Inhabitat: Imagine never having to plug your cellphone into the wall again! Now you can just plug it into your bike with Oscar L’Hermitte’s “Watts Maker” cell phone charger. The system consists of a small kinetic generator that provides power to your mobile phone while you take an evening ride around the neighborhood or pedal to work. This model takes […]
Bike Power Charger
Speed-dating For Babysitters
Iconoculture: Finding a reliable babysitter can be tough. Sitter Soirees in Portland, Oregon, streamline the process with “speed-dating” sessions that bring parents and sitters together at informal gatherings held in family-friendly boutiques. Soiree founder Jen Fererro recruits potential sitters from local colleges and employment websites. The dozen or so who make the cut out of 50-70 applicants boast impressive creds, […]
GAMEROX Gaming Chair
Slash Gear: If your kids aren’t interested in a Wii but you’d still like them to get some exercise benefit out of their console, the GAMEROX gaming chair might be the solution. Resembling a couple of mudflaps, the GAMEROX chair moves in all three axis and, by making the child support themselves rather than slump, trains core stability, tones muscle […]
Eco Lingerie
Eco-Boudoir.com: Eco-Boudoir conforms to the most uncompromising ethical standards and all business and production processes are conducted with complete transparency. It is our aim to supply you with beautiful, eco-friendly lingerie and bedroom accessories. Jenny White, founder of Eco-Boudoir studied an MA in Textile Futures at Central Saint Martins after leaving her successful career as an Art Director in the […]
Green Christmas Ornaments
NBC Philadelphia: Green gifts are red-hot this season! Who doesn’t love a unique ornament on their tree? How about a recycled Rudolf? This set of ornaments is made from recycled soda cans. They are hand-crafted by Kenyan artists and farmers and a portion of the proceeds help the handicapped in Kenya. A cute gift idea for anyone who puts up […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 77
The Smiling Robot The copycat robotic head, ‘Jules’ shows you what you look like when you make a face. Designed by roboticist David Hanson, it copies facial expressions captured by a video camera. Software translates the expressions to small electric motors under the robot’s rubber skin, which move in accordance… Continued in BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 77 >>> – Paper Christmas […]
Show Some Shticks
TrendCentral: For those of you who constantly feel the need to say what’s on your mind no matter how inappropriate, whether it’s when you are cut off by a jerk driver on the road or stuck on an excruciatingly long conference call in the office, Shticks may help you stay out of anger management class. Expressing sentiments ranging from “I’m […]
I Feel London Maps
Springwise: Guidebooks and recommendations are all very well, but there’s very little point in discovering a new activity, restaurant or shop if you’re not in the right headspace to enjoy it. Enter I Feel London (or Toronto, or New York as is appropriate), a site that lets users search for things to do based on their mood. Currently in beta, […]
FreeGreen Home Designs
TrendWatching.com: FreeGreen offers free, downloadable green house plans. Free Green’s team of engineers and designers works with industry-leading product manufacturers to create home designs that incorporate different combinations of products, materials and vendors. It also provides 3D images, energy simulations and extensive descriptions to help consumers find the right fit for their lifestyles. Consumers who download FreeGreen’s plans get not […]
Spot.US
Spot.Us – Community Funded Reporting Intro from Digidave on Vimeo. TrendCentral: Harnessing the power of the people, new online experiment Spot.Us hopes to change the face of journalism by putting a new spin on community-sourced content. During a time when many a reader has become wary of traditional news media outlets for delivering sensationalized, biased, or elitist content, Spot.Us offers […]