Trend Friend is an online (and smartphone accessible) gift idea database that allows users to quickly find the trendiest gifts based on their search criteria. The site then lists which physical retailer carries the item allowing buyers to walk into a nearby store and walk out with their gift. The website is the first of its kind to offer consumers […]

DVD rentals and purchases accounted for $23 billion in the United States for the year 2009. The fastest growing segment of this business is for kiosk DVD rentals, which are expected to be $1 billion this year, up from $197.5 million in 2008. DVD kiosk rentals accounted for only 3-10 percent of DVD rentals. This industry is just beginning to […]

Blank Label is a leading provider of custom dress shirts for the trendy male. We interview Danny Wong, the man behind the personalized menswear label: What is Blank Label all about? Blank Label is a provider of custom men’s dress shirts. We are looking to change the way young men shop through mass-customization, allowing for the co-creation of men’s apparel. […]

Rivetz – Customise Your Thongs from Rivetz on Vimeo. Rivetz is a brand new online store where you can customise thongs. You can design and then buy online. You can log on to choose the colors for the straps and the base, as well as choose from a variety of rivets (the little metal studs that attach the straps) to […]

Planeshop is a permanent shop with a flexible concept. Brands take over Planeshop for a limited time, so there will always be something exciting to see at Planeshop. The exterior graphics are changed frequently to focus on a new designer or brand. You can register your email address at Planeshop.net and and stay updated with the latest brand to take […]

Springwise: Located in Shibuya, LCAFE is well-placed to attract trendsetting shoppers. To take part, women register by mobile phone, supplying basic details about themselves such as their age, marital status and where they live. With every order of food or drinks, they receive an L Coin, which can be redeemed for free samples at the cafe’s sample bar. In a […]

Mobil-Tee-Vending has taken its T-shirt vending idea from conception to execution, while making each step of the way count. It has not reinvented the wheel, but have found a better way to provide a service to the $30 billion/year T-shirt market – the innovative new way of selling t-shirts, not just from a typical vending machine, but from a machine […]

Invest in Knowledge is a new, innovative – patent pending – initiative introduced by Kirtas in conjunction with the company’s Digitize on Demand program and retail Web site. The program allows anyone to subsidize the digitization of the world’s knowledge one book at a time. Anyone who purchases a book to be digitized, through the Invest in Knowledge initiative, from […]

Wired: How do you find a new search engine if all you know is Google? Typing “search engine” into the usual box might lead you to Microsoft’s newly launched Bing, the combined search at Dogpile, or the former king of search, Altavista. But for those willing to dig around, searching for search engines can reveal a treasure trove: The net […]