CONSUMER GOODS
Solar Bag
Soon to be released in August 2007, the Picard Solar Bag
picks up where Eskom left off by charging your gadget
essentials like laptops and iPods. The solar panels on
the flap are set to give you enough juice to make it
through the day.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
VIOlight
VIOlight has already come up with a solution. Their
little gizmo is proven to kill 99.9% of germs found on
your toothbrush using UV light. With the adaptors that
come with, you can even fit your electric toothbrush
head in the unit.
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FOOD & BEVERAGE
Wedding Cake Trend
The first trend on the list is personalized cakes. Edith
Meyer said that "Cakes for 2007 seem to be much more
personal and less I-saw-this-in-a-magazine." Susan
Morgan stated that although she has been doing colored
cakes for years, now "everyone wants coordination
throughout the wedding."
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Strange Eatery
And now - this place, WDuck...where you sit on a toilet
during your meal. It's perhaps a little extreme for
South African steakhouse tastes, but the point is that
the hospitality industry is getting a personality.
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MOBILE
SMS Shopping
A company called ShopText has introduced a system that
lets people buy products instantly using text messages,
a process that eliminates the need to go to a store or
even visit a Web site.
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Mobio Mobile
Mobio, which we’ve covered previously, is launching the
public beta of its mobile application platform today.
They’re pitching themselves as a “lifestyle platform” to
consumers, where you can access all kinds of data on the
go, such as restaurants, weather, and flight schedules.
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ONLINE & SOCIAL NETWORKS
Local Cakes
CakeAmerica is a website that is dedicated to help web users find cakes and
other baked products in their localities and empower the local cake businesses
to promote and advertise their cakes on the web.
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SERVICES
SMS Happy Hour
BuyYourFriendADrink.com was launched today and announced
on the New York edition of e-mail events service
Thrillist. BuyYourFriendADrink, or BYFAD, is a way to
purchase libations for your friends online, which they
can then redeem at participating establishments with the
help of a text message.
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LIFESTYLE & LUXURY
Shiny and Sparkling
Philips and Swarovski have teamed-up to bling the tech
goodies with their ‘Active Crystals’ collection that
features I GB flashy USB memory keys studded with
swarovski. The collection includes four different
designs: Heart Ware, Heart Beat, Lock In and Lock Out.
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Box Wine
There is a growing group of wine drinkers who are
turning to the box rather than the bottle. With better
wine varieties now available in boxes, wineries are
attempting to give the category a new identity far from
the rowdy boating trips and drunken fraternity parties
that gave box vino its cheap, low-quality image.
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MARKETING
Scent Selling
Clear Channel, meanwhile, is experimenting with scented
billboards. USA Today and the Wall Street Journal are
set to offer "rub and sniff" newspaper ads. And some
retailers are also preparing products with added smell.
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HOMES & LIVING
Book Lovers’ Chair
For those who love to read, and show off their personal
library, Italian company nobody&co has a fabulous
looking seat for you. The Bibliochaise makes storage
look incredibly cool, and cuts down on space taken up by
a typical bookshelf.
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TOURISM
Audio Tours
“AudioSnack is a place to find, purchase, download,
listen to and appreciate audio tours that people just
like you have created to share, and a place where you
can do the same for others.” Tours are modestly priced —
some are even free.
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GADGETS
Freeing Up Your Hand
If you're in the market for a new pair of headphones and
don't mind looking foolish or being stared at by
strangers, you may be interested to know that the iWalk
will be available in a week or two.
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MOBILE
Mobile Network
Sonopia works with Verizon to handle calls and data
transfer, and lets anyone from a rock band to a church
group set up their own mobile network brand. In return,
the mini carrier will receive 3-8% of revenues generated
by the customers they sign up.
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