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!
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 …
Do not eat app
1-2-2011
Max Stoller discovered that 1,660 restaurants in New York received really bad scores from the Health Department, but are still open. Stoller invented an application that allows a user to be warned when he checks in at Foursquare at one of these restaurants.
Champagne Rolls Royce
20-1-2011
The Champagne bar has turned a luxurious Rolls Royce into a real champagnebar. The back of the car has been re-modeled in Riva style and is equipped with 21 champagne coolers, 2 fridges with room for 50 bottles of champagne each and 40 speakers.
Heineken bars on Foursquare
20-1-2011
By checking in at Foursquare in a bar where Heineken beer is tapped, consumers save extra ‘e-points ‘, Heineken’s current loyalty program.
Gast-ro Deli
19-1-2011
Restaurant ‘t Schulten Hues, the Netherlands, now has a shop called Gast-Deli, the shop full of goodies. Peter Gast & Jacqueline van Liere offer a variety Schulten Hues-related products. From the now classic Schulten Hues croquette to wines and ingenious kitchen gadgets.
Whisky in a can
19-1-2011
Whisky producer Scottish Spirit launched whisky cans on the Sout-American market.They think that people who drink whisky outdoors prefer cans over walking around with a bottle.
Knitted mug warmers
19-1-2011
The Polish knitting expert and artist Beata Faron made this knitted mug warmers. The mug warmers do not only keep your mug warm, they also ensure that you do not burn your hands.
An app to pay at Starbucks
17-1-2011
Today, in 6800 Starbucks outlets, one can pay with a Starbucks Card Mobile app for Blackberry, iPhone or iPod Touch. The digital customer card can be upgraded by credit card or PayPal.