Iconoculture: Open your mind wide! Dutch tech tank Philips introduced a smart iPill that monitors temperature and acidity as it travels down the digestive highway and drops its drug cargo right where it’s needed. It was developed to reduce dosages and side effects with targeted treatment. Packed in the plastic pill are a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio and the drug. […]
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Fashion: Absurd is kind of normal now
Little missmatched brings funky mismatched socks, pajamas and apparel to retail. By targeting the zany population that dresses extrovertedly and ignores standard fashion norms, this clever product actually makes the ‘normal’ folks wanna have a little piece of all that nutty fun while doing their daily clothes shopping. You know, get in touch with their crazy side… With an adorable […]
LEGO Gadgets For Starters
The Gadgets Weblog: A new line of LEGO branded gadgets will be hitting the streets this summer. The MP3 players and cameras will not actually be made of LEGO bricks, but they will look like it and include real LEGO pieces so that the devices can be customized. It makes sense; if a kid dropped a digital camera and it […]
Phillips New Cinema Widescreen Display. 56″, 21:9 aspect ratio. Glorius.
While most companies are pushing the envelope with the development of OLED screens, Phillips has decided to take a run at a 56? true cinema widescreen. That’s a ratio of 21:9. Using their Ambient RGB back light technology, Phillips is hopefully that movie enthusiasts will be more receptive to dropping the $$ on one of these than on a smaller, […]
Watch The Green Cloud Grow!
Inhabitat: During the week long installation, local residents were asked to consume less, unplug their electrical appliances, and then watch the green cloud grow! HeHe explained; “No other space, network, grid, community could better represent a city and it’s activity as a whole. The physical dimension of the Salmisaari site, inhabits a special position in Helsinki; physically, visually and metaphorically. […]
Birdie Diapers
The Red Ferret: The FlightSuit Bird Diaper has us speechlessed. The idea, of course, is you strap it on and protect your home and loved ones from unsavoury droplets of bird goo, but we can’t get around the fact that someone sat down and seriously thought this one up – and then went out and persuaded some shmoe to manufacture […]
ECOIST Handbags
Inhabitat: Talk about trash to treasure! Where the rest of us saw a candy wrapper, Ecoist founders Helen and Jonathan Marcoschamer saw a material that could be re-used to create unique handbags. And they didn’t just stop at candy wrappers, they also use food packaging, soda labels, subway maps, and newspapers to weave together their stylish, study handbags. Unsurprisingly, the […]
Happikins
Springwise: Zeroing in on paper napkins—USD 200 of which the average kid uses each year—North Carolina-based Happikins recently launched an eye-pleasing line of reusable lunch box napkins. Available in packages of five, Happikins are 12-by-12-inch cotton or cotton-blend napkins featuring kid-friendly colours and designs. Each set comes with a durable pouch that fits neatly in a lunch box and can […]
For The Mega Rich
Born Rich: Adding bling to the cars is in fashion these days. The name isn’t popular enough this time though, but after being bejeweled with Swarovski crystals, the car has become an immeasurable treasure. The car is Life Style Study by Honda that is on display at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon. Designed in a way to target female cadre, […]
Better Support from Japan: Bras for Men
Kramer really was on to something after all. The ‘Men’s Premium Brassiere’ is the number one wishlist item being devoured at Rakuten, the online Japanese store. The male bra trend is sweeping the country and as reported by one of the customers: “I like this tight feeling, it feels good”. Getting in touch with their feminine side? Perhaps, but the […]