TrendCentral: In-Home Bars: Why go to the bar when you can build one in your loft? That was the thinking of Chicago-based artist Dustin Ruegger. Using scrap wood, bar stools found in an alley, palm leaves, and decorations from the thrift store, Dustin built a Tiki bar in his house. Channeling the ghost of tropical vacations past, Dustin strung lights […]
Home Tiki Bar
Count Calories and Charge Phone with Stix
Iconoculture: Calling all calorie counters: Graphic designer Cyrene Quiamco has introduced Stix, a concept phone she claims will help burn calories while charging. The phone — which attaches to the wrist, purse or belt — only recharges when users jog, jump, shake, stroll or perform other modes of physical activity. The phone uses GPS technology to track physical activity levels […]
Source Point Launches to Aid Businesses in Global Sourcing
Source point at SourcePoint.com recently announced the launch a global business to business sourcing directory to aid businesses in sourcing products, services, equipment, devices, materials, components, chemicals and more worldwide. The source point directory and product search engine is based on the United Nations Standard Product and Services Code (UNSPSC) which provide a highly efficient and accurate classification of good […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 90
Sunglass Contact Lenses Imagine the soccer ball aiming straight for your eyes instead of the net. It sure is not the best way to show-off your new Armani designer shades. Easy remedy anyone? Safer and wiser to use: The Optimal Vision Color Contact Lens! It is not cosmetic lenses, but act like sunglasses. Shades of green, yellow, red and grey….. […]
Stitch a Tweet
TrendCentral: Youheart.us blogger Juile Zidel, an avid Twitter fan and talented cross-stitcher, felt the tweets she was following were too good not to sew them into permanence. Thus Tweet Stitch was born as a way to immortalize her favorite actual tweets. It features fully rendered tweets in colorful thread, complete with a photo avatar. In addition to quirky quips from […]
Climb my Pimples
The Cool Hunter: Have fun with your pimples! That was likely the thinking of Gideon Amichay, Chief Creative Officer and partner at Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Interactive in Tel Aviv, Israel, when he created a campaign for Clearex acne treatment gel. A pimply-faced, 5-meter-tall climbing wall at Israel’s largest climbing center exposed 8,000 teenagers per month to the brand during their […]
Ecocards
Ecocard is the brand new family of environmentally friendly plastic card products from The Plastic Card Shop. The Ecocard range is the result of three years of extensive scientific research and development, and demonstrates the future direction and social responsibility of The Plastic Card Shop. An example is the recycled PVC card made from old plastic cards and waste from […]
Pepsi on Twitter
Sporkings: PepsiCo, the owner of Mountain Dew soda brand has rented a bowling alley in Brooklyn to throw a “taste test” party. They were testing the brand new “Ultraviolet” diet soda. Most of the guests were Twitter users and fans. On a projector screen, everybody could watch Twitter search queries related to @mtn_dew and occurrences of the hashtag #newdietdew. People […]
PackageTrack
PackageTrack allows you to track your package being shipped via Twitter. Here’s how: 1. Follow packagetrack on Twitter, within a few minutes packagetrack will begin following you. 2. You can now Direct Message packagetrack with the nickname and tracking code, separated by a “:”, eg. “Amazon Books: 23345631243” of a package you would like to track. You’ll get updated via […]
Sunglass Contact Lenses
Yanko Design: Imagine the soccer ball aiming straight for your eyes instead of the net. It sure is not the best day to show-off your new Armani shades. Crash, Bam and broken shards of designer glasses! Easy remedy anyone? Safer and wiser to use: The Optimal Vision Color Contact Lens that are NOT COSMETIC, but act like sunglasses. Shades of […]