The love pros at eHarmony invent an iPhone app that can be programmed to call with a fake “emergency,” allowing you to graciously escape a lame date. First, you’ll be able to choose precisely when the call arrives, whether that be in 3 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes. Then it lets you specify the emergency: Your mom calls to […]
Emergency App for Lame Dates
Garlic Holder
There is great beauty to objects found in nature, offering exquisite inspiration for the design industry. The Ajori Cruet is modeled on the elegant form of a fist of garlic, and quite a fitting shape for a holder of spices, seasonings and dressings. This delicious dining table accessory is the creative yield of photoAlquimia, Pilar Balsalobre and Carlos Jimenez. Its […]
Airmouse
Even the most advanced mice often feel a bit clunky, so we’re not surprised that researchers have been working on a much more intuitive experience designed so that you can move around the screen with ease. The Airmouse is almost like a glove that generates movements from the user’s elbow, not only does this mean it’s comfier and easier to […]
Rapid Rescue Mobile App
In cheesy films when there’s an emergency and someone shouts “is there a doctor around?” one always appears from the crowd to help, but in the real world it often isn’t that easy to find someone with sound medical knowledge who’d be able to save lives in an emergency. Well in order to address this problem, a new application called […]
Jerry the Bear to Fight Diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes, a lifelong genetic condition that prevents the accurate breakdown of glucose in the blood, rely on a steady amount of insulin to be delivered to their bodies every day. Since young children cannot manage an insulin pump, use a glucose meter by Dexcom test their own glucose or deliver their own injections, parents with diabetic […]
Room for Art
Stockholm’s Clarion Hotel is doing away with the notion of the starving artist by accepting artwork as payment for hotel rooms. In order to qualify for the deal, artists simply need to submit any signed piece of artwork which fits on an A4 sheet of paper, along with a Room for Art form describing the artist and artwork. The hotel […]
Bento Steamer Lunchbox
Product developers at Vim & Vigor hope to eliminate the dry, cold monotony of bagged lunch with the Bento steamer lunchbox. With its trio of tiered food compartments, the stackable container is reminiscent of the tiffin carriers widely used in India. But the Bento boasts the added benefit of hidden inductive technology, which allows users to steam their food to […]
Milk Home for Pets
The Milk Box by MOISSUE is a milk carton-shaped home for cats, but as we mention over on Dog Milk, we think it would be perfect for small dogs. You can decorate it with stickers or just about anything you want. I actually think my daughter would like one of these, too! Milk Box Carton-Shaped Pet House [Design Milk]
Railing Planter
There is a lot to love about this railing planter by Greenbo – it is functional, durable, easy on the eye, space-saving and compatible with the large variety of railings. It does not require any adjustments. Simply place it on your railing, deck or fence and its design assures that it will stay fit and stable. Beautiful. And because it is […]
Build-It-Yourself Electric Car
Japan’s Modi-Corp has just unveiled a new electric car called the Pius that you can actually build yourself! The Pius, not to be confused with the Toyota Prius, is a single-seat electric car that will be released next spring as a class-1 motorized bicycle in Japan. Modi-Corp expects to sell the Pius primarily to colleges and mechanic schools, where students […]