Snap a photo of a bill, then click to pay

21-3-2011

Danske Bank has found a new way to make online payments easier. First you download the bank’s mobile app and then use your phone’s camera to snap a picture of your bill. All the relevant information is automatically filled in and you only have to click on pay.

First looping-restaurant in the world

18-3-2011

In the FoodLoop restaurant, orders are not served by waiters, but the dishes come through a roller coaster with a double loop, directly to your table. In Europa Park Germany.

E dining restaurant

16-3-2011

March 15, the first e-dining restaurant in the Netherlands opened its doors in Rotterdam. The restaurant, named Izkaya, will serve dishes from various Asian cuisines. In the restaurant you don’t order your food at the waiters but via the touch panel in the table. Using the table you can browse through the different dishes and order food and drinks. You can also change the “tablecloth”, take a look in the kitchen through a webcam, play games and view and ask for the check.

A personalized magazine on the iPad

11-3-2011

Zite, a Canadian app for the iPad, is a personalized magazine, which automatically adapts to your whishes. Based on preselected subjects, Zite creates a custom build magazine with the news, movies, blogs, etc you are interested in. Also, Zite continues personalizing the magazine based on the newsflashes you read to create a tailor made magazine.

Buy your friend drinks online

10-3-2011

FrinXX gives consumers in Germany the opportunity to buy each other a drink through online channels, even if they are not present at the bar. FrinXX users visit the site or log in via the Facebook app. You then choose the amount you want to spend and you pay by PayPal, iPayment or ClickandBuy. After payment, you receive a code, which you can send to one or multiple recipients via email, SMS or Facebook, along with a personal message. The code must be shown to the bartender and the drinks are paid for.

Find your parkingspot by using the Park Circa mobile app

8-3-2011

To easily find a parkingplace or offering your parking place to others, use the Park Circa app. Members can spot available parking places and complete payment via the Park Circa mobile app.

Wifi in Japanese taxis

7-3-2011

While travelling it is sometimes difficult to stay connected to the world wide web. That is why DoCoMo develloped and installed free wifi in 820 taxi’s in Tokyo.

Save the planet one beer at the time

4-3-2011

Purpose Energy is an energy company disposed of breweries. During this process, a large amount of methane they again for the brewery’s energy needs and thereby reduce emissions of the brewery.

First appartment heated by solar thermal energy

4-3-2011

This apartment building in Upper Castle, Switzerland is the world’s first to be heated exclusively by solar thermal energy. The roof produces twice the heat of what the building needs and will serve as a model for future projects.

 

App for etchical shoppers

20-2-2011

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This app contains over 700 famous clothingbrands and their collections. The app tells the consumer the do’s and don’t’s with regard to (non) responsible clothing brands.

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