DailyCandy: The big, bad world can be a very scary place. And sometimes we feel defenseless against things like war, disease, and people who wear socks with sandals. Horrific images, all. Thankfully, there are coping mechanisms: little blue pills, champagne cocktails, and Rebecca Turbow’s Safe clothes. Turbow’s playful collection of durable dresses, shorts, skirts, and tops are designed to protect […]
Safe and Secure
Wrist-top Clinic
Iconoculture: WristClinic, made by Ireland’s Telcomed, monitors vital signs with a wireless wrist-top device that measures everything from body temperature and blood pressure to oxygen saturation and one-lead EKG. Patients activate the WristClinic at preset times, using icons on the LCD menu to transmit data to a telemedicine call center or an automated Web-based databank, where it’s stored for later […]
LED Illuminated
The Cool Hunter: Illuminated dance floors are nothing new. In the seventies they where all the rage, the problem was that dancers flared hot pants would cover the floor panels and kill the effect. Now, flares or not, the illuminated dance floor is back, this time in LED form. Using the latest in pressure sensitive LED technology, these panels are […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 25
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 25: 01/01/06 – 31/01/06 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: SERVICES Mobile Barbers Dena Kaufer, a 20-year veteran of the hair biz, has retrofitted three Winnebagos into full-feature salons on wheels. More than Laundry Slate is an all-inclusive laundry service for NYC residents available through the web. LUXURY Vacation Homes Condo hotels enable you to own […]
USB At Wrist
Shiny Shiny: Technology as fashion isn’t new. Years ago, I walked around with cannibalised computer chips dangling from bits of metal and called it “jewelry.” The rubberised, Imation Flash Wristband goes a step further by being not only wearable, but actually functional. Snap it off your wrist and plug it in to your USB drive for data access. The 256MB […]
Nature Call
we make money not art: Some men avoid going to the public toilets due to the smelly atmosphere and, unable to find a wildlife tree, they go for street corners or the facade of your favourite bar. So Joa Herrenknecht has designed the Pee-tree urinal for public spaces. His bright ceramic white colour is a strong signal that can be […]
Solar Golf Bag
Tech Digest: Technology and golf have never really crossed paths. Check trousers, a Ronnie Corbett sweater, some clubs, balls and a bag – that’s been sufficient for years. So why not ruffle a few feathers in the clubhouse with something very 2006 – the Soldius Solar golf bag. Featuring a built-in solar panel that provides 100% green energy, the Soldius […]