MARKETING
Star Wars In Action
Star Wars is one of the all-time moneymaking franchises. Consumers are being flooded with Star Wars-themed goods.
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TRENDS & INSIGHTS
Remix Culture
The Remix Culture is not just a techie-only affair… it works just fine for sneakers too!
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MOBILE
mobuzzTV
MobuzzTV is mobile video entertainment tailor made for cellphones, a channel which broadcasts "daily visual snacks to the content curious generation".
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TECHNOLOGY
TV On My Phone
New systems will allow broadcasters to beam programming to tiny screens on the move, using technology akin to today's TV rather than more expensive cellular networks.
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Split Chores
Spanish designer has come up with "Your Turn", a washing machine which uses fingerprint recognition technology to ensure the same person is not using it twice in a row.
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DESIGN
Best Campus
Vista del Campo, a student housing development on the University of replicates the social atmosphere of Balboa Island by breaking a large development into smaller neighborhoods.
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Muscovie's Molecular Jewelry
Muscovie Design jewelry jewelry’s mod design makes it a sophisticated way to flaunt a fetish. Jewelry junkies can even customize the molecular mounting.
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ONLINE
Virtual Trading In A Real World
Sony Online Entertainment is the first major U.S. publisher to facilitate the buying and selling of virtual goods.
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Film Downloads
A UK website is to offer the internet's first legal film download service.
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LIFESTYLE
Day Resorts
Now that every corner beauty shop calls itself a day spa, along comes something new: the day resort!
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I'm Single
Swedish lifestyle company Singelringen has launched a finger ring for singles.
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WIRELESS
RFID Trains
RFID (radio frequency identification) allows passengers to pass by a card reader without having to swipe or insert their cards into the device.
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Bookmarking Retailers
Tokyo-based company TechFirm is launching a service that connects consumers and small retailers using RFID.
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FOOD & BEVERAGE
For Sweet Tooths
Rather than sell flavored bottled water, Malmer, 42, and Staunton, 46, opted instead to package the concentrated flavors in small, 1-ounce dropper bottles. Their rationale: You don't have to lug around a bottled drink to a destination, the flavor can be added to any beverage or food, and you can adjust the intensity of the flavor to your liking!
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Toast Your Design
Now burnt toast delivers messages that aren’t just smoke signals. The Pop Art Toaster brands toast with whimsical designs like a coffee cup or a smiling sun.
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GAMES
Vent It On Machines
Developed last year, Soren Pors's Fight Suit monitors the players' movements and adds audio and visual effects to physical kicks and punches, creating an illusion of real immersive combat.
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GADGETS
PSP: The Next iPod
At the risk of future embarrassment, one says that Sony’s PSP portable PlayStation is the harbinger of things digital to come. It includes several features that will redefine markets.
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RETAIL
T-shirts Made Fresh Daily
At The T-Shirt Deli in Chicago, unadorned shirts are selected from a deli counter and then adorned with garnishings of personalized lettering, delivering on a "T-shirts made fresh daily" tag line.
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E-COMMERCE
Online T-Shirts Seller
Mr. Mowry joins the growing ranks of entrepreneurs profiting from an improbable but lucrative Web business model: selling T-shirts.
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