Lots of people have a list when they do grocery shopping. You follow your list, which comprises of things in random order as you write. You run around aisle from aisle. Alternatively, there’re iPhone apps that sort your items by their locations.

But what role does a supermarket play in reminding or recommending relevant items? Say, you bought some bread, there’s a little card next to loaves of bread that suggest (as a friendly reminder too!) butter, or cheese (who doesn’t love cheese on toast?!).

We already see similar practices on sites like Amazon, when you are prompted suggestions of addition purchases - related based on taste but nonetheless completely independent items. In a supermarket however, suggestions are more to compliment your recipes. So the card next to boxes of breadsticks could be parma ham, in case your usual is dip in olive oil and vinegar. The recommendation changes from time to time, as the objective is to spice up your routines.

It feels natural resting our arms on the table, but very often we do so without checking if the table is clean. In many places the tables are almost never cleaned, inevitably we end up embarrassing ourselves with debris stuck on our elbows.

The Elbow Bibs are two patches with elastics to strap onto your elbows. Fold to store when not in use. They’re waterproof & machine-washable.

This one is inspired by my 10min walk to the nearest station from home. It’s a pleasant walk, with very nice marina views. Problem is, not everyone cares to pick up after their dogs and there’re quite a lot of dog shit to watch out for. And at night, there are very few street lights.

This smartphone app tracks your usual routes with this specific purpose. Run it when you leave for work in the morning. As you come across dog shit, press the app button and its location will be flagged. It also has a pedometre to increase the accuracy of the distance between you and the suspect.

On your way home, it automatically reverses your morning route and provides alert such as “Attention! 10 steps ahead on the left!” The flagged objects will displayed as a radar-map:)

There’re electric blankets. Given we spend a lot of time out of bed they don’t help in all coldness.

The Electric Jacket operates on a similar level, plug and heat, unplug when warm and ready to wear. To minimize weight, the heating device isn’t integrated and should not heat above normal body temperature. There could also be electric trousers, mittens, socks etc.

Alternatively, there could be a heating station whereby you put your normal clothes on (like food warmer) and have your clothes warmed before you wear them.

There’re food that you can’t eat on the go, and pancake is one of them. For people who loves pancakes for breakfast the Pancake Jerky is good news. It’s mini pancake fried with syrup till they’re hard (sort of like jerky but not as hard). Just grab some in a bag, so not knife & fork needed and no mess from sticky syrup.

this one was inspired by the super strict custom rules on what you can bring into Australia:)

If you, like me, love browsing supermarkets when you’re travelling in a foreign land, you’re likely to have experienced this problem. You see food you’d love to try but not necessarily want to buy them in packs, like you see a hugh packet of chocolate and all you want is a small piece just to taste? or a can of pasta sauce in a farmers’ market that needs refrigerating? or a bottle of cider that might easily break in your luggage? or you simply can’t bring them back or have run out of luggage space?

This is a solution to give travellers/tourists a taste of the locale. This is a ‘taste shop’ that serves local produce in small quantity, ideally some unfamiliar to tourists but popular amongst locals. Say, if the shop is in London, everything served will be made in UK. You’ll find on the menu things like hot chocolate made by a local chocolatier, pasta with homemade sauce, bakery & cakes locally made, sandwiches with Yorkshire cheese etc…