Triple Pundit: Kimpton Hotels, based in San Francisco with over 40 three- and four-star boutique hotels around the US, has made a life-long commitment to environmental responsibility. They’ve proven that operating with sustainable values won’t stop them from delivering a premium guest experience. In fact, polled hotel guests say they are loyal to Kimpton because they appreciate the sustainable ethic. […]
Loyalty Through Sustainability
Bullet-proof Backpacks
Staten Island Advance: Shopping for school supplies has always been serious business, but the climate in our society means that the wrong choices could cost your son or daughter his or her life. At least that’s the belief of concerned Massachusetts dads Mike Pelonzi and Joe Curran, who have introduced a carry-all that comes with bulletproof lining. “Affordable, lightweight defense […]
Interactive Floorplans
Webware: Whether you custom order a sleek, suede couch or drag in a ratty, plaid one found on Craigslist, planning where to put it can be a pain. Floor Planner can help. This site from Dutch designers enables you to arrange what you have in your own flat or conjure up a dream home. Add your home’s measurements, maybe a […]
Latest Wedding Trends
KansasCity.com: The latest trends in wedding include having wedding websites with TMI for orientating guests, budget wedding gowns, as well as green weddings. Wedding Web sites with TMI A wedding Web site is a must, a virtual clearinghouse to assist guests with everything from chapel address to hotel accommodations. Of course, some couples go much further. They include details of […]
Old School Travel
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 […]
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 […]