Are you lost or not sure if you have taken a wrong turn? Or have you found yourself in unfamiliar territories? Too embarrassed to frequently stop at the gas station to ask for directions? Well, fear not! Come October, Honda will be the first carmaker to include in some of their models, technology that enables drivers to converse with their […]
Talking To Your Car
Life-saving Car Alarm
Mark Pelletier, a master electrician working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Minnesota, has invented a car alarm that may be able to save the lives of the dozens of children who die due to hyperthermia each year in the United States. It’s really sad to hear of accounts of children dying of hyperthermia after being shut up in a […]
The Music Jukebox In Your Phone
Imagine… you could actually have a mini-jukebox in your mobile phone! T-Mobile has recently launched Ear Phones, introducing a totally new category in music. Ear Phones enables customers to browse, download, store and play CD quality, digital music for the first time ever in their T-Mobile phones. Music is already mobile. Just look at the phenomenal success of the iPod, […]
Solving The Working Parent’s Dilemma
Are you a working parent who is too tired to cook after reaching home in the late evening, but who still wants to let your family taste home-cooked food rather than takeout food? ConAgra Foods, seizing on the opportunities presented by the typical working parent who reaches home so late that eating takeout food from restaurants has became the norm […]
God and Mobile Phones
If you are in need of faith and religious inspiration, your mobile phone may be able to help you out. For Christians, The Pope’s Thought of the Day will be especially useful! A mobile service by Acotel Group, The Pope’s Thought of the Day is a daily premium SMS, or text message, containing thoughts, prayers and guidance taken directly from […]
Tiny Dots That Protect Your Car
You have paid thousands of hard-earned dollars for your dream car. If some evil car thieves stole it, it would be a surprise if you don’t blow up like a volcano. Thanks to DataDots, if this ever happened in real life, you would be able to recover your precious car in a matter of time. In fact, DataDots would be […]
A Vineyard… in the Concrete Jungle
Calling all passionate wine connoisseurs and aficionados. Crushpad Inc. has great news for you! City dwellers (and practically anyone) will now have a place to select, sniff and crush your own grapes. Wine enthusiasts can now be actively involved in sorting and crushing of grapes, or you can place requests for made-to-order wine that Crushpad will produce specially. Isn’t it […]
Wear Your Mobile Phones
When the mobile phone was first introduced, it was as big as a lunch box. Since then, the mobile phone has undergone countless transformations. It became smaller, more colourful, sleekly designed, and featured newer technologies. Now, mobiles are set to become wearable products which express the owner’s personality. You’re going to see watches, bracelets, and necklaces that are actually mobile […]
Take a Test Drive
It’s not uncommon for would-be customers to take a car for a test-drive or try out a new TV set before buying. So Maytag decided to extend that test-drive concept to the electrical appliances it sells, such as dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators and cooktops. In Maytag’s try-before-you-buy stores, consumers looking for a clothes washer can be seen doing a load of […]
For Party-goers: The Keg Wrap
3 college buddies in Cleveland, USA has invented a portable cooling wrap called the Keg Wrap that keeps beer kegs cold on the beach, backyard or pickup truck. To a party host who often ends up with warm, leftover beer due to a lack of ice that has long melted, the Keg Wrap would be something indispensable. The Keg Wrap […]