Lapka food sensor for iPhone
The Lapka is expected to be available in the last quarter of 2012. It combines four sensors with an iPhone app. The sensors can measure if food is organic, but also humidity, electromagnetic fields and radioactivity.
The Lapka is expected to be available in the last quarter of 2012. It combines four sensors with an iPhone app. The sensors can measure if food is organic, but also humidity, electromagnetic fields and radioactivity.
Doritos has developed an online game map where you can form a ‘traingle’ with two strangers. The invited strangers have 9 hours to ‘Skip’ or ‘Trip’ you. If someone skips, the game starts all over again. If all two invites ‘trip’ you have a chance to go on a Late Night Triangle Trip to Moscow, Istanbul and Berlin.
Aloft Hotels & We Are Scientists have joined forces to present the ultimate musical challenge for unsigned bands. After sending in a demo your band can be invited to play a gig at Aloft Hotels in London, Brussels or Abu Dhabi. ‘We Are Scientists’ will watch the highlights from the gigs and choose one band to join them at the Aloft Sessions in London. They’ll help that band write and record a track in a pop-up studio within 12 hours. It’s all streamed live and direct for the world to see on Facebook. The winning band, plays their new track live at The Aloft Hotel, London.
London still fights the use of plastic straws through ‘Straw Wars’ and we see alternatives becoming more and more popular in various cities around the world. The paper straw makes a revival and for more extravagant drinkers a meat straw is the best alternative.
Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s started a Facebook campaign for their Greek frozen yoghurt. The algorithm designed for this tool searches the ideal spooning partner according to your likes and interests to share the treat.
The Northern Light is one of the most mysterious natural phenomonas. To avoid the freezing cold while looking into the sky you can visit the Igloo Village Kakslauttanen, where glass igloos make the spectacle a lot more comfortable.
The creator of the Sunshine and Smile blog has created a mouthwatering summer cocktail with raspberries. Have a look at the website for the raspberry lemon iced tea recipe and amazing photography by Kankana.
In the summer of 2013, Boxpark NDSM will open its doors on the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam. This is a pop-up shopping mall, consisting of containers, a variant of the London Boxpark Shoreditch. The containers will feature mostly fashion stores, but as well eateries, theatre and a cinema. The stores will be opened only during the weekend, but probably non-stop for 48 hours.
No excuses when you cannot remember how many beers you have drunk… This opener will count for you.
New York offers a new hotel. Not just a hotel, but a hotel specially for dogs, called D Pet Hotels, which opened already in Hollywood. The hotel features rooms with full-size beds, flat-screen tv’s, but as well a doggy gym, a lounge and even a spa which offers several treatments.
PEC Zwolle is the first Dutch soccer club that offers free WiFi in their stadium. The club is developing a free app to create more interaction opportunities and (payed) services like extra information about the match, statistics and videos of goals.
Serve dishes in an original way with this silicon leaf plate. The leaves are designed by Noa Tamure for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and are dishwasher-, oven- and microwave-safe.
A cup of tea is best enjoyed with a cookie. These tea bag cookies are ideal to dip in your tea. Click here for the recipe.
The canals of Amsterdam host a swimming match on Sunday 9 September. The event is organized by the Amsterdam City Swim foundation and Waternet, the benefits go to a research fund for the ALS disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The route starts at the ‘Marine Etablissement’, goes past the ‘Scheepvaart museum’ to the Amstel, Herengracht and finishes in the Keizersgracht. It’s also possible to swim the distance in a 4×500 meter relay with a business team.
This 17 minute video describes the Coca-Cola Content 2020 Initiative (C2020I). C2020I is a perfect example of Google’s videos about “Zero Moment of Truth” (ZMOT) strategies that describe the shift of first contact moments for retail products due to the growing use of mobile devices.
We’re already in the third week of October, and more and more festive inspiration is popping up online. Pinterest remains a wonderful source of ideas, read more
We’ve been enjoying glorious summer weather for a few weeks now, and the popular seasonal drinks are already known. Mocktails, cocktails, spritz variations, rosé, and read more
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