away exclusive tickets for the James Bond movie Skyfall. Unsuspecting train passengers make a change to win these tickets by buying a Coke. But nothing is for free… people need to unlock their inner 007 by accomplishing the giving mission within 70 seconds. Watch the movie.
Very fast cooler
1-11-2012
The Rapid Beverage Chiller cools your drinks at room temperature to refrigerator temperature within minutes, which is herewith 90 times faster than a refrigerator and 40 times faster than a freezer. Add ice cubes and water to the device and it cools your beverages within minutes. Easy, for unexpected visitors. It also can be used to heat your beverages or for example baby food.
Restaurant with deaf staff
31-10-2012
Restaurant Atfaluna in the Gaza Strip is now following suit in the hope of breaking down barriers for deaf people in Palestinian society. Atfaluna works with deaf people in the restaurant. Given that deafness was until very recently considered to be a mental disability in the country, the enterprise aims to showcase the talents of those with hearing difficulties and well as help them engage with their community.
Restaurant El Montero
30-10-2012
Restaurant El Montero is located in the city of Saltillo in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The surrounding area consists of desert, which is reflected in the visual and culinary style of the restaurant. The branding and interior, with the eye-catching custom-created chandelier, are designed by creative agency Anagrama.
Cocktail party in Zero-Gravity
30-10-2012
Stoli scores points for originality with their latest stunt. The vodka brand modified a Boeing 757, hired a world-class mixologist, and flew to the edge of space to host a cocktail party… in zero gravity.