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 […]
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
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 […]
Workouts in the City
Iconoculture: Gyms can be intimidating, not to mention crowded and confining – especially for people who spend enough of their waking hours indoors. These workouts set them free. Park benches aren’t just for sitting. Fitness buffs use them for aerobic step-ups while on Urban Walks in Washington, DC. The outdoor classes, from Balance Integrated Training Concepts (ITC), transform cityscape features […]
Happy Hours
Entrepreneur.com: For people who long to party like P. Diddy, but don’t have quite the celeb status needed to bypass the velvet ropes, PartyBuddys is a lifesaver and, according to co-founder James King, “like a traveling VIP party.” Founded by two longtime friends, the idea is that, for a fee (the average cost is $2,500 for four people), PartyBuddys will […]
CNN on my Nokia
Tech Digest: NTL and O2 today revealed what those lucky punters who are trialling digital TV to mobile phones in Oxford are going to be watching. And if they were expecting live football or blockbuster movies on their Nokia 7710 handsets they are going to be sorely disappointed. For in the first six months of the trial our TV to […]
Mobile Phone Spying
Textually.org: Apparently, French distributor Spy-Phone is offering two Nokia Spy Phones, normal mobile phones that can be called and it silently activate themselves. The caller can then surreptitiously hear what happens in the vicinity of the phone. The French spy phone offered is an unlocked 3310 Nokia GSM mobile phone, apparently it will not work on US networks and sells […]
VoiceSave
NewsReleaseWire.com: TJ Walker, a professional speaker and media trainer, has developed a new throat spray, TJ’s VoiceSave, for executives, sales people, political leaders and talk show hosts. The spray simulates natural lubricants in the vocal apparatus in order to prevent dry throat, hoarseness and the loss of voice. Walker noted, “For CEOs, Salespersons, politicians or talk show hosts to lose […]
Knitting – A New Generation
EastBayRI.com: Knitting has become the new trend, and all of a sudden, the crazy stares are gone. The popularity of the age-old pastime has soared in recent years, and even clebrities like Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have recognized its theraputic benefits. Sometimes, just being able to sit down and escape the chaos of life and create something is the […]