FOOD & BEVERAGE
Chilly Billy
Bensons, a small family run business based in the
English countryside, has produced an ice-pop that
contains nothing but fruit. Chilly Billy consists of no
added sugars, waters, preservatives, or artificial
colours – just pure English pressed apples and a handful
of raspberries.
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Food For Health
From digestive health products such as Kashi Vive and
Dannon Activia to joint health products such as Minute
Maid Active with Glucosamine, we’re beginning to see
food and drink emerge as alternatives to taking
medicine.
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GADGETS
Appetizing USB Ports
The upcoming bread series in Vavolo's Freshy Baked USB
Drive lineup is pretty cute. These cross-platform thumb
drives are encased in housings made to look like the
following baked goods: hot dog, french bread, hamburger,
pizza, sandwich, and the oddly specific raisin challah
bread
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Gourmet Quick Food
Once banished from the gourmet kitchen, they've come
back with a Twist of the Wrist in a cookbook by famed
chef Nancy Silverton. Quick-and-easy meals that jazz up
gateway ingredients like boneless chicken breasts with
jarred or canned delicacies like tapenade, capers and
white asparagus.
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ADVERTISING
Free Letters
Dutch Gratis-Post lets people order envelopes with free
postage for mailing within The Netherlands. Ads are
printed on the back of the envelope, and in exchange for
5 free ready-to-mail envelopes, users also agree to
receive advertising messages by email for a period of
four weeks.
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HOMES & LIVING
Igglo
Finnish real estate site Igglo lets potential buyers
'pre-order' houses that aren't on the market. Igglo has
photographed every building in Helsinki and several
other Finnish cities, and combines these photographs
with satellite images and maps. Every property is
listed, not just those that are currently on the market.
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SERVICES
Night Salons
The city that never sleeps has another reason to stay up late: after-hours
beauty salons. New Yorkers who want a glass of wine with their color treatment
head to meccas like Frédéric Fekkai/Soho and Red Market Salon, which are open
for business — and socializing.
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ENTERTAINMENT
In The Backseat
In an effort to provide some entertainment for the kids
while mom or dad is busy driving, DaimlerChrysler and
Sirius teamed up to create TV programming specifically
for the backseat.
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Barbie Girl Takes Kids Online
On Thursday, Mattel unveiled Barbie Girls, a doll-shaped
MP3 player that turns into a live character at
BarbieGirls.com, a Web site where girls can interact
with each other in a manner reminiscent of Second Life,
the virtual world for adults.
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FASHION
CoolZips
A quirky gift idea in the form of a wearable zipper pull
and charm has just been introduced by CoolZips, a
company that has also launched a new fund raising
program to benefit non-profits and other charitable
organizations.
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LIFESTYLE & LUXURY
Lomme Pod Bed
These pod-like luxury beds infuse art and design into an
otherwise mundane piece of furniture. Offering the
ultimate in relaxed environments, the protective,
egg-like design features “state of the art” light and
iPod-ready sound therapy system which removes outside
noises.
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CONSUMER GOODS
Smart Coffee Lid
The multi-award winning color changing coffee lid is set
to become a worldwide hit after Australian inventors
secured an international license agreement. The
innovative lid alerts consumers their coffee/tea may be
too hot by changing from a dark coffee bean color to a
bright red when the lid is applied.
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MOBILE
Cheapest Network
Following on from Orange's new pre-pay tariff yesterday,
3 has announced a new pricing structure for its Pay As
You Go customers, with calls now from 5p per minute -
the cheapest any network any time call rate available
from any UK mobile network, according to the company.
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