Yves Behar’s Fuseproject consultancy has worked with US technology firm Briggo to develop the Briggo Coffee Haus, a new smartphone-controlled coffee kiosk. The app or website-controlled system lets customers order a cup of coffee exactly the way they like it and specify the time they want to pick it up, to avoid having to wait […]
Yo! Sushi, a popular sushi chain in London, has found an innovative new way to deliver fresh sushi and sashimi to its customers. Called the ‘iTray’, it is a mini helicopter that can travel up to 25 miles an hour—more than six times the walking speed of a waiter. Controlled via iPad, restaurant staff can […]
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a DomiCopter! Scooters and cars could one day be swapped for 21st century flying machines following exciting technological research undertaken by Domino’s Pizza. The DomiCopter is a lightweight flight aircraft, capable of travelling vast distances at high altitudes all whilst carrying Domino’s pizzas. Sci-fi comics […]
Takeya presents the Flash Chill Iced Tea Maker, which allows consumers to easily create handcrafted, artisan iced tea beverages right at home and serve and store all in one unit. The Iced Tea Maker freshly brews hot tea in minutes and flash chills it in just 30 seconds. Airtight, the Iced Tea Maker locks in […]
Domino’s Pizza announced the release of its Domino’s Pizza app for Windows Phone 8. This newest mobile offering gives Domino’s an app presence on nearly 95 percent of the smartphones sold in the U.S., and offers a few features that are exclusive to Windows Phone. In a first for a Domino’s mobile app, the Windows […]
Breakfast cereal and snack company Kellogg’s has implemented Honeywell RF barcode scanners as part of its highly automated supply chain. Supplied and supported by Peak-Ryzex, Kellogg’s uses the scanners throughout its UK distribution centres and warehouses, with locations around North West England and North Wales. Kellogg’s operational processes are barcode driven and are therefore dependent […]
Renting a movie goes well with getting a takeout pizza. In partnership with video rental stores, Domino’s Pizza—together with the help of agency Brazil-based Artplan—created a DVD that releases the smell of a pizza and changes to look like a pizza, when the disc ‘heats up’ in the DVD player. Various titles were stamped with […]
Craving for some delicious pizza, but don’t know where to get some? Have no fear, because there is now an app that points you in the direction of the nearest pizzeria. Called ‘Pizza Compass’, it is an iOS app that features a ‘pizza-to-mouth’ indicator that shows you the exact travel distance to that delicious slice. […]
A London pub has achieved the kind of marketing success some can only dream of just by utilising the power of smartphones and Facebook to solve its marketing problems. Harnessing a new retail technology called LifeSynk, The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell is using smartphones and also NFC technology to get people back through the doors […]
Budweiser has launched a campaign called ‘Buddy Cup’, which centres on a beer glass with a built-in chip that integrates with Facebook. Created by Agência Africa, each time two people toast using the new beer glass – the ‘Buddy Cup’ – they instantly become friends online via Facebook. The technology was developed in partnership with […]