Babygadget: OK, I know the whole concept of going on holiday is exciting for children, but you can make it even more so with a lovely piece of luggage like this old-style suitcase from Couverture. Stickers plastered across it are redolent of the old days of steamer travel and world cruises, and might – who knows? – even encourage an […]
Old School Travel
Plug and Play Hotel
BusinessWeek: There are hotels built on stilts in the ocean, hotels fashioned out of former royal palaces, even hotels set among jungle treetops. So why not craft a hotel that can be plugged into an existing space in any city in the world? That was the thinking behind Qbic Hotels, a low-cost, high-design concept made up of prefabricated rooms that […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 50
Time Out The same tasks that give you a mental buzz can also stress you out if you don’t take a breath and relax now and then. Before you know it, you’re fried to a crisp, which has a number of implications: You’re tired, exhausted, uncreative, unhappy, and maybe even sick. We don’t want you to lose the fun factor […]
Button That Keeps Your Temper Down
Shiny Shiny: Sometimes you want something attached to your computer which you can just BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF – and with the USB Stress Button you’re actually supposed to! It has three modes, Explosion, Punch-Out and Worksheet, and each button-mash switches it to the next. Explosion mode generates a countdown with a graphic, satisfying explosion; Punch-Out shows a cartoon […]
Dry Erase Paint
The Ledger Online: You can turn a wall, a cupboard door or just about any other surface into a memo board with Rust-Oleum’s new Dry Erase Paint. The paint, a two-part product that you mix together, produces a white surface that can be written or drawn on with a dry-erase marker and then erased. It can be applied to interior […]
Retro Arcade Gamble
Iconoculture: One-armed bandits make way for the one-paddle bandit — Bally Technologies is rolling out a video slot machine based on Atari’s 1972 table tennis-based game Pong. Luck still needs to be a lady; gamblers must spin a trio of bonus icons on the five-reel monitor during regular play to activate a 45-second Pong showdown against a computer opponent. It’s […]
Mobile Content Sharing
Springwise: Commuters, students and others who rely heavily on mobile devices but may often find themselves with time on their hands can now tap into a free online source for stories, essays, jokes and other text files that can be downloaded to their mobiles, read at their convenience and then sent to others via SMS. Wattpad operates much like YouTube, […]
Feeling Cool
Popgadget: My poor dog, Zach, has been mostly indoors for the last couple of weeks due to the heat wave. He just loves to come everywhere with me, but I dare not leave him in the car while I run errands or even take him on long walks. We might both pass out on the sidewalk. While this ChillyDog vest […]
Taste Worth Dying For
TrendHunter: The Heart Attack Grill, located in Phoenix, Arizona, features everything that’s bad for you. The menu is full of heart clogging food, plus dangerous combos like cigarettes and beer with your meal. The staff is dressed in (sexy) nursing attire to help complete the imagery (and anger residents). Here’s a nice bonus: If you can finish the Quadruple Bypass […]
Over The Limits
Ubercool: Tongue-in-cheek references to the illegal is a trend propelled by Generation X-tasy. First there was Cocaine Energy Drink, which caused a stir earlier this year, leading 7-Eleven to pull the drink from its shelves. Then there’s Meth Coffee. Both were preceded by Pimp Juice – introduced in 2003 by St. Louis’ Fillmore Street Brewery and based on a Nelly […]