TrendCentral: TheIceBreak aims to enhance users’ love lives by encouraging meaningful communication between partners. To get started, partners privately rate their satisfaction with their significant other in various areas. Based on these answers, the site endorses communication-boosting activities, such as sharing moments from one’s day or answering a series of questions like “What’s your favorite memory of the relationship so […]
TheIceBreak
Surprises on Do Good Bus
Springwise: Each trip on the Do Good Bus is different, and volunteers never know ahead of time where they’ll be going or what they’ll be doing. The organizers explain: “Everyone likes a little mystery, right? We keep our rides a secret to add an element of fun, but also to avoid any pre-conceived ideas or opinions about the cause our […]
Rail Tickets in Smartphones
Springwise: Navigo is trialling a service in Paris that aims to make life easier for users of the metro and city buses, by putting travel passes on smartphones. Currently commuters swipe their Navigo card — equipped with Near Field Communication technology — to pay for journeys. But now France’s public transport authority, STIF, have announced plans to integrate the Navigo […]
Bedphones
Bedphones are designed for sleep. At less than 1/4″, you can barely feel the foam-covered speakers lying flat against your ears. Earhooks made from rubber-coated moldable memory wire provide a custom fit. Bedphones are compatible with all devices that accept a standard headphone plug. Satin eye mask and sturdy-sided travel case included.
Any Mood Swings?
Popgadget: A new iPhone and web application called MoodPanda aims to track your mood through a series of diaries, graphs and calendars. Although it would be hard to keep up with entries regularly, we think it’s a great idea and will mean you can find out what makes you feel down and what lifts you back up again! And don’t […]
Recreate Your Lipstick
Chipchick: Ready to play mad cosmetic scientist at home? Well Lipstix Remix will give you the tools to not only salvage your favorite lipstick color, but to also create a whole new color for yourself. The website might seem a little cheesy, kinda like one of those “As Seen on TV” type of infomercials, but the concept is actually quite […]
Bookworm Position
Shoebox Dwelling: This unusual modular lounge piece was created by Portuguese designer Joana Santos in collaboration with Patricia Fernandes and Ines Carvalho. The concept explores the physical nature of reading and aspires to provide the most comfortable position for the bookwormy user. Comprised of several modular panels, the piece can be put together to create a lounger with several different levels […]
Sand Art Parties for Kiddos
Sand Art parties are a wonderful new way to entertain children. Children use brightly coloured sand to colour in specially prepared sticky cards, making wonderfully creative pictures. The process is virtually mess free, and kids just love the hands on nature of colouring in with the sand. Sand Art is perfect for children of all ages, and of all abilities, […]
Couture Companion App
Couture Companion, an iPhone app from MapMuse, Inc. that takes the guesswork out of high fashion shopping by showing you which stores carry your favorite labels. The first app of its kind in the USA, Couture Companion tracks where 27 different labels—including Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Steve McQueen, YSL, and more—are sold. Individual brand boutiques and departments stores such as Saks, […]
Get ‘em Hired
Get ‘em Hired is a new concept to help unemployed Americans find a job! The service features a daily job seeker. Instead of focusing on jobs, Get ‘em Hired focuses on who needs a job. People browse profiles and forward them to their friends who may know of a job, using ‘Pay it forward’ to help people find a job.