Popgadget: The last thing you would want to do with such gorgeous fruit is feed them to that unforgiving abyss called the stomach. And that too when they can sit so pretty on your table, radiating a mysterious sense of calm each time you steal a glance. Which is why someone has already ensured that these beauties are not at […]
Slice Your Post-it Fruits
Get High on Ice Cream
TrendOriginal: Entitled The Sex Pistol, this ice cream cocktail is claimed to have similar effects to the libido-boosting drug Viagra. It contains ingredients such as ginkgo, biloba, arginine and guarana and is served with a shot of the highly intoxicating La Fee Absinthe, so it’s guaranteed to leave you feeling energized and confident. Customers are limited to one serving per […]
Recycle Your Bike With a Good Cause
Springwise: The U.S. government’s Cash for Clunkers program may have come to an end, but for bicyclists in Portland, Ore., the opportunities have just begun. Local bike vendor Joe Bike has launched its own Cash for Clunkers program whereby consumers can donate an old car or bike in exchange for discounts on a new utility bike and a Zipcar membership, […]
Built on CD Cases
Inhabitat: Preparations for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 are heating up and many countries are getting in on the action by designing structures for the space. We couldn’t help but be dazzled by the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, but we were even more impressed to learn that the fascinating building is composed of thousands of plastic tubes […]
Stop dreaming! Start flying!
Iconoculture: Far-fetched flying fantasies will soon become boutique thrill realities thanks to JetLev, a personal jet pack company whose motto says it all: “Stop dreaming! Start flying!” Soaring-obsessed consumers with serious scratch can get their hands on a JetLev starting in September 2009 for approximately $129,000. No one ever said flying was cheap. It’s hard to conceive of a more […]
Read Your Time
Popgadget: The most precious commodity in a human being’s life has always been one that is fathomed by an inconsiderate glance at the timepiece on the wall or one’s own body – all in pursuit of the selfish need to spend that commodity called “time” wisely and to our own advantage. Which brings us to the question rarely asked – […]
Virtual Gardening; Real Output
Springwise: “Have you forgotten where the vegetables on your table come from?” It’s a question agricultural firm Azienda Agricola Giacomo Ferraris asks potential customers. Offering Italians the opportunity to reconnect with the origins of their food, the company’s innovative online offering—Le Verdure Del Mio Orto (‘The Vegetables from my Garden’)—lets anyone build an organic garden right from their web browser. […]
Eco Chic Clothings
Inhabitat: Just because clothing is organic, doesn’t mean it has to be boring and bland. Case in point: Barley & Birch’s kids collection of tees and onesies which are brand new in the Inhabitatshop! Emblazoned with splashy graphics like prickly cacti, breezy trees and even the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, these designs are perfect for your little treehugger. Barley & […]
Digital Scales
Digital Scales 2 U is a specialist retailer that focuses only on digital scales. Digital Scales 2 U is a UK based company with big, but clear, ambitions. Digital Scales 2 U aims to deliver quality digital scales to its customers at a low price. Digital Scales 2 U is also committed to delivering top-notch customer service through constant availability […]
Pour At Your Leisure
Springwise: Offering a self-service system that can be retrofitted anywhere is the TableTender by TableTap. The TableTender system, available in Britain and the United States, is designed and built for each specific venue. There’s a tap (or several) located at each table, which allows patrons to pour at their leisure—to a point. The system is designed to comply with drinking […]