TrendCentral: With the recent announcement that Domino, one of our favorite magazines, will be folding, we were bracing ourselves for a future of uninspired interior decorating until we heard about IKEA’s latest offering. IKEA’s Home Planner Tools let you become your own interior designer with online software that allows you to drag and drop furniture into a room and fit […]
IKEA Home Planner
MyProducer.TV
myProducer allows visitors to create a free profile and use established social networking tools to build friend, fan and business networks with those sharing a similar passion for film and entertainment content. Through their profile and networks, filmmakers are able to create an open forum of discussions regarding film content, casting, crew, editing, as well as find producers and financial […]
Box-O-Box
Box-O-Box allows you to send your college student the most hip, unique and fun care packages, right to his/her door. Box-O-Box is an independently owned and operated company that was started by Mike and Justin, former students of various schools who have witnessed the effects of junky care packages for far too long. In their own words: “We know that […]
Brain Games
CScout: In the game Mind Flex the player wears a headset that measures the brainwaves to control a ball that floats on a cushion of air. The point is to navigate the ball through a maze of hoops. The more you concentrate the harder a fan will blow. The product will be available in retail for $80 later in 2009. […]
The Speak-er
Gadgetell: Novelty speakers are a dime a dozen these days, but this pair in particular is pretty amazing. The “Speak-er” is for the most part your average run of the mill speaker, except it looks like a speech bubble. The bubble measures in at 4 x 6 x 2, so it’s not terribly large, and is made of white ABS […]
Breath Mints for Dogs
PopGadget: As with most dog owners, we love our small “herd” ( three beautiful rescue doxies) but their breath is another matter. My husband uses that old expression, “It could stop the windmill on an old Dutch painting,” or something like that. So along comes DogToids of course, doggie breath mints. Made with parsley to freshen breath. these “yummy” dog […]
Mobile ATM Finder
Springwise.com: Finding an ATM in an unfamiliar city or neighbourhood can be a real hassle. So it’s no surprise that various applications have been developed for the iPhone and other mobile devices, that use built-in GPS to map the nearest cash machines. ING Wegwijzer, a new application built for the T-Mobile G1 (Google) phone, takes the concept a step further. […]
JetBoil Stove
Cool Tools: It’s the quickest, handiest, most efficient hot water maker yet. It takes the piezo-ignited butane trail stove to maybe a 50% overall improvement—worth converting for many. The main tricks are: fin-like heat exchanger (“FluxRing”) where the flame meets the pot; pot attaches to stove (vastly less fiddly); pot has a cozy on it to hold heat and make […]
Your Sex Life Online
Springwise: Bedpost is an entirely personal application, password-protected from the prying eyes of others, and stresses that it offers absolutely no social networking features. Rather, it is a way for consumers to keep track of the sexual encounters they’ve had by logging in and entering some key details after each one. Users begin by creating a profile for the partner […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 80
Vegawatt: The Green Voltage Going green is all the rage now, and what better way to help power a restaurant than using grease from the very same kitchen? Vegawatt was developed by the Owl Power Company, a clean energy system company based in Massachusetts, and was launched this month. Vegawatt units won’t provide all the power and electricity that a […]