Bamboo bikes

9-3-2010

Bamboo Bike is a unique project by Calfeedesign. Calfeedesign is located in California, but after a promotional trip to Africa they were inspired by the continent. Nowadays Calfeedesign owns two factories in Ghana providing the local population with jobs and so contributing to the development of third world countries.

Olympic Ski Jump at tram stop in Amsterdam

8-3-2010

Agency Media Republic created this advertisement for Samsung in collaboration with 2010 Amsterdam and JCDecaux. At a tram stop in Amsterdam, people can wait while virtually ski-jumping. The video is then sent to you by email.

To preserve open winebottles longer

7-3-2010

How long an opened bottle can be preserved, is difficult to estimate. With this cooler it is possible to open two bottles of wine and keep them well preserved up to 10 days. Each compartment has its own temperature control. Available for $ 395, =.

 

iPhone app from Dutch Royal Hockey Association

4-3-2010

This free application by the Royal Dutch Hockey Association, provides up-to-date hockey leagues in the Netherlands, including the amateur-league. Within a minute users know what happened in the competition and the game they’re playing next weekend.

Open hoteldoors with smartphones

3-3-2010

Open Ways, a specialized security company, has designed a system allowing guests to open the door of their hotelroom with a smartphone application. When opening the application, the phone plays a coded acoustic signal. If the door recognizes the sound, the door will open.

Wagamama iPhone app

1-3-2010

The originally from England restaurantchain Wagamama has developed its own iPhone application. This app allows guests to see where the nearest Wagamama restaurant is, look through the menu, to order meals and indicate when an order will be picked up. According to them, they are the first restaurant with its own iPhone app.

 

Child safe coffee mug

28-2-2010

Every year many small children get injured by burns from hot drinks. In order to solve this the ‘mummy mug’ is developed. A cap for your mug. You can only drink coffee by pressing your upper lip on the cap.

Green street lampposts

27-2-2010

Tak studio has designed a ‘road lamppost-and-windturbin-in-one’. By catching the wind and airflow caused by the cars speeding by, energy is generated. This energy causes the street lighting to turn on. The lampposts no longer need to be connected to the powernetwork.

Air purifying LED-lightbulbs

22-2-2010

This new LED lamp is economical, environmentally friendly and purifies the air. Dust, smoke and dust mites are all absorbed by the lamp.

McDonald’s ‘Easy order service’

21-2-2010

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport in The Netherlands is the first airport in Europe that has two ordering colums at the McDonald’s Restaurant in Lounge 3 (behind the passport check). Guests can use a touchscreen for their orders and pay by debit or credit card.

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