Wine vending machines of Walmart
16-12-2010
Selling wine in a supermarket in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is illegal, unless the wine is sold with the help of vending machines. A new innovative vending machine only sells wine to people who did an alcohol test and had their driverslicense scanned and had their identity verified.
Order on Ipod delevired in the gate
4-12-2010
Delta Airlines and restaurant operator OTG Management on JFK and LaGuardia Airport in New York launched a new initiative. Passengers can order food from participating restaurants(at the airport) near departure gates in various special iPad kiosks. The food is then delivered at the gate within ten minutes. Besides ordering the iPads can also be used for checking flights and playing music.
Airplanecompany offers passengers an iPad
4-12-2010
Iceland Express Airline is the first European company who offers IPAD’s to travelers. The iPad will be offered on flights from Reykjavik to London, New York, Berlin and Copenhagen. Passengers pay 13 dollars to listen to music, watching movies and TV, read magazines en play games on the iPad. Unfortunately, the passengers have to return the Ipad after the flight.
Skype with wine makers
1-12-2010
The Dalles Grande Winery offers wine advice through Skype. Through Skype people can ask questions and advice on which wine best suits the occasion or their meal. Consumers who want skype for 10 minutes, have to buy a minimum of three bottles of wine.
Hang over killer
1-12-2010
With the holidays ahead, many people try to find the rightwine or champagne. With “The Hangover Killer”, you do not have to worry about the morning after. Two tablets and a glass of water before bed are sufficient to get up the next morning without a hangover. “The Hangoveer Killer” is for sale on the website and at some drug stores for the price of € 7.95.
Sleeping apart together-bed
29-11-2010
For bed manufacturer Recor Bedding, the Belgian designer Axel Enthoven designed a special bed for people who suffer from restless sleepers. The beds can be pulled apart. Under the bed there are lights automatically turn on when you leave or go into the bed. It is also possible to fold back the headboard into a kind of cocoon. Besides these practical features, the bed also features a TV or an integrated iPad. Prices start at € 5000, =.
Ski goggles with GPS
28-11-2010
Zeal Optics has developed goggles with built-in GPS. Now it is possible to see your speed an altitude the glasses of the Transcend, as the goggles are called. The goggles are controlled by three buttons on the side and you can exchange information with a computer by a USB port. The goggles are available from € 399, =
The Circut Cake
28-11-2010
The Circut Cake is a printer for decorations of cakes. Where a regular printer prints ink on paper, the Circuit Cake cuts shapes from cookie dough, icing, marzipan, chocolate and other ingredients used for decorating pastries. The Circut Cake is available for $ 270, =.
Secret pop-up restaurant in Italy
23-11-2010
In the streets of the Italian city of Ferrara a special pop-up restaurant concept is offered. The location of the restaurant is sent by text right before the dinner. Persons who have registered in advance receive a message with clues to the right location. Each course of the dinner is offered in a different venue, guests will receive instructions to the next location after each course. The ‘street dinners costs € 60,=.
Slepping at the Wadden Sea
22-11-2010
Staying in a self-sufficient and energy-neutral capsule floating on the mudflats is the new attraction in Friesland, The Netherlands. The construction of the capsule will start within two months and will be in the Waddensea in 2012. The capsule can accommodate up to four people and aboard the floater guests van cook, shower, sleep and eat. With this float technicians want people to feel the of the Wadden.