Wired: Jennifer Grinnell, Michigan furniture delivery dispatcher turned fashion designer in cyber space, never imagined that she could make a living in a video game. Grinnell’s shop, Mischief, is in Second Life, a virtual world whose users are responsible for creating all content. Grinnell’s digital clothing and “skins” allow users to change the appearance of their avatars — their online […]
Virtual Riches
Pacifeeder
Iconoculture: Hands-free bottle feeding on the go? Ah, the odd joys of the Pacifeeder. One blogger described the no-hands bottle that attaches to tots via a pacifier-like feeding tube as a beer hat for the diaper set. Sure, the oddball gadget has a Simpsons-like quality about it. But seriously, the Pacifeeder has its place: Think multiple baby mouths to feed […]
Digital Wine Cellar
Yanko Design: These days, more and more people are enjoying the habit of drinking wine because they find this habit healthy. In the future, life will be rich so that common people will enjoy wine. Since how one keeps wine determines the taste and the smell, preserving wine will become more important. Coming from this point of view, we designed […]
Dirt Drain
Construction & Maintenance: One of life’s constant struggles – keeping carpets, rugs and floors clean – may now be a thing of the past thanks to an innovative new floor mat system that keeps the dirt outside. Contractor Thomas Foote has invented a flush mounted grate, one that allowed dirt and mud to drop through the industrial strength grid, and […]
High-end Latino Furnishings
Iconoculture: South Bronx furniture manufacturing and design company Caoba Colección de Muebles creates high-end furnishings with a Latino flair. Run by two Dominican brothers passionate about interior design and la cultura, the company creates coffee tables, chairs, lamps, sofas, dressers and ottomans priced from $700 to $1,400. All pieces have Latino names derived from the brothers’ relatives, friends and others: […]
More than Banking
TrendBlog: Banks of the Future create a stylish and user-friendly atmosphere. Target group are people of any income level who want to associate their finances with fun rather than with a strict official approach. Free seminars and events make it easy for first-timers to start dealing with their finances and get involved with the money market. The banks of the […]
Toddler Tech
MercuryNews.com: From industry giants Mattel and Hasbro to smaller players LeapFrog and VTech, toy manufacturers are lowering the age ranges for their high-tech and educational offerings at this year’s Toy Fair, betting that “toddler tech” will help reverse several years of slumping sales. But perhaps most alarming to the toy business is slumping sales, as video games, cell phones and […]
Xfire
CNN Money: “If you make the product cool and people love it, it will spread like crazy and you can monetize it later.” Talk like that is often ridiculed, especially by those shaken when the dotcom bubble burst. But if a company really understands its customers, it’s hard to beat such a formula. Google (Research) comes to mind, or Hotmail, […]
Homes That Rotate
RotatingHome.com: Perfect for entertaining and personal enjoyment a RotatingHome may be just right for you. No longer will you need to decide which rooms will have a great view and which rooms will have minimal view or no view at all – the RotatingHome allows you to see your entire view from all the major rooms in your home! If […]
Cellphone Responsibility
Iconoculture: Through its Off the Hook program, Cell-Phones-n-Plans offers teens hankering for cellphones a way to show parents they’re serious about cellular responsibilities. The free program includes prewritten e-mails teens can send to parents explaining that they understand cell responsibilities and a teen/parent contract stipulating things like allowed monthly minutes, phone etiquette, and required discussion of bills with parents. Parents […]