Don’t buy unripe fruit

24-8-2011

With this new iPhone app, the Melon Meter, you measure the ripeness of the watermelon. First you give an indication of size of the melon, then you have to lightly knock on the melon, which will be collected by the microphone of your iPhone. Finally, the app gives an indication of the ripeness of the melon.

 

Inspiration from 2010: A sunindicator by Nivea

18-8-2011

Nivea introduced in 2010 a sun indicator to enjoy the sun responsibly. This iPhone application tells you how and where you can enjoy the sun best, based on your skin type and the UV strength at your location. In addition, the timer indicates how long you can still enjoy the sun.

 

The ICoffee machine

8-8-2011

Do you want to impress your guests with pseudo barista skills? Then use the iCoffee machine. Via bluetooth you can send an image to the iCoffee machine. See how designer Huang Guanglei iCoffee machine works at the website of New Tech Reviews.  

Illuminated Walls by Philips

4-8-2011

Illuminated walls to completely transform a space. Philips has announced a new product on the market, namely luminous fabric. The product is made in partnership with the Danish Kvadrat Soft Cells, a company specializing in sound absorbing panels. The durable panels are based on an innovative and patented aluminum frame with an invisible energy mechanism, that stretches the fabric perfectly smooth. The panels are integrated with LEDs and can be connected to an audio system to change color to the beat of the music. Look at the movie to learn more.

RFID technology at the Great Wolfe Lodge

4-8-2011

Recently we have indicated that the chain of the Great Wolfe Lodge works with RFID technology for a direct line of their guests to their Facebook pages. The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel recently launched an integrated whole Facebook concept for their hotel based on the same technique. The movie clearly shows how it works.

 

DailyBurns Meal Snap App

2-8-2011

Meal Snap lets you take pictures of the meals you eat and then magically tells you what food was in your meal. How Meal Snap Works: Snap a photo of your meal, add a descriptive caption and let the system auto-magically detect the nutritional breakdown, keep track of your meals & progress over time. Blogger Denise Amrich did test the app.

 

The Foodloop

2-8-2011

The heat resistant silicone food trussing tool designed to replace kitchen string and toothpicks in the prep and cooking process. Use thefoodloop® to hold small stuffed, rolled, bunched and wrapped meats, fish and veggies. Heat-resistant to 675ºF / 357ºC, reusable.
 

Measure water from the faucet

27-7-2011

This handy water meter is directly mounted on the faucet or a bottle. The concept design is very useful in the kitchen and will save water. If the amount of liters could be fixed beforehand than it would be perfect.

Business app for food truck owners

21-7-2011

The food trucks are very popular in America these days. With the use of Twitter and Facebook the (potential) customers are updated about the location of their favorite truck. Because these social media offer limited sales tools, CloudSource Labs has developed FoodTruck FastPass. This special Android app makes it possible to keep statistics, it allows to offer online ordering and supports group discounts.

Wake up by bacon

13-7-2011

Wake up with the smell of bacon. This alarm clock starts to bake bacon 10 minutes before the wake up time. A tasty start of the day.

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