JoshSpear.com: Walnut, chestnut, mahogany, ash. Not typical materials you would find in the construction of USB drives. Lambria brings us a line of 2GB USB drives made entirely by hand representing cute little animals. There are 5 animals from which you can choose: the dog, elephant, the gosling, the wild boar and the turtle. The packagings of these USB drives […]
Wooden USB
TriKademiK: Ads + School Transport
TRIKADEMIK DOCUMENTARYUploaded by magalibongrand. – See video of the biggest web video personalities. Springwise: As part of its effort to promote advertising platforms that provide a service to needy communities, Instinct in February launched its pilot TriKademiK effort in Ghana with the sponsorship of mobile telecom operator Zain Ghana. The TriKademiK is essentially a tricycle that is rented out as […]
Floating Hotel
TrendOriginal: Riding on the waves of global warming comes the Ark. The Ark Hotel is a concept for a vacation home designed to protect from extreme weather and created to be self-reliant. The arch-shaped building, has a structure that enables it to float and exist autonomously on the surface of the water. The Ark was also designed to be a […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 110
Pay with FaceCash FaceCash is a free app for smartphones that operates like a funded debit or cash card. Its security features include a photo of the user that appears on the merchant’s monitor at the time of purchase… Continued in BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 110 >>> – Fast Fashion – Livescribe Smartpens – Real Furniture; Real Ad – Intelligent Art […]
THINK Business Cards
TrendHunter: The THINK business card holder is a hot item for those looking to establish a personal brand. Though their look is risque, THINK business card holders appear sophisticated, sleek and stylish. Cigarette smoking can be described in the same way, which may be why THINK has created this business card holder in the likeness of a pack of smokes. […]
Offline Guidebook with Online Links
Springwise: Italian 2Spaghi.it has launched the SpagoGuida 2011, a physical directory of restaurants that links to online reviews. The guide is available from the company’s website for EUR 15.90, and offers listings of over 1,000 restaurants throughout Italy. Each listing is provided with a QR code, which — when scanned by a smartphone with the appropriate software — links to […]
Good or Bad Day Calendar
FreshTrend.com: Mark off each day of the year with a smiley or frown face depending on how good or bad your day was. Even better yet, the calendar is not made for any certain year, so you can start it anytime you want. How Was Your Day Calendar [FreshTrend.com]
Environmental Post-It
Core77: Shibuya-based Naruse-Inokama Architects, comprised of Jun Inokuma and Yuri Naruse, takes wood waste from houses and turns that into paper. The resultant paper is then formed into a stack of Post-It-like sticky notes that are in turn shaped like little houses. (They’re called IE-TAGs as “ie” is Japanese for “house.”) And as anyone who’s ever seen a thick book […]
Pure Powdered Fruits and Vegetables
Springwise: Tomarni’s Lebepur is a powdered shake mix that’s made from nothing but finely ground fruits and vegetables. Available in both vegetable and fruit-vegetable formulations, Lebepur mixes include a combination of dried strawberries, cabbage, parsnip, broccoli, bananas, tomatoes, kale, mango, plums, lentils, cauliflower and spinach. Both varieties come in powdered form, ready for mixing with water into a healthy shake. […]
Blessed Purse
JoshSpear: Loving Diane Eng’s Fortune Cookie Purse. Like real fortune cookies, these purses are proudly made in the USA. No animals were harmed to make these purses! Made from recycled leather, each purse has a unique number on it so you can track its origin. Some examples of origins below (more on the site). Preconsumer scraps from a high-end designer furniture […]