BornRich: In the past, we have told you about stylish waterproof TV sets for your bathroom, to make your bathroom more luxurious and to give all those couch-potatoes, a reason to leave their idiot-boxes for a refreshing shower. But, I do think, we have given you very less options for a bathtub combo that includes a built-in TV, if you […]
Luxurious Bath
Demand and Supply
Influx Insights: Influx has written in the past about variable pricing models and how these might one day become a key component of business, we have now found an interesting example in a new music site called Amie Street. This independent music site uses demand-driven pricing; where the community dictates the pricing of the tracks. All tracks start out at […]
Blog Radio Show
TrendCentral: Taking heated comment section feuds (when readers pick fights with bloggers and other readers in a blog’s comment section) even further, bloggers and podcasters now have the chance to engage in direct discourse with their devoted readers and/or listeners—this time, via live listener call-in segments. Often described as “podcasting 2.0,” a site called BlogTalkRadio enables registered users to schedule […]
Airport Weddings
Springwise: New at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: weddings to go. Whether a couple met on a flight to Bangkok or just wants to be able to go straight from ceremony to runway for their honeymoon, Schiphol offers travellers the opportunity to get married at the airport. Brides and grooms to be can pick from several packages, from the all-out ‘Ticket to […]
Motorola Vending Machine
Iconoculture: Forget pushy sales clerks or waiting for online orders. Instead, opt for robotic arms. Motorola is rolling out Instantmoto vending machines that will sell cellphones and other celly stuff at malls and airports across the country. Like Staples’ vending machine effort, Motorola’s robot retail stores are to be placed in high-traffic areas. Motorola’s hoping their anytime convenience will draw […]
Pinkberry
Cool Hunting: If you haven’t heard about the wonders of Pinkberry, it’s neither a new fragrance nor a nasty skin condition but rather a frozen yogurt phenomena that’s already taken over LA and recently opened their first NYC location in Koreatown. Available in only two flavors, plain and green tea (although I’ve heard no one ever gets the green tea), […]
Coloured Hair Down There
Strange New Products: Betty Beauty is the name of a hair coloring made especially for pubic hair. Apparently many hair salons have made the practice of providing women with a brown bag of hair coloring to match the coloring they just got put on their heads. A woman named Nancy Jarecki decided why not sell a product like this over-the-counter. […]