Wine tasting with QR codes

12-4-2011

For the first time, the QR-code is used in the wine industry. This new mobile technology is applied at Wijnen & Likeuren Dulst, Blanden (Belgium). The try-out wines come with a QR code which can be scanned with a smartphone. The code links directly to a website where all information about the wine is readable on the screen of the phone: Where is the wine produced? What is the composition? How long can I store the wine? Next to which dish can I serve this wine best?

Healthy cupcakes

12-4-2011

Petit Pois Cakes, an extraordinary line of cakes that can be eaten without any guilt. The butter in the cakes is replaced by a most unexpected and secret ingredient: vegetables. Petit Pois cakes have half the calories and fat of ‘normal’ High-Street cakes and are both gluten- and lactose-free. With the use of vegetables –which are tasteless by the way- comes a naturally longer shelf life without any additives.

Billboard houses

11-4-2011

Got the flu? Call a doctor. Can’t pay your mortgage? Call Adzookie.com. Why? Adzookie.com, a free mobile advertising company, is doing something revolutionary, not only to advertise themselves, but to help homeowners pay their mortgage. They’re turning houses across America into billboards.

Handy cutting board

11-4-2011

Designed by Paul Williamson, the chopping board gives you big slab of wood for doing all your kitchen preparations. Unlike other boards, however, it comes with detailed line markings that you can use to accurately measure the length, width and even arc a piece of food you’re guttering to pieces.

No more soggy cereal

11-4-2011

“the original crispy bowl,” the tableware takes a regular bowl and puts a spiral slide divider in the middle.  That way, you can put milk on one side and your favorite crispies  on the other. To keep everything crunchy, rather than pouring everything together, with as result  soggy cereals in a couple minutes.

Minibarbox

8-4-2011

A minibar is for each hotel a service with many disadvantages. It takes time and  money to maintain, and continues to rise questions. Empty the minibar, reduce products or replace minibar? Therefore, there is an alternative developed by hotel experts: the Minibarbox. A nicely designed box that contains a selection of beverages. Hotels can sell the box at the reception or place it directly in the hotelroom.

Wichy’s Sushi sandwiches

8-4-2011

Wichy’s – Sushi sandwiches from Germany. Rice combined with norisheets and in different combinations; for example tomatos, lettuce, tuna, chicken, salmon and basil. Sounds like a good lunch portion of sushi lovers! Each sandwich contains between 200 and 250 Calories, depending on the combination of ingredients.

Goshi, European Sushi from Germany

8-4-2011

Wichy’s – Sushi sandwiches from Germany. Rice combined with norisheets and in different combinations; for example tomatos, lettuce, tuna, chicken, salmon and basil. Sounds like a good lunch portion of sushi lovers! Each sandwich contains between 200 and 250 Calories, depending on the combination of ingredients.

Namaste Tower Mumbai

8-4-2011

W Hotels has just announced plans for the Namaste Tower, a new W Hotel in Mumbai that is due to open July 2015. The striking 984-foot-tall building will house 62 floors combined into a hotel, office, and retail space. The design of the tower is actually meant to reflect the ‘Namaste yoga’ gesture where two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai.

Landal Greenparks implements “glamping”

8-4-2011

With the construction of luxury safari tents, Landal Greenparks implements “glamping”. It’s a combination of glamour and camping. In other words, camping with luxury around you. Five luxurious tents will appear at Landal Coldenhove Eerbeek (The Netherlands).

Hotel in table tennis paddle shape

8-4-2011

A hotel in China will be build in the shape of a ping-pong racket. The 150 meters high building is part of a 67 acres sports complex in the Chinese city of Huainan. The local government spends 32 million euros in the development and construction of the hotel.

Hoppa Tea

8-4-2011

Hoppa Tea is a kick-ass-tea, a slap-in-your-face tea. It is the three double espresso in teas. A cup and you’re ready for the rest of your day.

‘A Taste of the Soul’

7-4-2011

From April 7 in cinemas: ‘A Taste of the Soul’. A Taste of the Soul hosts two  prominent chefs and a master taster: Erik van Loo, Patron of Park Hill, former chef and former Park Hill Owner Cees Helder and Paul Craenenbroeck, former inspector of Michelin.

Islena, the beer of Ibiza

7-4-2011

Isleña beer is more than a delicious beer, Isleña IS Ibiza. A pungent beer  experience from the beautiful Ibiza. The island is known for beautiful sunsets, passionate nights and the good life. The stylishly designed aluminum beer bottle gives the elegance it deserves. Trendy, temperamental and only available in the distinctive hospitality.

Tissot Augmented Reality Window at Harrods

7-4-2011

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Swiss watchmaker Tissot has partnered with Holition to showcase its Ladies and  T-Touch collection in one of Harrods iconic Brompton Road window displays as part of the store’s new promotion celebrating all things Swiss. The window display will enable consumers to virtually ‘try on’ watches from both the Ladies and T- Touch men’s collection, and a fully interactive touch screen will allow customers to engage with a wider range of Tissot watches than ever before.