A few days ago, factor wrote about a beer vending machine… Great idea all the way around, personally I love the convenience and automation of vending machines. Its funny cause I still don’t understand why people wait in line for movie tickets instead of using the self service machine, I’m talking about the difference [...]
Archive for July, 2007
More Vending Machines
27Jul07Mobile Proximity Networking
25Jul07Now that it is more common for cell phones to have GPS, there is a lot of new opportunity for ideas to leverage this technology. Of course there is the eerie big brother watching you factor, but there is also a lot of room for beneficial concepts.
The idea: Mobile Proximity Networking. For example let’s say [...]
Recycled toothbrushes
24Jul07Why didn’t someone think of this earlier or maybe they had but perhaps the American consumer wasn’t ready. I have been recycling for quite a while now and it makes quite an impact (I have probably more in my recycling bins than I throw out in trash). Its sad to see that even with [...]
beer vending machine
23Jul07It is very easy to wait literally 5-10 minutes to get a beer at a crowded bar. Waiting isn’t good for thirsty customers or for the managers of the bar looking to turn revenue as quickly as possible. I think we have a perfectly simple solution…
The idea: A beer vending machine. The people who want [...]
Cigarette Books: Healthy Reading
20Jul07“Tales to take your breath away”
Here is an interesting innovation in product design. Taking something as common and dangerous as cigarettes and turn them into something healthy and educational. They are called: TANKBOOKS. You can read great authors like Kafka, Kipling, Hemingway and more in a book not larger than a pack of [...]












