The Cool Hunter: Learning to ride a bike is one of the most valuable skills a child can learn, helping them master the art of balance, a skill crucial to so many other physical activities and sports. UK based Kiddimoto has created a range of cute-looking wooden bikes which are designed to teach young children precisely that – balance. The […]
Kiddimoto
Recycle Your Bike With a Good Cause
Springwise: The U.S. government’s Cash for Clunkers program may have come to an end, but for bicyclists in Portland, Ore., the opportunities have just begun. Local bike vendor Joe Bike has launched its own Cash for Clunkers program whereby consumers can donate an old car or bike in exchange for discounts on a new utility bike and a Zipcar membership, […]
Project Label
Project Label strives to produce people-powered social nutrition labels. Just think food nutrition labels, but instead of only showing the impact on your health, Project Labels will show a company’s social and environmental impact. Unlike many “green” labels out there, Project Label doesn’t build these labels, you the consumer do. Using the power of the Web, the project provides simple […]
Be Shopsavvy
Trendwatching.com: Shopsavvy, an Android app, allows the user to scan almost any barcode using the phone’s camera, and it will then search over 20,000 online and local retailers to find the best price. Once the best deal has been found, users can either purchase online, or use the phone’s built-in Google Maps feature to find their way to the store. […]
RFID Technology Keeps Fruits Fresh
Rfid-Ready.com: Dutch active RFID provider Ambient Systems and Information Highway Group (IHG), the Spanish RFID system integrator, have conducted a successful project with Bionest, the largest Spanish organic strawberry producer, and with one of Germany’s largest retailers. The use of Ambient’s third generation active RFID allowed Bionest to monitor the condition of strawberry transport from start to finish. The pilot […]
Zero Energy Cool Chambers
The Times of India: Considering the need for a substitute to a refrigerator in rural areas, especially when the power supply in the villages is erratic, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of CSA University has demonstrated that the chambers – a temporary storage structure – can keep vegetables and milk products fresh for longer periods, without using any electricity. These zero […]
Find a Playspace
TrendWatching.com: The KaBOOM! Playspace Finder is a user-generated online directory that lets anyone enter, search for and rate play spaces. Users can add photos and comments for each play space, as well as detailed descriptions including available playground equipment or amenities. Some 16,000 play areas across the USA and Canada are now listed on the Google Maps-based site. Transparency Triumph […]
Green Mattress
SanLuisObispo.com: Although Get-A-Mattress offers plenty of mainstream inner-spring and memory foam mattresses, it specializes in organic and natural mattresses, which comprise around 30 percent of its inventory. “Everyone talks green these days,” Brezeale explained. “We felt that people were finally understanding how important it is to have a clean, safe environment somewhere where we spend eight hours a day.” Natural, […]
GoGirl – female urination device
Go-Girl.com: GoGirl is the way to stand up to crowded, disgusting, distant or non-existent bathrooms. It’s a female urination device (sometimes called a FUD) that allows you to urinate while standing up. It’s neat. It’s discreet. It’s hygienic. While the concept may be new to you, European women have used female urination devices for years. GoGirl’s not the first device […]
Trade Books with Bookins
Sue Wargo, a school librarian from N. Grosvenordale, CT saves more than $500 a year on book purchases. How? “I regularly swap books online to supplement my personal and school libraries. I also get books on CD for travel. I listen to them and then return them,” says Sue. “It helps feed my book addiction at a fraction of what […]