Urban Transporters

The Cool Hunter: Whether your cargo is kids, laundry, groceries or beach gear, the coolest way to haul it is the Madsen Cargo bike. These handy urban transporters from Salt Lake City, Utah, can carry 271 kg either in a bucket or on a rack. The bikes and the buckets come in three colors: dramatic black, yummy cream and sweet […]

Limited Edition Star Trek Airwalks

Action Figure Insider: Now Trekkers can boldly walk in footwear like no one has ever seen before. CBS Consumer Products, a unit of CBS Entertainment, announced today that acclaimed street style designer jeffstaple, whose fashions have been sported by the likes of Mos Def, Questlove, Lupe Fiasco and John Mayer, has unveiled an exclusive Star Trek inspired high-top sneaker dubbed […]

Reminiscence of Tetris Game

Geeksugar: So this geeky bracelet is not Hermès. It’s also not $567. Instead, this Tetris Bracelet ($70) is pretty cool and while exceptionally geeky, it’s not unwearable. Maybe it’s the disco lover in me, but lucite jewelry always manages to charm me. All I need is the perfect outfit of primary colors to wear it with. The Tetris Bracelet is […]

Celebrity Fashion Spotter

Coolspotters is a online service that makes it easy to discover and buy the products, brands, and fashions being used by your favorite celebrities – in their real lives, and in movies and television. Until now, the only glimpse you’d get into the product choices of your favorite actor, athlete, musician, or other public figure was from a page in […]

Artsy Flu Masks

JoshSpear: What would you do if you were an out of work art director with some free time and you wanted to help fight the Swine Flu epidemic plaguing Mexico (and looking pretty grim all over the place)? Irina Blok decided to get creative with some fashionista surgical masks. Fashion Surgical Masks [JoshSpears]

Flat-Pack Experience

Inhabitat: Love the idea of flat-pack in concept, but think the reality involves a frustrating wrestling match with an allen wrench and a cryptic set of Swedish instructions? Not so fast! Aiming to improve upon the not-so-user-friendly IKEA flat-pack experience, Way Basics is a beautiful line of eco-friendly, family-friendly furniture that makes flat pack assembly easy and fun. Made entirely […]

No wash boxers are also odourless!

Rob Libfeld, a medical student from the U.S. was getting tired of patients being embarrassed by their urine stained, tire marked underwear so he decided to start selling no-wash boxers. These no wash boxers also claim to conceal any odors that may be eminating from down below. So far, they’re selling well and Rob looks like he may be on […]

BAGGU

Baggu was started in CA by Joan and Emily (Joan is Emily’s mom). After dozens of prototypes, they came up with a solution that makes using reusable bags stylish, practical and easy. Joan and Emily made Baggu because they wanted a better Reusable Bag. Something neat & compact, stylish enough to take to work or to give as a gift, […]

April Fool’s Joke to become a Real Product?

CrunchGear: It’s true what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day. I don’t know who says that but the next time someone says “You know what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day,” the “they” part of that phrase will be me. […]

Toilet Roll Art Work

Inhabitat: Yuken Teryua’s work proves that discarded everyday objects can be re-invented into something elegant and beautiful. The Japanese artist crafts toilet paper rolls with a level of detail so that they adopt a new identity as delicately sculpted pieces — reminiscent of columnar wind chimes intertwined in the branches of a tree. ECO ART: Toilet Paper Roll Cut-Outs [Inhabitat]