Cool Hunting: Shaken, stirred, gin, vodka…enjoy your martini (or a bloody mary) even more with these pickled green pear tomatoes from Froehlich’s, a small store in Three Oaks Michigan. Most everything they make is from their own gardens, and if you happen to be in the ‘hood stop by for some of the best bread around. Froehlich’s Pickled Green Pear […]
Froehlich’s Pickled Green Pear Tomatoes
Dolls That Get Sick, Curable By RFID
RFID in Japan: Bandai announced a new toy doll for kids that responds to RFID’d objects. The toy doll, which is called Naoru-kun, acts almost like a robot: it speaks 150 different phrases including “Let’s play!” and “I..am…er…..” and responds when it’s shaken hands, hugged, petted, etc. But, the most impressive feature is its ability to get sick. So, it […]
Hugms: Hugs Over SMS
Popgadget: You can’t but this (yet), but Mark Argo’s Hugms would be popular today. Another great thesis from ITP, Hugms sends a text message when you squeeze your Bluetooth-connected, light-up sensor. The message varies depending on how hard and how long you squeeze your Hugms. Long squeeze: ‘hhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuggggggg’; Short hard squeeze: ‘hhHHUUUUUUugg’. Even better, if the recipient of your hug […]
Archimedes: Chia Pet Meets Tamagotchi
Cool Hunting: Like the Tamagotchi, Archimedes is a little friend from Japan brought to you as a way to care for and consider the meaning of life. Unlike the Tamagotchi, which was digital, Archimedes is analog. You get a little guy in a glass vial with some seeds. Over the course of about a month the habitat will sprout, bloom, […]
World’s First Natural, Zero Calorie Sweetener
Business Wire: There’s ‘sweet’ news for sugar lovers this Valentine’s Day! Introducing Shugr — the world’s first truly natural, zero-calorie, diabetic-safe sweetener. Shugr is a remarkable new sugar substitute that tastes and cooks like sugar, is tooth friendly and also contains pre-biotic fiber, which assists in healthful digestion. Due to overwhelming demand since its introduction last December, Shugr will now […]
Voice Over ial-Up Internet Service
Seattle dBusinessNews: Ecuity, Inc.,a leading enhanced Voice over Internet communications company serving the small-to-medium business and residential markets, and Azatel Communications, a manufacturer of integrated SIP and MGCP related products, announced the joint development of Voice over Dial Up service. This partnership will, for the first time, bring the innovative benefits and cost-savings of VoIP to the currently underserved residential […]
Mobile Kamasutra
IndiaDaily: Over 34 million mobile phone subscribers in Russia can now add colour to their sexual life the Indian way, albeit by listening to passages from the “Kamasutra” on their mobile phones. An advertisement for Russia’s largest GSM operator Mobile Tele Systems entices its subscribers to use the new service to “master new sensations” and “listen to passages from the […]
Soup, Mobile Phones, and Video Games
Yahoo! Finance: Young adults have a loyal attachment to mobile phones and a distinct passion for video games. Recognizing that, VIRTU MOBILE has used the Campbell’s® Soup at Hand® 3D Snowboarding game as an innovative way for Campbell Soup Company to promote Campbell’s Soup At Hand sippable soup to this elusive market segment. Customized mobile games like the Soup at […]
Coming Soon: Space Tourism
BBC News: Space tourism is less than three years away, Sir Richard Branson has claimed. There are already 13,500 potential passengers for the £100,000 ($190,000) “Virgin Galactic spaceliner” trip, Sir Richard told the BBC. The entrepreneur is having five “spaceliners” built in the US by the team which launched the SpaceShipOne rocket plane last year. Sir Richard said he himself, […]
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day
Adverblog: Chocolate brand Ferrero celebrates Valentine’s Day in Italy with a dedicated web site. The site presents Ferrero’s products Valentine’s special edition (Mon Cheri, Rocher, Raffaello), a love trivia, and some editorial content with excerpts from famous love stories in the literature (Lancelot and Ginevra, Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra). The creative is by DGT Media, which also created […]