CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 20: 04/07/05 - 17/07/05

New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue:

FOOD & BEVERAGE
Functional Sweets
Sweet news for the sweet tooth - “functional confectionery” is taking some of the guilt out of guilty pleasures.

ONLINE
Half The Price
Gift certificates are becoming even better for self-indulgence - at half the price!

GADGETS
Wearing Music
A concept that won a Bronze Award at IDEA: a wrist-worn MP3 player controlled by simple hand gestures and audio feedback.

ENTERTAINMENT
Interactive Concerts
Verizon Wireless and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino announced a partnership that will bring top tier music artists and interactive wireless technology to Las Vegas.

LIFESTYLE
Well Wishes
Paper Ink Studio’s collection of cards, invitations etc. are minimalist at heart, but with vibrant color schemes, graphics, and clever text.

Knitting - A New Generation
Knitting has become the new trend, and all of a sudden, the crazy stares are gone.

Workouts in the City
Outdoor gym classes, from Balance Integrated Training Concepts, transforms cityscape features like curbs into exercise equipments.

CONSUMER GOODS
VoiceSave
TJ Walker, a professional speaker and media trainer, has developed a new throat spray, for executives, sales people, political leaders and talk show hosts.

MOBILE
Mobile Phone Spying
French distributor Spy-Phone is offering two Nokia Spy Phones which silently activate themselves.

CNN on my Nokia
NTL and O2 revealed a trial which has been designed to test and showcase the televisual capabilities of the next generation of mobile phones.

ADVERTISING
Pay-per-Call
Search marketing agency Greenlight has launched a Pay-Per-Call service aimed at UK advertisers.

HEALTH
Alarm Pills
The SIMpill bottle takes the guesswork out of medicine schedules, using cellphone tech to alert patients when a prescribed dose is missed.

SERVICES
Happy Hours
PartyBuddys will provide you with your own posse - a guide to take you to all the clubs you want to hit, a trained bodyguard, paparazzi-like photographers to take your picture as you exit your limo, and bottle service at your VIP table - for a fabulous night in town.

Temp Models for Hire
A whole new market for renting out aspiring models who can just 'be', is opening up.

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