A BookChat Experience on Readeo from Readeo on Vimeo. A BookChat is when two people share storytime through Readeo. In a BookChat, you’ll be able to see and hear each other as you read the book, and either party can turn pages and select books to read. Member Accounts have access to all of the books in the Readeo Library […]
Virtual Bedtime Storytelling
Iron Man to Tough Mudder
Iconoculture: In the world of endurance sports, there’s been a slow but steady escalation from marathons to ultramarathons, fun-runs to eco-challenges. Now a new race circuit has developed that seems a mashup of Iron Man athleticism and Burning Man primitivism. Billed as the world’s toughest one-day endurance race on the planet, the “Tough Mudder” series resembles nothing so much as […]
Social Networking Dogs
CNNMoney: In its first-ever toy created for the canine community, Mattel is introducing a product called “Puppy Tweets” that meshes the hugely popular Twitter with consumers’ love of pets. Puppy Tweets is a plastic tag with a sound and motion sensor that you attach to your pet’s dog collar and connect its USB receiver to your computer. Then you create […]
Alphabets Buttons to be Sewn
Babygadet: Oooh, imagine the possibilities. Spell a name or special message with letter buttons on bags, on coats, hats or even down a trouser leg – apart from anything else, your child will never lose an item of clothing again. These’d also make a fun addition to a birthday card or as a little extra, attached to a gift. It […]
Green Air, The Way to Go
Inhabitat: Prepare to be blown away: the latest addition to London’s skyline is a striking modern skyscraper that is heralded as the world’s first building with wind turbines built in! Nicknamed “The Razor”, the 148 meter-tall Strata tower is topped with a trio of turbines that will produce enough power to meet 8% of its energy needs. We’ve seen skyscrapers […]
Sneak Peek at New Star Wars Footwear
StarWars.com: Stride Rite Children’s Group will soon be launching an exclusive new line of Star Wars children’s footwear for Stride Rite customers, offering characters and themes from both the Star Wars movies and Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. The collection will soon be available in June 2010 at www.striderite.com. Retail prices will range from approximately $35-$54. Sneak Peek […]
Brewery & Bike
Ottawa Citizen: Now the third largest craft brewery in America, the New Belgium Brewery is a magnet for tourists and locals. Inside the brewery, thirsty patrons crowd the bar and pick up thematic souvenirs such as technical cycling jerseys and bottle openers made from recycled bike chains. The secret ingredient in New Belgium’s recipe is a dash of activism. The […]
Is Bubbly the New Twitter?
AdvertisingAge: A hot new social-networking service dubbed Bubbly, which is essentially a voice-based Twitter, is quickly gaining popularity among Indians. And thanks to Bollywood celebs being early adopters, Bubbly is growing virally and with virtually zero marketing spend. Bubbly is the brainchild of 5-year-old mobile and social app firm Bubble Motion, which is based in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Its […]
VHS Hard Disks
TrendCentral: Bored with the sleek contemporary facade of your external hard drive? Etsy shop CentennialMerchant upcycles discarded VHS tapes into hard drives that can be displayed with geek pride, or camouflaged in a row of other tapes to keep your top-secret information under wraps. Offering up to 640 GB of unique storage, currently the hard drives are available in Star […]
Lonely No More on Thread
Thread.com in less than a minute from Thread.com on Vimeo. Iconoculture: Lonely hearts looking for love online, but tired of registration-heavy dating sites and wary of total strangers, can tug on Thread for a Facebook-friend-vetted flame-finding alternative. Launched in September 2009 and currently in beta, the currently free Facebook Connect-powered service only requires users to fill out a bare-bones questionnaire to […]