IHT: Samantha Taube stepped out of the MGM Grand hotel and casino into the bright sun to walk to the parking lot. After a short distance, she approached a trailer, entered, sat in a dentist’s chair and had her teeth cleaned. “If you know Las Vegas traffic these days, you know what a benefit this is,” said Taube, who trains […]
Mobile Dentist
Delivering Baggage
StartupJournal: This week, thousands of kids will be returning home from summer camp — without suitcases, duffel bags, tennis rackets, or even their dirty clothes. Much of the baggage will be delivered back to their homes by small firms that have made a business of transporting campers’ bags to and from the camps. Typical is Camp Trucking, based in Denver. […]
Windsave Saves You Money
TRENDWATCHING.COM: Continuing concerns about climate change and skyrocketing energy prices are fuelling interest in alternative sources of energy. One of consumers’ major complaints though is the lack of making a real impact: separating bottles and papers only goes so far. Sensing a real opportunity, British/Scottish Windsave launched the Windsave 1000 system, a three-bladed fan (1.75 m in diameter) that connects […]
Mobile Office
Springwise: A novel twist added by Habitaz is the pre-paid office card. While most of Habitaz’ lease plans are per month, their pre-paid GreenCard allows customers to rent space and facilities by the hour, minute or megabyte. A card costs ZAR 1,000 (USD 145 / EUR 115), and gives holders access to all of the facilities at Habitaz, each of […]
Food Text Services
Iconoculture: Think of Mobo as curbside takeout for urban dwellers. The service – short for “mobile order” – enables Manhattanites to order and pay for food ahead of time. Here’s how it works: Hungry citizens use their cellphones (or a computer) to text an order to a restaurant from a selected list and pay with a linked credit card. The […]
Outdoor Fridge
BornRich: Keep your beer cool in this Weber Chill Refrigerator that can be rolled indoors or outdoors according to your needs. The ultimate big-party cooler features a huge 1.6 cubic feet capacity, and can store 72 ice-cold cans of your drink or 48 beer bottles or 36 wine bottles as cold as you want. The roll-bar party-refrigerator is constructed of […]
e- Real Estates
Entrepreneur.com: Steve Weber always wanted to be part of something big, but he repeatedly saw opportunities, like the fax and PC markets, pass him by. “I told myself, ‘I’m going to get on the front end of one of these market waves,’” says Weber, 42. “When the internet came, I knew that was it. I didn’t want to miss out […]
Webcast My Wedding
Springwise: Springwise loves forward-looking ventures that manage to stick around until their time has truly come. Like webcastmywedding.net, which broadcasts weddings to a couple’s friends and family unable to come over from (or to) far flung places. Customers need a video camera, laptop, and high speed online access. The company then charges USD 395 for setting up a live stream […]
Various Fuels on Car
Iconoculture: But will it run on empty? In June 2006, Volvo showcased its Multi-Fuel, a vehicle prototype capable of running on gasoline, ethanol, methane, natural gas and Hythane (a trademarked hydrogen-methane blend). The Multi-Fuel earned a gold medal in the emissions category and a silver in the carbon dioxide emissions contest. Five-fuel flexibility is intended to make it easier for […]
Kids Soap
Strange New Product: A new product called, “SquidSoap” is designed to teach kids good habits in washing their hands thoroughly. When you push down on SquidSoap’s dispenser, it shoots a small amount of black ink with the soap. You’re supposed to keep washing your hands until you remove all the black ink. It takes about 15 to 20 seconds to […]