Springwise: New York restaurant booking service PrimeTime Tables – “specializing in impossible reservations” – has created a bit of a storm in the NYC/food blogging teacup. The service, touted as a very exclusive dining club, can procure members short-notice reservations at the hottest restaurants in New York, Miami, Colorado and The Hamptons, many of which are booked weeks in advance. […]
Reservation Impossible
Create Your Own Fizzy Drinks
Iconoculture: Soda-Club machines let consumers control the flavor and fizz levels of their seltzers and soda pops by making them right at home. The freestanding, no-batteries-required device uses tap water, a carbonator, flavored mixes and reusable/resealable bottles. Each carbonator will create about 110 liters of soda and each mix will flavor the equivalent of 36 cans of soda. Soda-Club’s regular […]
Omopping
TrendCentral: Cleaning products had never exactly excited us until we discovered method. You may be tempted to cheat on your Swiffer with their new ergonomically correct omop that comes with a washable microfiber mop pad (so you no longer have to spend a fortune on those disposable mop-head contraptions). Your back, bank account and the environment will all thank you. […]
Portable Bar
BornRich: This Portable Bar is designed for those on the move! This portable bar allows you a quick bar set up, anytime anywhere, and has everything you need at your fingertips. The bar is made from a thick marine quality plastic and is completely durable to withstand any spills of ice, water, liquor or juices. The bar includes ice well, […]
Baby Planners
The Observer UK: Never have there been so many ways for busy professionals to outsource their lives. Now, perhaps inevitably, it’s the turn of their babies. No need for expectant parents to wade through books or trudge round shops for the latest products guaranteed to turn others green with envy. Instead, for a fee of up to £2,500, parents-to-be can […]
Mobile Phone Ads
New York Times Online: People often say they do not like advertisements, but that may change if the ads start lowering their cellphone bills. Cellular phone carriers like Verizon, Sprint and Cingular, now the new AT&T, are beginning to test and roll out advertising on mobile phone screens, and by next year, cellphone advertising is likely to be more common. […]
Social Retailing
MarketingVox: Interactive services firm IconNicholson has created a new type of in-store experience that combines social networking and shopping, and has come to be known as Social Retailing, according to fashion.psfk. Demonstrated at the National Retail Federation conference earlier this week, the Social Retailing technology uses an in-store three-paneled “magic mirror” that can send photos or videos of shoppers in […]
Teen Concierge
Delaware Online: Kathleen Cochran, general manager of San Diego’s Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa, learned a simple truth from her family about traveling: “When teenagers aren’t happy, no one’s happy.” “It’s just really awful,” said Cochran, whose three children are 11, 14 and 16. “I call it ‘forced family fun.’ ” Armed with her own experiences — and with […]
Clinic Dining
The Cool Hunter: With so many dining and nightlife concepts appearing in the world’s most prestigious cities, it can be difficult separating the ‘flash in the pans’ from the genuinely unique establishments that are here to stay. Singapore’s, The Clinic, makes its distinction in a most stylized manner. Spanning over 15,000 sq ft of space, The Clinic resembles an organized […]
Social Networking for Kids
Bradenton Herald: Are you concerned that your wanna-be-cool-too preteen might be following their older siblings onto social-networking Web sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com? Thankfully, there are several sites that a 9-year-old can explore without alarming their parents, including Whyville.net, ClubPenguin.com and even National Geographic, which has a My Page for kids. Now the world’s biggest kid brand, Disney, is […]