There’s still some conjecture about exactly who got to the North pole first, but you can have a say in who goes there next. Swedish company OceanSky is selling a 30-hour travel package taking folk for a luxury picnic lunch at magnetic North, in the world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10. The trip starts out in Svalbard, Norway, and you’ll […]
Fancy A Trip To The North Pole?
Detecting Tainted Food
Passive RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are small, inexpensive, battery-less labels that are already used to track and identify a wide variety of items. If MIT’s experimental RFIQ system enters general use, they may also soon allow consumers to check if food products are contaminated. Upon being temporarily powered up by radio waves emitted from a handheld reader device, passive […]
First-of-their-Kind Glasses Proven to Improve Sleep for Screen Addicts and Gamers
With holiday festivities around the corner, ’tis the season to ensure you and your loved ones get enough zzz’s. Innovative Swannies blue light blocking glasses are not only stylish, but also help improve the quality and duration of sleep by providing an all-natural solution to filtering out blue light before bedtime. This includes blue light emitted by electronic devices – […]
World’s First Full Body Scanner
After over a decade of development, the world’s first full-body medical scanner has produced its first images. The groundbreaking imaging device is almost 40 times faster than current PET scans and can capture a 3D picture of the entire human body in one instant scan. Called EXPLORER, the full-body scanner combines positron emission tomography (PET) and X-ray computed tomography (CT). […]
UV Wearable Tracker
While we all appreciate the importance of limiting our exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays, actually keeping track of the amount can be difficult. L’Oréal’s new My Skin Track UV is designed to help. It’s described as “the first battery-free wearable electronic to measure UV exposure.” Developed by L’Oréal’s skincare brand La Roche-Posay (in collaboration with Northwest University materials scientist […]
This startup uses shoplifters to get their message through
This startup uses shoplifters to get their message through By connecting digital billboards to store alarm systems, shoplifters got unexpected real life push notifications, reminding them not to forget to pay. Klarna, the Swedish payment provider behind the initiative found an unorthodox way to help people who often miss their payments. Since the launch of the new Klarna app the […]
Finding Your Niche the Key to Fleet Business Success
With more than 6 million small businesses in the U.S., it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that there isn’t room for one more. It’s almost guaranteed that there will be competition, and in an industry like fleet transportation, going head-to-head with other small companies, never mind the “big guys,” you might think that you don’t have any […]
Wind Noise Cancellation Helmets
According to Norwegian entrepreneurs Dag Loe and Sigmund Birkeland, the wind noise that’s generated when motorcycling at highway speeds exceeds 110 decibels – that’s equivalent to being one meter (3.3 ft) away from a running chainsaw. With that in mind, they’ve developed the DAAL wind noise cancellation system for helmets. As some people will know, Sena already makes a motorcycle […]
Fastest Toothbrush?
It’s a recipe for success: take a mundane but essential daily task, then invent a way to do it better and in a fraction of the time. That’s exactly what the creators of the UNOBRUSH have done by completely reimagining the toothbrush. On average we will spend nearly 30 hours each year standing in front of your mirror brushing our […]
REVO Coolers
REVO Party Barge Beverage Tub is a multi-use insulated premium cooler. It has easy and inviting access that avoids cold hands from digging through ice. Everything is visible with easy and inviting access. Comes with condiment trays and an ice scoop.