The New York Times: A pear is just a pear, except when it is also a laser-coded information delivery system with advanced security clearance. And that is what pears–not to mention organic apples, waxy cucumbers and delicate peaches–are becoming in some supermarkets around the country. A new technology being used by produce distributors employs lasers to tattoo fruits and vegetables […]
More Than Just A Pear
Get Me A Cave
Iconoculture: Consumers find a release for their primal passions, as well as their sense of unusual style, in retreats that are affordable, energy-efficient, and oh so cool. Batman isn’t the only guy with a cool cave, OK? Affluent homeowners seeking a novel retreat are digging into their equity budgets to add custom-built caves to their property. The subterranean add-ons house […]
Only I Have it
BizReport: Nike.com sells nearly 200 styles of sneakers for men and women — which, for some footwear fiends, apparently isn’t choice enough. In fact, the convenience of being able to shop online isn’t enough. Enter NikeID.com, the Web site where you can design a one-of-a-kind shoe using dozens of colors and fabrics. Candy-apple low-tops with a lime-green swoosh? Caramel trainers […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 21
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 21: 18/07/05 – 31/07/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: GAMES Mirror Mirror On The Walls Through the looking glass is a system that allows a person to play a game with her/himself in a mirror. Read more DESIGN Graffiti Design Wonderful Graffiti lets self-proclaimed practitioners of the art of scribble say what they mean in […]
Wannado It?
NEXT by Ramla: The blurb says: At Wannado City, kids can be whatever they want to be – right now. From paleontologist to news reporter, to everything in between, kids try out tons of grown-up jobs in the first indoor city just their size. They can operate on a patient, cook up a pizza or even solve a crime. This […]
Graffiti Design
DailyCandy: All the nights spent scaling buildings, tagging bridges, scribing walls with your crew. Maybe you wanted to mark your territory. Maybe you wanted fame. Too bad you’ve been busted. Sucka! While under house arrest, ditch the spray can for some legal tender. Wonderful Graffiti (with the implied placid name) lets self-proclaimed practitioners of the art of scribble say what […]
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
we make money not art: Through the looking glass is a system that allows a person to play a game with her/himself in a mirror. A full-body-action pong game can be played with the current installation, which provides the excitement of wining and losing at the same time, against oneself. Lumisty Film, which is used as the material for the […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 20
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 20: 04/07/05 – 17/07/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: FOOD & BEVERAGE Functional Sweets Sweet news for the sweet tooth – “functional confectionery” is taking some of the guilt out of guilty pleasures. ONLINE Half The Price Gift certificates are becoming even better for self-indulgence – at half the price! GADGETS Wearing Music A concept […]
Alarm Pills
Iconoculture: As technology lets us monitor more aspects of our lives, it can mean safer medicating and better health for forgetful patients. Time for a pill? The SIMpill bottle takes the guesswork out of medicine schedules, using cellphone tech to alert patients (or their caregivers) when a prescribed dose is missed. Pharmacists program pill-popping times into the dispenser, and if […]
Temp Models for Hire
Springwise.com: Beautiful people have always had it easier, but in today’s appearance-obsessed society it really pays to be one of the Beautiful Ones. As no event, party, night out, shopping spree or fancy dinner is complete without pretty people serving, tending, hosting, welcoming or just chatting, a whole new market for renting out aspiring models who can just ‘be’, is […]