Fancy driving a car in which everything – including the car’s steering, throttle and brakes – are operated through a handheld PlayStation-like device? Well, you’ll have to wait till the year 2015, when General Motors rolls out its very high-tech concept car called the Hy-wire. The Hy-wire, first unveiled at the 2002 Paris Motor Show, is at the cutting-edge of […]
Cars for the PlayStation Generation
Innovative Business Ideas From Enterprising Youths
Special Feature: Start-Up@Singapore 2004 World Indigo. Project Proteus. Fanciful-sounding names they may have, but do not belittle the promising business ideas these two young start-ups have. Their innovations are certainly one-of-its-kind in their respective industries. Take for example World Indigo, grand winner of the Start-Up@Singapore business plan competition 2004. Led by Ms Goh Yiping, a National University of Singapore (NUS) […]
Soap Confidential: Unfolding the Drama
Drama and more drama! Soap Confidential is a new program designed to give ABC soap fans sneak preview information from their favorite characters through premium text messaging service. Fans who sign up for Soap Confidential will receive exclusive messages from ABC Daytime’s most popular characters – isn’t that so exciting? Fans can sign up to receive messages from any or […]
Micro-Purchasing
Can you read the teenagers’ mind? Five Below is certainly making big bucks doing so. Five Below is a chain of five-and-dime-type stores for teens where the glittery and right-now-cool items sell for $5 or less. The “micro-purchasing” opportunity – a new concept of making frequent, small purchases – offers thousands of trendy products for teens, as well as pre-teens […]
Space-saving, Convenient Cup Dispensers
In need of the perfect solution to your cup dispensing needs? Introducing the all-new Bumble-Free cup dispensers: great for frozen, fountain and coffee cups! Bumble-Free is the newest and economical way to dispense cups in convenience stores. This clever invention makes use of a spring force to dispense the cups from the machine, one at a time. You can choose […]
Supermarkets of The Future
A whole new way of shopping in supermarkets is underway in Europe. Metro AG, one of Europe’s largest retailers, is revolutionizing the shopping experience by introducing cutting-edge technologies at its Future Store in Germany. Imagine this: upon entering the supermarket, you’re greeted individually – by a handy small computer, the Personal Shopping Assistant. With this device, you can easily recall […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 2
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 2 – May 30, 2004 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: ? Low-cost, No-frills Budget Airline Cinema You may have heard of low-cost, no-frills airlines such as Valuair and AirAsia, but what about a budget cinema? Enter easyCinema, the world’s first frills-less cinema where you can watch movies for as low as 20 pence (S$ 0.62)! […]
Cereal That Taste Like Cookies
Tired of having to wake up every morning to the same old breakfast cereal? Not anymore! You can now break the old routine, as Nestle Singapore (Pte) Ltd presents you with its latest innovative offering – the Nestle Cookie Crisp. The company is launching this tastier, more appealing cereal that looks and tastes like your beloved chocolate chip cookies! What’s […]
Low-cost, No-frills Budget Cinema
You may have heard of low-cost, no-frills airlines such as Valuair and AirAsia, but what about a budget cinema? Enter easyCinema, the world’s first frills-less cinema where you can watch movies for as low as 20 pence (S$ 0.62)! easyCinema is the brainchild of EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou. Like EasyJet (yes, it’s the famous budget airline), easyCinema also goes the […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 1
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter – May 16, 2004 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: ? Look At Those Walking Ads! A brand-new “out of home, mobile, interactive media platform” called Adwalker hits the UK! Don’t be surprised to see models walking around London’s streets wearing small jackets that display light LCD screens prominently to passer-bys. ? Instant Delivery – Or Almost […]