A home of distinction that celebrates the most fervent passions of the discerning individuals; Singapore’s luxury high-rise apartment building, the Hamilton Scott boasts apartments that welcome its owners with their own car porch in the sky. Featuring unique ‘En Suite Sky Garages’ that impressively uses a biometrically-controlled elevator to deliver and park cars right beside homeowners’ lavish living spaces, this […]
Park Your Car Into Your House
DIY Cardboard Furniture
This is delightful. Designer Adrian Candela was overwhelmed by the packing waste stacked in his living room after a recent move and decided to turn the old boxes into new furniture. As someone with the pronounced cardboard fetish, I did feature his Nit nightstand before. And what a pleasure it was to find this video, shot by Kirsten Dirksen of Fair […]
Like-A-Hug Vest
Like-A-Hug is a wearable social media vest that allows for hugs to be given via Facebook, bringing us closer despite physical distance. The vest inflates when friends ‘Like’ a photo, video, or status update on the wearer’s wall, thereby allowing us to feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs. Hugs can also be […]
Double as Table
Most likely, if you’re looking for an attractive bike hanger, you don’t have a lot of space to spare and your bike probably remains out in the open. Therefore, a multifunctional bike storage unit would probably be a bonus, right? Imagine being able to hang your bike, plus store some of the stuff that goes with it and not fear […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 147
The Following Suitcase Hop is a suitcase that follows the user. The suitcase contains three receivers that are able to receive, identify and triangulate different signals coming from the user’s cell phone. A microcontroller interprets… Continued in BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 147 >>> – Shop for Men – Tweet for Free Drink – Retail-Teller-Machine – Your Dream Job – […]
Surprise Travel Itinerary
Opaque search, blind bookings – models which have found their way in to the travel lexicon in recent years. GetGoing, a San Francisco-based startup, aims to capitalise on such trends with its own take: The service asks consumers to pick two flights to two different destinations that they might be interested in (eg. someone who wants to go to Europe […]
Shop for Men
French dating site Adopte un Mec (Adopt a Guy) is opening pop-up shops around France and flaunting its product range (i.e. available men), in the shop windows. Men who are registered with the site are displayed as though they were life-size dolls, in giant plastic boxes labelled with their top characteristic. Men are displayed as adventurers, geeks, surfers or hipsters, […]
JoeyBra Pocket Bra
The first sexy & comfortable pocket bra, JoeyBra gives you the freedom to go anywhere, do anything, and carry anything without lugging a purse. Discreetly holds a cellphone, ID, and key on the side of your bra with easy access. The unique design will hold most cellphones, ID, key, and other small items regardless of bust size – no amount […]
Tweet for Free Drink
South African beverage company BOS Ice Tea has developed a Twitter-activated vending machine, called BEV, that dispenses a free can of its Rooibos drink when a customer stands in front of it and tweets with the hashtag “#BOSTWEET4T.” An overhead LED screen shows the person’s Twitter handle and a countdown until the “free” can emerges. When the drink is delivered, […]
Retail-Teller-Machine
A creation of KAL, the RTM is a Retail-Teller-Machine that works just like an ATM. Instead of dispensing cash, the RTM prints a secure voucher that is exchanged for cash. RTMs are located inside any store and provide a full range of banking services. RTMs are a tenth of the cost of an ATM to own and operate. No cash […]