CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 7

CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 7 – October 13, 2004
New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue:
• Experience Samsung Here
Where else to experience Samsung but The Samsung Experience, a remarkable 10,000-square-foot interactive emporium of virtual reality experiences and technology in New York City?
• E-Shopping, With a Personal Touch!
Target Corp. has launched a service called ‘Target To a T’ (which will be available online through its Web site, Target.com) that uses computers to customize clothing for its customers.
• Your Very Own Ice Cream
In the past, you could only buy ice cream available on the market, never mind whether you think that the taste and flavor could be improved by adding a bit of mint or peanut. Now, thanks to Ecreamery.com, you can actually design ice cream your very own way!
• Changing Signs
Ran Poliakine, founder of promising start-up Magink, envisions a future in which his “digital ink” technology will be used in products all around us, forever changing everything from billboards to laptops.
• Banking With Style
Deposit, withdraw, sip, relax, lounge, learn, shop … wait, is this a bank? Patrons at Umpqua’s Oregon flagship “bank store,” savor Umpqua’s own coffee blend, lounge in leather chairs, buy financial self-help books, and, yeah, open a savings account or two.
• The Fabric Evolution
UK-based Eleksen has developed ElekTex fabric sensors that could lead to a whole class of new applications and may, mind you, herald a new age in industrial design!
• Take No Chances With Your Wine!
Lay aside any concerns of which wine to choose and purchase. With Tuscany Market & Vineyard’s automated wine dispensing system, you can now experience state-of-the-art wine tasting!