Movie Goodies on Cell

Phonemag.com: This summer, moviegoers walking through theater lobbies in three cities might have felt a sudden vibration in their cell phones, the work of a nearby Bluetooth promotional kiosk. Last month, 20th Century Fox signed a deal with Loews Cineplex Entertainment to distribute movie trailers, ring tones and pictures through kiosks in three Loews theaters, in New York, Los Angeles […]

Cool Packaging

Yahoo! Finance: Wooed by flashy advertising and promotions, kids are now drinking three times more soda than milk. Not surprisingly, childhood obesity rates also have tripled in the last 20 years, and schools are leading the charge to provide healthier food and beverage options to students. New milk research suggests that simple marketing and product improvements can help students choose […]

Male Business

Springwise.com: More beauty-based ideas, of the Metrosexual kind no less (ah — how 2004), as male beautification continues its waxed & plucked victory march. Male grooming salons and spas are seeing brisk business (as Springwise reported before). Men now make up 29 percent of all spa goers, according to the International Spa Association, while many European spas even report that […]

Scrolling Belt Buckles

Independentcollegian.com: A new accessory has wrapped its way around the waists of New York City’s trendsetters. Scrolling LED belt buckles in vibrant colors allow hipsters to display personalized messages in rhinestone-studded frames. The battery-powered buckles hold six programmable messages of up to 512 characters, according to Alex Ressi, an online scrolling buckle distributor in Manhattan. Some distributors sell entire packages, […]

More Than Just A Pear

The New York Times: A pear is just a pear, except when it is also a laser-coded information delivery system with advanced security clearance. And that is what pears–not to mention organic apples, waxy cucumbers and delicate peaches–are becoming in some supermarkets around the country. A new technology being used by produce distributors employs lasers to tattoo fruits and vegetables […]

Get Me A Cave

Iconoculture: Consumers find a release for their primal passions, as well as their sense of unusual style, in retreats that are affordable, energy-efficient, and oh so cool. Batman isn’t the only guy with a cool cave, OK? Affluent homeowners seeking a novel retreat are digging into their equity budgets to add custom-built caves to their property. The subterranean add-ons house […]

Only I Have it

BizReport: Nike.com sells nearly 200 styles of sneakers for men and women — which, for some footwear fiends, apparently isn’t choice enough. In fact, the convenience of being able to shop online isn’t enough. Enter NikeID.com, the Web site where you can design a one-of-a-kind shoe using dozens of colors and fabrics. Candy-apple low-tops with a lime-green swoosh? Caramel trainers […]

CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 21

CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 21: 18/07/05 – 31/07/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: GAMES Mirror Mirror On The Walls Through the looking glass is a system that allows a person to play a game with her/himself in a mirror. Read more DESIGN Graffiti Design Wonderful Graffiti lets self-proclaimed practitioners of the art of scribble say what they mean in […]

Wannado It?

NEXT by Ramla: The blurb says: At Wannado City, kids can be whatever they want to be – right now. From paleontologist to news reporter, to everything in between, kids try out tons of grown-up jobs in the first indoor city just their size. They can operate on a patient, cook up a pizza or even solve a crime. This […]

Graffiti Design

DailyCandy: All the nights spent scaling buildings, tagging bridges, scribing walls with your crew. Maybe you wanted to mark your territory. Maybe you wanted fame. Too bad you’ve been busted. Sucka! While under house arrest, ditch the spray can for some legal tender. Wonderful Graffiti (with the implied placid name) lets self-proclaimed practitioners of the art of scribble say what […]