I got a call from my friend Luicien this morning saying he was shooting a movie down the road from my office and would I like to pop over for a quick coffee? Unfortunately I couldn’t but I did have a blinding idea.

What if phones came marked with beer buttons or lunch buttons? The phones obviously know where you are (and where most of the good watering spots are) so you could press a button and send a quick message to anyone within a reasonable distance (say 1km) asking if they wanted to meet at the nearest café/restaurant/bar etc.