Boomerang wok

11-6-2010

This wok of Swiss-miss gives cooking a playful twist. By the deep bow food can be easily thrown around into the pan, without it  flying in all directions.

Sushi popper

2-6-2010

This sushi popper contains eight pieces of sushi that are ‘popped’ from the bottom to the top. The sauce is included in the cap on top and of course the package contains ‘chopsticks’.

Windows 77 Concept Store

2-6-2010

On the eve of the biggest IT fair in Asia, Microsoft has opened a restaurant. The restaurant is called “77 Concept Store”, which refers to the operating system Microsoft’s Windows 7, but also the cost of each dish, which is 77 Taiwan dollars (2.40 U.S.). There is also a menu of seven dishes, which are named after gadgets.

Transparant toaster

2-6-2010

This Magimix toaster is transparent so you can see what’s happening to your toast. No more burnt toast!

Sweet art

1-6-2010

Chez Bogato is a pastry shop that opened in 2009 in Paris. In less than a year the playful concept of Bogato already made a big impression. Bogato is known for elevating his delicacies to art pieces.

Ice cream shop uses RFID

31-5-2010

100 flavors in your assortment, but only 32 simultaneously in your store. How do you make clear to your customers which flavors are available? Izzy’s ice cream provided each ice bucket with a RFID tag, which is read the moment it’s put at the counter. The tag contains information about the taste, production date, and more. The information is directly adjusted on both the ice cream menu and the website. So guests will always know which flavors are available.

Social Media Bars in Johannesburg

29-5-2010

Johannesburg has 2 exclusive bars where online social media are combined with hospitality. You must be invited online to have access to one of the two locations. At the locations one will find touch screens mounted in the tables, on which one can use the internet. But one can also make contact with another tables.

Invest in chocolate

25-5-2010

Rather than borrowing money from the bank, Hotel Chocolat wants to borrow money from customers. When you invest in “Hotel Chocolat” shares, you will receive your interest in chocolate. With an investment of £ 2000,= people get a chocoladebox, worth £ 107.70, six times a year.

Salmon caviar from a vending machine

24-5-2010

One of the biggest sellers of caviar in Moscow, Russia, Ikra, has placed 33 vending machines with salmon caviar. Unfortunately for lovers of expensive versions such as Beluga or Sevruga caviar … they are not in the assortment yet.

Social media ice cream vendor

21-5-2010

Utrecht has the first ice cream man who uses social media in The Netherlands. Ice cream man Martin Schuurman uses Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and Foursquare for both passing his locations as to let the consumer determine the flavour of the day. Also through promotions, like free ice cream for followers, he tries to attract consumers.

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