BRANDING
Linking with Consumers
Mr. Fluevog has been soliciting ideas from them — encouraging brand enthusiasts to submit their own sketches for leather boots, high-heeled dress shoes, even sneakers with flair.
Read
more
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
In Need of SkyRest
The miraculous, wedge-shaped travel pillow makes even the most uncomfortable spots downright pleasant.
Read
more
AUTOMOBILES
The New Car Wash
Facing growing competition from the likes of Home Depot Inc. and Sam's Club, car washes around the country are launching new services aimed at grabbing customers' interest.
Read
more
The Kenguru
Kenguru is small, stylish and cheerful vehicle whose contours are similar to those of a Smart car. A joystick instead of a steering wheel means that drivers with limited arm mobility can comfortably control the vehicle.
Read
more
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
Ingestible Skin Care
Borba, a manufacturer of cosmetics and skin care products, extended its line of "ingestible skin care" products with its new "Chocolate Clarifying Bar".
Read
more
Slimming Toothpaste
Go brush your teeth. White Glo Crave Away and F.A.S.T. are two toothpastes that claim to curb hunger cravings with herbal formulas that signal the brain that the body has eaten.
Read
more
CONSUMER GOODS
Diaper Bags
These attractive ziplock pouches are made from 100% cotton with mesh backing so you can see the contents at a glance.
Read
more
Beer Buddy
Simply slide the Beer Butler along the table and you can keep your attention on the game, because it will ingeniously stop when it reaches the edge without spilling a drop!
Read
more
Shredding Scissors
Save electricity by shredding your unwanted bank card applications manually with these Shredding Scissors.
Read
more
Bite and Drink
Probably more than you need, but the new 25-ounce CamelBak bottle comes with such a nifty cap design that you might consider owning one more.
Read
more
LIFESTYLE AND LUXURY
Luxury Bed + TV
Facing growing competition from the likes of Home Depot Inc. and Sam's Club, car washes around the country are launching new services aimed at grabbing customers' interest.
Read
more
Fusion Fitness
These fusion workouts combine the intimacy of personal training with the challenge of boot camp-style conditioning in private, class-like settings.
Read
more
Authentic Cigars
Young smokers are sucking up a more dignified breed of cigar, with sophisticated aromatic essences of exotic fruits, herbs or crushed coffee beans subtly infused into the tobacco.
Read
more
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
30 Millions Solar Water Heaters
Huang Ming has earned a fortune manufacturing solar heaters which capture the sun's energy to provide water for baths and washing and are at the forefront of a renewable energy drive.
Read
more
HOMES AND LIVING
Washroom Fun
It’s official, Sudoku has jumped the shark. Why read the newspaper during your washroom visit, when you can challenge your brain with Sudoku.
Read
more
Fit & Fresh
Stories about the trials of eating healthy at work led MEDport which markets, distributes, warehouses and manufactures consumer health care products, to try to find a solution.
Read
more
MOBILE
Repellent Ringtone
Downloading the sound, or another ring tone in that same high-frequency range, allows them to hear their cellphones ring when their parents and teachers (mostly) cannot.
Read
more
Nu Mobile
myNuMo is a new teen-oriented, online community with a similar model for user-created mobile phone content.
Read
more
SPORTS AND GAMES
Soccer Anywhere
You can actually play in your own soccer pitch anytime anywhere with Subbuteo Giant Inflatable Pitch!.
Read
more
ONLINE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
MySpace for Cars
Users enter information on cars they own, or want to own. Other users can tag and comment the vehicle, and contact the owner and/or add him or her as a friend.
Read
more
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Beans in Toast
For those who find baked beans on toast just too messy to put together, help is on the way. Heinz has devised a frozen baked bean sandwich which simply needs to be heated in a toaster.
Read
more
Mangos and Apples for Busy People
Although nothing beats fresh fruit, and apples and bananas are conveniently packaged by nature, sometimes consumers favour something even easier.
Read
more
Meal Assembly
Though they vary in style, all of the dinner assembly companies offer essentially the same service: customers schedule a session online, picking meals from a monthly menu.
Read
more
GADGETS
Triple Scoop
It's summertime, and the livin' is . . . way too hot to be easy. Fortunately, manufacturers keep churning out delicious new ways to feed these seasonal cravings.
Read
more
Dual Screen Cellphone
Alloy Total Product Design has come up with The Polygon, a cool new concept phone.
Read
more
MEDIA AND PUBLISHING
Liquid Mag
Step into liquid. Imbibe magazine covers everything from cocktails to wine to beer to juice to coffee to tea. The motto: All that's fit to drink.
Read
more
CULTURE AND MUSIC
The Nail Tattoo
Using a super fine needle, the tattoo artist goes through the first few layers of your nail to create an extremely detailed image directly onto the nail.
Read
more
TOURISM
Quirky Nights Under French Skies
Handcrafted from different woods, each tent is furnished with a double or king-sized bed and has a relaxation area complete with hammocks.
Read
more
SERVICES
The Window Cleaner
When Terry Mullins was searching for someone to clean his windows, he discovered that the traditional domestic window cleaner has all but disappeared, launching The Local Window Cleaner Ltd.
Read
more
ADVERTISING
In-game Advertising
High-tech spy Sam Fisher uses a Sony Ericsson phone to snap a picture of terrorists and reads his mission briefings on his PDA.
Read
more
ROBOTS
Robots Tutors
Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button and half a second later, , a 5-foot-tall steel-blue robot raised its hand.
Read
more
|
