WorldChanging: Warmth generated by sweaty passengers as they commute on the Paris Métro may be used to heat a block of low-income flats located near the Pompidou Centre in the city centre. This could slash the building’s energy bill and carbon footprint by a third, according to the property’s owner. The temperature in nearby Rambuteau Métro station stays at a […]
Metro Heat
Spain’s Eco Light
Inhabitat: Living in country that constantly basks in the beautiful sun, it comes as no surprise that Spain’s lighting designers know a thing or two about inspiring light. From lighting systems reminiscent of comets, to parasols that provide shade and solar illumination, here are some Spanish lighting designs that are both gorgeous and green! Jump ahead to see a stunning […]
Photo Booth Social
PhotoBoxi turns the photo booth into social networking hardware. Its streamlined, open air design attracts crowds by the masses. Boxi users get free digital photos while advertisers effortlessly receive viral exposure as the users share thousands of photos embedded with their logo on social networks. Advertisers receive a Proof of Performance report consisting of the number of photos taken, users […]
Month at the Museum
Springwise: “Night at the Museum” may bring a fictional story to life for movie-goers, but thanks to a contest currently under way, one lucky winner will soon be spending a full month at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Similar in many ways to The Best Job in the World contest, which we wrote about early last year, the […]
StarWars Coffee Table
Born Rich: Turn your childhood fascination with the phenomenon of the black hole into reality with designer Jon Gilmore’s Nova Black Hole Illuminated Coffee Table. The futuristic table features a center section with rows of white LED lights that look like a black hole sucking up light rays. The glass tabletop highlights the black hole while ensuring it doesn’t suck […]
PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover
Through our new company LiveWell Pet Products we launched the PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover, which is a cover that goes overtop your pillows and comforter to protect it from your pet’s fur, odor, germs, slobber and stains. You can visit PawsOFF to view our commercial and see the product in action. The PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover is the last thing to go […]
Calendar Scarf
Swissmiss: This 2011 Calendar Scarf is a beauty. It’s almost poetic how you are supposed to pull on the yarn as time goes by. If I didn’t have kids, I’d totally put one of these on my walls. In fact, this is the first time I think I endorsed a wall calendar. I usually can’t stand them. Calendar Scarf [Swissmiss]
Quantum Fridge
Softpedia: A team of particle physicists announces the creation of a refrigerator, in a quantum system made up of three individual qubits, or quantum bits. These are the basic components of such a system, and they all respect the entanglement principle. This basically states that any change affecting one of the qubits will affect the other two immediately. The researchers who […]
Flying Dragon Tattoo
DesignBoom: We have been following the development of augmented reality for a while now and this tattoo is one of the most unusual applications. The design is a simple barcode marker tattooed onto someone’s arm, which when viewed through a camera transforms into a three dimensional animation of a flying dragon. The augmented reality tattoo is a development by the […]
Get Your Facebook Mug
Springwise: CrowdedInk’s Friends social mug can be embellished with the customer’s friends from either Facebook or Twitter. The ordering process begins when customers sign in to whichever of the two social sites they’re interested in. From there, they can select up to 184 friends to go on their mug. They can also choose the mug style, colour and size—ceramic, stainless […]