Travel agents compete for consumers

17-3-2011

When searching for the ideal trip, consumers are faced with a range of options. Online services promissing the best deals, which makes it difficult for travelers the make a choice. HolidayCrowd is a new service that enables travelers to outline their perfect trip and invite competing offers from travel agents.

Bottle opener which stores caps

17-3-2011

This bottle opener comes with an integrated container, which catches the cap right after it leaves the bottle’s opening.  That way, your caps don’t end up on the floor, on the counter, on the couch, on the lawn or flying up in the air. See the bottle opener here.

The future of Health Care according Adjiedj Bakas

17-3-2011

Watch the movie of Adjiedj Bakas on the future of the Health Care. Unfortunately the movie is in Dutch…

Penguin Bottle Cooler

16-3-2011

Keep your drink cool with the Penguin Bottle Cooler. Bottles of half a liter can be cooled up to 4 hours. The bottle can be secured to your coat, bag or belt. The coolers are also printable.

 

Temporary Bed & Breakfast

16-3-2011

In 2007, roommates Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, created a temporary bed & breakfast of their appartment in San Francisco to pay the rent. Now, 3,5 years later, the online platform became a great success. Travelers can search on the website for a place to stay out of 9.000 city in the world.

Coca Cola brings happiness

16-3-2011

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Happiness brought by Coca-Cola. Where will happiness strike next? Watch the movie.

McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

16-3-2011

In celebration of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day, McDonald’s created the World’s Largest Shamrock Shake which floats on the Chicago River. The Shamrock Shake is a lime and mint-flavored milkshake, available at McDonald’s during the period of St. Patrick’s Day.

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.

Interactive window display at Starbucks

16-3-2011

Starbucks locations in Toronto and Vancouver are promoting Tazo Tea via interactive window displays. Customers can discover everything about the teas by touching the screen. In this way guests are informed about the teas’ origins and ingredients in a interactive, visual and fun format.

Augmented reality business card

16-3-2011

Done with those boring business cards? Make an augmented reality business card!

Augmented reality business cards

16-3-2011

Done with those boring business cards? Make an augmented reality business card!

Fairtrade seafood

15-3-2011

Tiger and king prawns are to become the first Fairtrade seafoods. The Fairtrade Foundation is working to create certification standards for small-scale prawn farms in Asia by the end of November, marking the first time it has ventured into the fishing industry.

 

PC dinner replaces the TV dinner

15-3-2011

According to the online viewing service SeeSaw.com prefer around 60% of Britons to eat their evening meal while sitting at their computer. 15 % said they watched TV on their PC while eating a meal.

 

RFID chips in hotel linen

15-3-2011

To prevent theft by hotel guests, RFID Chips are placed in someIn certain linen and towels are chipped with RFID chips placed. The chip will be implemented by Womitex, a Dutch supplier of horeca linen.

 

Vegetarian restaurant application

15-3-2011

With the new Vegman iPhone app you can search for vegetarian restaurants. Both the app as the community website are still under construction. At the moment there are over 1.100 restaurants in the database, 50 of those are in the Netherlands.

 

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