Gadgets Reviews: To reduce amount of products in stores that are manufactured of unrecyclable or poorly recyclable materials, a lot of world leading companies look at a farmer’s fields to find an appropriate solution today. And they are not only guided by green tendencies. By using environmentally friendly materials companies can bring down taxes and costs of productions. Five plants […]
Green Materials For Future Technology
Luxury Siesta
Springwise: We’ve featured several companies that appeal to a growing appreciation of the benefits of napping, from a New York sleep salon to napping cocoons at airports. So we were intrigued by news that a hotel in Barcelona—the Hilton Diagonal Mar—has set aside 40 of its 433 rooms this summer for anyone who’d like to take a siesta. For EUR […]
The Fit Flop
A fitness trend that lets you get a work-out while you walk: The flip flop with a built in gym. In short: The Fit Flop. The micro-wobbleboard technology built into the shoe’s midsole “places varying densities of EVA under your feet each time you step, to challenge the support and balance muscles of the foot and leg.” EVA (Expanded Vinyl […]
Gig Hotness
Springwise: 3VOOR12, a multimedia platform for music that’s run by Dutch broadcaster VPRO, is piloting a new heat-mapping system at this year’s Lowlands music festival, which takes place next weekend. Using familiar web terminology—Hot or Not—the festival’s visitors will be able to let others know which of twelve venues is hosting the hottest show at any particular moment. The voting […]
Salt Sauna
Trends in Japan: There’s still no shortage of Japanese seeking luxury experiences, especially when it comes to health and wellness. Japan’s aging society is still a wealthy one, and isn’t afraid to spend money on products and services that can enhance quality of life. Salt Studio Saltasia fits right into this category, creating stylish salt rooms to promote anti-aging and […]
Secret Stash Belt
CoolBuzz: Apart from spicing up your attire, groovy buckles also get your curvy waistline talking. And if they happen to have some room to keep your things, it will only breeze through as the most-wanted accessory on the shelves! Secret Stash Case Belt Buckle is the fresh fashion accessory that flaunts C. Z. stones neatly arranged in the shape of […]
Pedometer Phone
TechRadar: Japanese mobile phones are very hit and miss – some have fantastic (mostly network-related) services, yet are ugly as sin, while others look great but offer very little else. Now, however, a new category is becoming apparent, as the number of simple-to-use handsets from major manufacturers is increasing, while included functions aimed at their elderly users become more useful […]
Less Trash, More Music
TrendCentral: At last year’s 2007 Roskilde Festival in Denmark, it was reported that it took more than 500 people and several weeks to clean the remaining trash; the price tag for the cleanup was over a million Euros. This year, the organizers came up with a “Less Trash – More Music” slogan to encourage attendees to cut back on the […]
Waterproof Gadget Spray
Golden Shellback Waterproof Coating from gCaptain.com on Vimeo. PopGadget: The death of my very first and favorite PDA (Personal Digital Assistant, as they were called during those days) came quite suddenly. I remember coming back from work one evening and being completely shocked to find the PDA dripping with water as I took it out of my bag. I swore […]
Plummeting Automobiles Demand
Iconoculture: Vehicle segments are an easily identifiable reflection of the times. In this case, it’s not just suburban SUV drivers who are feeling the pain of high gas prices. Demand for so-called weekend cars is plummeting. Convertible sales are down even more than the overall auto market. Until recently, luxe cars always outperformed the market, but high-end marks like Porsche […]