Entrepreneur.com: When Victoria Malmer went online to research different diets, she noticed a common thread among the many different discussion groups: the desire for water that didn’t taste so plain. After discussing her findings with friend Paul Staunton, both felt a definite market existed for water flavorings. And by making them calorie- and sugar-free, they would appeal not only to […]
For Sweet Tooths
Remix Culture
Trendwatching: Remix Culture is about clever programmers modifying Sony’s Portable PlayStation days after it hit the shelves Only days in the US this March; remix fanatics have added chat and TV to the device’s functionalities, cleverly capitalizing on the PSP’s WiFi connection and other built-in, semi-locked online capabilities. Is Remix Culture a techie-only affair? Nope. It works just fine for […]
Day Resorts
FortWayne.com: Now that every corner beauty shop calls itself a day spa, along comes something new: the day resort. That’s what Cornelia Zicu calls the haven she opened recently on top of the Ferragamo building in Manhattan. The main level houses 11 facial and massage rooms, luxurious locker rooms, a hair salon, a separate barbershop and a tranquil relaxation area […]
Muscovie’s Molecular Jewelry
Iconoculture: Live for the rush … and proud of it? Muscovie Design jewelry is stylish, even subtle, molecular-based jewelry that lets adrenaline, serotonin, and caffeine junkies wear their passion. The sterling-silver earrings, rings, and necklaces sprout circles embedded with brightly colored acrylic. The arrangements represent the molecular structures of six different “substances that affect mood” – and they’re chemically accurate, […]
Virtual Trading In A Real World
Wired News: Sony Online Entertainment, the developer of massively multiplayer online games like EverQuest and Star Wars Galaxies, is the first major U.S. publisher to facilitate the buying and selling of virtual goods. Late Tuesday, the company unveiled Station Exchange, an auction site that allows players to spend real money on virtual weapons, armor, coins and new, high-level characters. The […]
Best Campus
Yenra: Vista del Campo, a student housing development on the University of California, Irvine campus, was named Best Student Housing Apartment Community by the National Association of Home Builders. The award went to the complex’s architectural firm, KTGY Group, for the 1,488-bed community developed and managed by American Campus Communities. “The University appreciates the spirit of cooperation between the developer, […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 14
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 14: 10/04/05 – 23/04/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: CONSUMER GOODS Kleenex Moist Cloth Kleenex Moist Cloths are thick, soft, disposable hand and face cloths created for use around the home. Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteens Oral-B is pushing its new Brush Aways product with a sampling campaign at Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteens. TRENDS […]
RFID Trains
ITWorld: Efforts to introduce electronic-ticketing systems in Germany’s huge mass transit sector have moved forward with the successful testing of a smart card system that combines RFID (radio frequency identification). T-Systems International GmbH, the IT services and infrastructure arm of German telco Deutsche Telekom AG, has developed an e-ticketing system in collaboration with the German Mass Transit Authority (VDV), which […]
mobuzzTV
PicturePhoning.com: MobuzzTV is mobile video entertainment tailor made for cellphones, a channel which broadcasts “daily visual snacks to the content curious generation”. Its available through (European) operators or by downloading online. See how to page. It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s cheeky, it’s irreverant. It’s fabulous. It’s exactly what mobile entertainment should be. It’s about art, it’s about tech, it’s about […]
Star Wars In Action
USATODAY: The force is already out in force as the May 19 debut of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith nears. Consumers are being flooded with Star Wars-themed TV commercials, print ads, soft-drink promotions, video games and “collectible” action figures and toys. But “buyer beware,” warns Jeremy Beckett, author of The Official Price Guide to Star Wars […]