Ubercool: In the 1920s, the automobile completely changed the dating scene, ushering in such meaningful concepts as the back seat and the drive-in. The free love mantra of the 60s provided yet another outlet for the sexual revolution. As Time Compression engulfs society, it’s evident that the experience of meeting potential partners is once again being uprooted, propelling the phenomena […]
Fast Dating
Convertible and Coupé
999 Today: Come rain or shine, the all new Volvo C70 convertible that also doubles as a coupé, is set to make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month. Thanks to a unique three-piece retractable hardtop, customers of the second-generation, all new Volvo C70 can enjoy life without compromise – whether the roof is up or down, […]
Tech With Design
Yenra: The new iBra from Wacoal is a completely stitchless, seamless, and tagless contour bra. Sleek, sexy, and sophisticated, the iBra is designed with the most technologically-advanced fabrics and manufacturing techniques so nothing ever gets in the way of comfort. The innovative design of the iBra approaches comfort from the inside out, focusing on every point-of-contact that a bra makes […]
Creative Toys
Entrepreneur: A former engineer for Volvo, Curtis Jacobson, 38, made toys as a hobby in his spare time–frequently using his eight nieces and nephews to test-market his innovations. But he knew he was onto something when he got the idea for ArtHouses. “You could have the kids designing their own wallpaper or siding, and that got me to the idea […]
Refreshing Flavours
Iconoculture: Minty fresh gone stale? Tired taste buds get a breath of fresh air with Breath Palette toothpastes. The polishes for pearly whites come in 32 unexpected flavors like Bitter Chocolate, Indian Curry, Sweet Salt, and Pumpkin Pudding. The cavity fighters, invented in Japan, scrub tooth surfaces with super-fine microbeads and break down plaque with Xylitol. All 32 flavors have […]
Car Shoes
The Spoof!: The latest invention from down under has just rolled off the production line! Car shoes, yes you read right. And Car Shoes are proving to be more than just a ‘fad’. The shoes developed by Australian inventor Ima Tinkerer has suddenly become big business. According to Ima the shoes can get up to sixty kilometres per litre on […]
My Home Outside
The Cool Hunter: It had to happen. As practically everything we use in the home – from TV sets to cell phones, ipods and computers – have shrunk in size and increased in efficiency, it was only a matter of time before the home itself became a transportable, order-in, pocket sized commodity. Ok, so it won’t fit in your pocket […]
Monkey Business
BusinessWeek: It’s not safe coaching third base — or any base, for that matter — when the ZOOperstars are in town. Just ask the countless coaches who have been swallowed whole by 10-foot-tall Clammy Sosa, one of the most popular of the ZOOperstars. In the mascot troupe’s signature bit, the impressively tall inflatable clam clad in a Sammy Sosa jersey […]
Tech Toys
Tech Digest: For many of us, realising man’s dream of flight extends only as far as miniature bags of peanuts and complementary booze, but at lest there are a wide variety of gadgets that will bring the joy of soaring the heavens safely to the living room. We have already seen the outlandish X-UFO and now, for the more traditional […]
Bitter Chocolate Toothpaste
Iconoculture: Minty fresh gone stale? Tired taste buds get a breath of fresh air with Breath Palette toothpastes. The polishes for pearly whites come in 32 unexpected flavors like Bitter Chocolate, Indian Curry, Sweet Salt, and Pumpkin Pudding. The cavity fighters, invented in Japan, scrub tooth surfaces with super-fine microbeads and break down plaque with Xylitol. All 32 flavors have […]