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 […]

Moody Player

The Uber-Review: Walt Disney is working on a multimedia player that selects songs based on the owner’s latest mood via wrist sensors. The sensors, measure and collects body temperature, perspiration and pulse rate to build a profile of what music or video to play. Based on the profile, the device comes up a song or video to match the mood. […]

Powerpuff Make-up Artists

The Sunday Times: Women have always treated the ladies like a no man’s land, a place where the barriers and bitchiness of womanhood come down and two strangers will bond over the texture of a Stila lip gloss, the pigment in a Nars blusher, or a simple, “I really like your top.” Given our ability to turn a lavatory into […]

Megastar Campaign

Yenra: The spring television and print advertising campaign for Candie’s will feature four celebrities: Singer, actress, megastar Hilary Duff; Grammy nominee Ciara; and actresses Michelle Trachtenberg and Samaire Armstrong. This is the first time the brand has enlisted four stars to appear in an advertising campaign. Past Candie’s spokespeople include Destiny’s Child and Kelly Clarkson. Hilary, Ciara, Michelle, and Samaire […]

Radical Cosmetics

BusinessWeek: For products as individual and personal as the look of your face, it is remarkable that cosmetics merchandising in the U.S. has remained stuck in its longstanding “look but don’t touch” tradition. On one hand, drug stores sell cosmetics in sealed-plastic packaging that require shoppers to buy things like lipstick without a chance to try it on. Alternatively, department […]