A treehouse in Amsterdam
4-2-2011
A great treehouse made of fruit and vegetable crates. Commisioned by the ‘Stedelijk Museum’ in Amsterdam for the ‘Mark’ -project.
Tequila as bio-fuel
4-2-2011
The agave plant (from which tequila is made) has proven to be a great source of bio-fuel. The agave plant can grow in Africa, Australia and Mexico at low cost and is therefore a great possibility.
New app is connecting guests of hotels
3-2-2011
Israel-based IMguest provides guests a virtual tool to find fellow travelers, based on interests and purpose of visit.
The first holographic employees on Luton airport
3-2-2011
The British aiport London Luton introduces the first holographic employees, Holly and Graham. For a test period of four to six weeks they are helping passengers at the baggage check area. The goal is accelerate the security check.
From le Whif to le Whaf
3-2-2011
Harvard professor David Edwards has developed a machine that makes any food inhalable vapors, Le Whaf. Ten minutes of inhaling food equals 200 calories. Edwards previously created a smaller version, Le Whif.
Visit museums via Google
3-2-2011
People can now view the collection of the Rijksmuseum on Google. Through the website, people can view artwork and background information of over 1,000 works of 17 major museums in the world. Next to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, other museums, like The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the palace of Versailles joined.
Meal planning tips
2-2-2011
Kraft created a machine, in collaboration with Intel, that answers the everyday question “what shall I eat today?”. This machine is equipped with face recognition to make analyses and then makes suggestions of products and recipes.
Wrapped Foods
2-2-2011
Audree Lapierre’s re-designed a milk carton to make it more informative. The new package does not indicate just what the milk is made of but also the percentage of proteins and carbohydrates etc …
Foursquare vs. Karmatech RFID shoe
2-2-2011
Nowadays it is becoming easier for your friends and family to keep track via social networks. This shoe automatically reports your current location to Facebook or Twitter, so you don’t need to login via foursquare anymore.
Wooden shower
1-2-2011
Designed by Rare, a wooden shower with a steel core. The water runs through silicone tubes.
Donate to charity via rounded-up credit card purchases
1-2-2011
Pennies is an organization that allows online buyers to round up their purchase by credit card or debit card and donate the difference to charity. Dominos Pizza, Zizzi Pizza and TravelLodge have already joined.
Do not eat app
1-2-2011
Max Stoller discovered that 1,660 restaurants in New York received really bad scores from the Health Department, but are still open. Stoller invented an application that allows a user to be warned when he checks in at Foursquare at one of these restaurants.
Glowgolf
23-1-2011
A missed novelty, glow golf. Already five spots in the Netherlands and popular for children’s parties.
cucumbers cultivation without daylight
23-1-2011
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The PlantLab in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, succeeded in cultivating the first fruit and vegetables without daylight use. PlantLab did cultivate cucumbers, strawberries, corn, beans and tomatoes by making use of only red and blue LED lights. This opens options to grow these products at your restaurant and always have super fresh cucumbers, strawberries etc. available.
Ghosts and spirits guaranteed
22-1-2011
Hotels with a macabre past, Vacation spots for the morbidly, for curious travelers! Ghosts and spirits guaranteed!
Frushi sushi made of fruit
22-1-2011
Frushi is a combination of rice and fruit shaped like sushi. They only use fresh fruit. All kinds of fruit are used to make frushi’s. You can eat Frushi for breakfast, but is also delicious as a dessert or snack.
Guerrilla action by Weber Grill
22-1-2011
Weber had to promote the new serie of grills. The traditional fences all over the city were turned into genuine grills, simply by adding magnetic real size flyers in the shape of steaks, burgers and shish kebabs. On the back: the website! See the pictures here.
Knitted Graffiti
21-1-2011
Worldwide objects, trees, statues are wrapped with fabric. No longer a “trend”, it has been going on for quite a while! And we missed it completely! But as the press gives attention to these projects regularly, it’s maybe an idea to have an object around your hotel or restaurant packed with knitted fabric by people who love to knit (the wild knitters?).
A cold champagne for Valentines Day
21-1-2011
Especially for Valentine’s Day Cooling offers a wine climate cabinet decorated with a red fabric. The Valentine Champagne Cabinet comes with two champagne glasses and a bottle of rosé champagne by Lamoureux.
Oysters opened in an easier way
21-1-2011
Opening oysters is always tricky. With this oyster opener it is easier and safer for your fingers.
Champagne Rolls Royce
20-1-2011
The Champagne bar has turned a luxurious Rolls Royce into a real champagnebar. The back of the car has been re-modeled in Riva style and is equipped with 21 champagne coolers, 2 fridges with room for 50 bottles of champagne each and 40 speakers.
Heineken bars on Foursquare
20-1-2011
By checking in at Foursquare in a bar where Heineken beer is tapped, consumers save extra ‘e-points ‘, Heineken’s current loyalty program.
Gast-ro Deli
19-1-2011
Restaurant ‘t Schulten Hues, the Netherlands, now has a shop called Gast-Deli, the shop full of goodies. Peter Gast & Jacqueline van Liere offer a variety Schulten Hues-related products. From the now classic Schulten Hues croquette to wines and ingenious kitchen gadgets.
Whisky in a can
19-1-2011
Whisky producer Scottish Spirit launched whisky cans on the Sout-American market.They think that people who drink whisky outdoors prefer cans over walking around with a bottle.
Knitted mug warmers
19-1-2011
The Polish knitting expert and artist Beata Faron made this knitted mug warmers. The mug warmers do not only keep your mug warm, they also ensure that you do not burn your hands.
