MSNBC: Browsed a Cheesecake Factory menu lately? Maybe the Vietnamese shrimp summer rolls tempted you. As Binh Nguyen tells it, diners at his Pho Hoa chain of Vietnamese restaurants have been ordering “summer rolls” — a rough translation of goi cuon, which are shrimp, pork and vermicelli noodles wrapped in rice paper — for the past 15 years. “We were […]
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My Diaper Buddy
Business Wire: First Base Productions, Inc. today announced the launch of their new website at www.MyDiaperBuddy.com. Customers and retailers will now be able to learn more about the company’s new and revolutionary product, My Diaper Buddy, the world’s first portable changing table. Customers will also have the ability to purchase the product online through www.MyDiaperBuddy.com’s secure shopping server and choose […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 10
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 10: 30/01/05 – 06/02/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: WIRELESS PetsMobility PetCell It’s a cell phone and GPS unit on a collar, with its own private number, allowing you to speak to your dog or cat! RFID Tagging Getting Big ProfitLogic’s software is already at work in Gap and Target stores, and President Scott Friend […]
‘Crazy For You’ Bear Off The Market
USATODAY.com: To the relief of advocates for the mentally ill, the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. said Thursday that its straitjacketed “Crazy For You” bears are sold out and that it will not make any more. For weeks, advocates and Republican Gov. James Douglas have criticized the toy as insensitive. The $69.95 bear, marketed as a Valentine’s Day gift, came with […]
Japan Bean Plants Sprout Messages
BBC News: Ever wanted to say “I love you” and never found the words? Well now you can buy a plant that says it for you. Two Japanese manufacturers, toy makers Tomy and Takara, have both produced bean plants which sprout to reveal a special message. Takara said its plant was “a new type of message card to convey your […]
Small Business Owners’ TV Channel
Small Business Trends: Here’s an excellent resource for small business owners and entrepreneurs: BusinessTVchannel.com. BusinessTVchannel.com is an Internet site where you can go to watch and listen to video on business topics of interest to small business owners. It’s like a cross between broadcast TV and the Internet. They offer a morning newscast. They also offer shows on topics such […]
Tech Trends in 2005
BusinessWeek: Welcome to 2005, the year the high-tech industry does…something. Truth is, you won’t find an awful lot of agreement on how things will turn out for tech this year. The most enthusiastic of forecasters say capital spending growth on tech could hit double-digits this year, while more dour Wall Street analysts say that’s just plain bunk. Certainly, plenty of […]
A Sweet Valentine’s Day
Wireless Developer Network: The digital images of Sweethearts® candy, the famous tiny pastel-colored candy hearts with sayings such as “Be Mine,” will be brought to wireless handsets by FunMail, a leading wireless entertainment company. In a deal brokered by Brand Central, The New England Confectionery Company (NECCO®) has licensed FunMail the rights to provide wireless wallpaper images of its world-famous […]
GPS School Bags Help Find Children
RFID in Japan: “Oribie Navi Land” is a GPS school bag for tracking kids. Japanese school bag manufacturer Kyowa and security systems and services company Secom are collaborating to release this product+service package this November. Secom’s GPS tracking device is called “KoKo Secom Communication Terminal” and attached to a side of a school bag to send realtime location information to […]
An iPod That Listens
The Register: A US firm specialising in metadata for music files is working with a voice recognition company to enable voice-controlled music devices for use where hand control is impractical. Gracenote is working with voice recognition specialist ScanSoft and early products will be aimed at Japan. Ross Blanchard, a Gracenote veep, said voice recognition would make devices easier to use: […]