Touchscreen Waiter

TrendCentral: Getting a waiter’s or bartender’s attention during a busy weekend rush can pose a real, and often irritating, challenge. The Draqie has arrived to potentially alleviate such frustration. Part dinner table and part waiter, it’s an interactive table that provides restaurant patrons with the ability to view and order from a touch-sensitive, digitized menu. The glass surface reacts only […]

Pretty FieldCandy Tents

The Cool Hunter: FieldCandy tents do not give you camouflage protection in the natural setting, nor do they help you blend in with the rest of the crowd at the campsite. FieldCandy tents are designed to stand out. It was one of those moments when you think: Why have all tents always looked pretty much the same? We customise everything […]

Dwolla, The New E-Commerce Solution

The recent outbreak of alternative financial transaction services hasn’t yet caused giants like PayPal and Ebay to need reputation protection, but they may be looking to revamp their business models soon. The new kid on the block, Dwolla, threatens to shake things up in an industry that seems to change by the year. Dwolla, the new U.S. only e-commerce company […]

QR Haircut for Football Fans

Iconoculture: Non-league Bromley Football Club players had Betfair QR codes shaved into their hair for their FA Cup first-round appearance as an advertising stunt for the online betting company. Spectators and TV viewers watching the South East London club’s game against League One team Leyton Orient could scan their smartphone over the scalp of any Bromley player to be directed […]

Natural Libary

TrendCentral: Instead of erecting another structure in crowded Beijing, the designers of the recently opened Liyuan Library opted to build near a village two hours outside of the metropolis. With a concept for a serenity-focused public space in mind, they used the mountain landscape as inspiration. The resulting building is constructed from sticks gathered in the village and lets in […]

Free Report: Awesome Business Ideas of 2011

There were plenty of awesome new business ideas happening around the world in 2011 – did you spot one of them in your home country? If you didn’t, fret not. This special feature report, ‘Awesome Business Ideas of 2011’, will be a helpful brainteaser for you. Go on, go ahead and read all about the most awesome and cool business […]

Coffee Joulies

Tired of burning your tongue on coffee only to have it get cold a few minutes later? With the Coffee Joulies Gift Pack your coffee will be ready to drink in minutes and will stay that way for hours. Each polished stainless steel shell is filled with a special phase change material that melts at 140°F. Put them inside the […]

Lytro – Capture Everything Instantly

Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space. Capture living pictures with the press of a single button. By instantly capturing complete light field data, the Lytro […]

Dragon Phones from Vertu

BornRich: Though Nokia may not have made much news of recent except for the new Windows smart phones, their luxury division, Vertu continues to make waves in the lifestyle division by creating precious hand crafted mobile handsets, thus giving it the leader’s advantage in the segment. They start of this year with the Signature Year of the Dragon handset, available […]