The Australian: Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie wears them; so do Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Prince Albert of Monaco. They’re Italy’s all-the-rage Geox shoes, pioneered by Italian entrepreneur Mario Polegato. They’re designed to leave toes ever so cool because the soles are specially made to allow feet to breathe and perspire elegantly. In a […]
Breathing Shoes
Tech Fashion
We Make Money Not Art: Digital Wardrobe, by Chantal Mora, tries to demonstrate how users might regain control of imposed technology systems (namely RFID) by harnessing it as a tool to track the transitory narratives in our daily fashion choices. This system is made of an RFID tracking system, a database, and an interface. First, users take a picture of […]
Adsense Middlemen
The New York Times: Consider this somewhat strange development: search engines like Google and Yahoo have become so proficient at attracting advertising that even competitors, like newspapers and yellow pages publishers, are now selling ads on their behalf. Newspapers like The Houston Chronicle, which is owned by the Hearst Corporation, and yellow pages publishers like the BellSouth Corporation and SBC […]
Selling Houses
NetImperative: Tesco has announced it plans to sell houses over the Internet, claiming it will charge customers as little as £50 to sell their house online. The supermarket giant is targeting home sellers who do not wish to pay estate agents’ fees, who usually charge between one and two per cent of the selling price as commission. According to a […]
Everything DIY
DailyCandy: Some would find your attitude negative. But you take comfort in accepting that there are some things you won’t do in this lifetime. Piloting a space shuttle, passing the bar, and swimming the English Channel are all pursuits you’re happy to leave to others. That goes double for crafting. Especially when there are talents of the caliber found on […]
Retro TVs, Once More
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: It’s back to the days of Sputnik and the Jetsons for a small company that makes retro televisions for people who could afford the latest in plasma-screen technology. With their funky shapes and stained-wood finishes, Predicta televisions capture the spirit of the 1950s and 1960s but use modern electronics and have color screens. “The spirituality of the […]
Business Continuity Challenges in the IT Field
Continuity Central: A Gartner report has highlighted five issues which are leading a paradigm shift in the way that organisations use and manage IT. Gartner believes that voice/data convergence; service-oriented architecture; IT utility; global sourcing; and the growth of open-source software are all combining to create a new approach to information technology. “These five trends represent inevitable and irrevocable shifts […]
Natural Foods
PorkMag.com: Coleman Natural Foods, the largest natural meat company in the United States, is offering a new line of all natural beef, poultry, lamb, pork and sausage products to the conventional grocery stores. The new “Coleman Purely Natural” line will be offered in dedicated natural meat sections within conventional grocery stores across the country. “The entire food industry is undergoing […]
Chic Appliances
Iconoculture: Adding chic styling to old standbys lets stylish homeowners mix spicy, utilitarian elements throughout the home. Jenn-Air added glitz to fridges. Now the Maytag division’s Attrezzi line adds pizzazz to stand mixers, blenders, and toasters. Touted as a “modern renaissance,” the line of coordinating appliances features etched glass, antique copper and oiled bronze finishes, and plenty of graceful curves. […]
Bottled Water for Women
BocaNews.com: A businesswoman from Boca Raton is about to take the plunge into the bottled water market. But she’s targeting a group that’s been largely left high and dry by specialty beverage firms. In late June, she hopes to begin vending W2O, a vitamin-packed water “uniquely designed for women,” said Lila Newman, owner of Double A Beverage LLC and creator […]