As part of the Change Project, researchers at Open University conceived the Lambent Shopping Trolley Handle. The 16-LED multicolor display and scanner attaches to any supermarket cart and gives shoppers nutritional, ethical and environmental product information. It also allows users to compare their choices with those of other consumers in order to gauge just how socially conscious they’re being. Displaying […]
Smart Shopping Carts
Condom Subscription Service
Lucky Bloke’s condom subscription service delivers condoms in six-packs straight to your house. Mix and match them to create your own personal collection of tried and true favorites, new products, or a bit of both. Lubricant can be added as well. Your custom assortment will arrive, discreetly packaged, each month. You can set it and forget it – or login […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 139
Transformer Table The Transformer Table by Quentin Kelley is an ultimate small spacekhit. In its folded state the piece is only 12? wide and can be used as a console or sofa table. But when the dinner party is in formation, it unravels into a 36″ wide, spacious dining table. The piece is quite a looker too – made […]
Transformer Table
The Transformer Table by Quentin Kelley is an ultimate small space hit. In its folded state the piece is only 12? wide and can be used as a console or sofa table. But when the dinner party is in formation, it unravels into a 36? wide, spacious dining table. The piece is quite a looker too – made from solid wood […]
Backpack in a Pocket
Weighing in at just 3 ounces — but touted to be able to carry more than 30 pounds — the just-announced PackBack from Trek Light Gear is a featherweight of a day pack with hidden strength. Like the company’s hammocks and other bag products, the PackBack is made of a parachute nylon that’s strong and resistant to mildew and rot. […]
BioBrick Detection
E. chromi is a collaboration between designers and scientists in the new field of synthetic biology. In 2009, seven Cambridge University undergraduates spent the summer genetically engineering bacteria to secrete a variety of coloured pigments, visible to the naked eye. They designed standardised sequences of DNA, known as BioBricks, and inserted them into E. coli bacteria. Each BioBrick part contains […]
Hot Green Cars
The Infinity Emerg-E hybrid car is challenging notions of how an environmentally conscious electric car performs—and more so, what it looks like. Although a great deal of hybrid cars are rolling out, some of which are making strides in terms of design aesthetic, the vehicles are not typically that sleek in appearance. Infinity’s version, however, spares no expense in terms […]
Glowdoggie: Finding Your Poodle In the Dark
Your dog has a habit of leaving the house and taking a dump in the vacant lot two blocks away after dinner every night. And you’re cool with that — saves you from having to clean up. Problem is, he doesn’t always go straight home right away and you’ve had to get out to look for him more than a […]
Exquisite Memorable Business Cards
A cherished outcome of decades of opulence design proficiency, 15 years of extensive carbon fibre research and centuries of business tradition, the exquisite Cardissimo Card Collection is especially created for those who genuinely value premium details. The card designs are pretty influenced by the time-honored Japanese customs, bringing in a tinge of culture in them, along with a generous gesticulation […]
Radar For Missing Keys
The Hone is the most interesting Kickstarter project I have seen in a while, mostly because I have a terrible time keeping track of my keys. It is a Bluetooth-enabled keyring that pairs with your iPhone 4S or iPad 3 (or any other iOS device that supports Bluetooth 4) that lets you locate your keys from a distance of up […]