Guide is a platform that enables blog readers to turn the content into a personalized television news-style video channel. Users signing up to Guide can load feeds ranging from social networks to blogs onto their personal account. They are also prompted to select a presenter – a digital ‘news anchor’ that uses text-to-speech software to read aloud content from the feeds […]
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BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 153
Solar Energy Potable Water Concerned about the lack of fresh water in the developing world, designer Gabriele Diamanti wanted a solution to desalinate water that was available to households rather than relying on giant, centralized plants.. Continued in BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 153 >>> – The OnlyHeart Promise – Mobile Bank – Zipping Furniture – Container House – Instant […]
Expert Chats
Dr. Drew Pinksy, known for his popular radio program Loveline, has created a new company called Greenroom that lets fans purchase video chat time with specialists from fields ranging from art and comedy to weddings and health. Those with advice to dispense can list video chats at either specified flat rates or through an auction format. While Greenroom takes a 25% cut, sellers can […]
Rebel Race
Rebel Race is a weekend get-away for athletes that want to run a military style 5k or 15k and then party like there’s no tomorrow. It is designed for people feeling the urge to tackle intense obstacles. From start to finish, Rebel Race’s military style obstacles will have you dashing, barricade-climbing, mud-crawling, rope-swinging and fire-jumping. Rebel Race’s grueling course forces each […]
Cassette Tape Pillow
3D photo printed pillow looks like a real cassette tape. Retro outfit. Definitely a fun buy for a friend. It’s always interesting to see something retro coming back to life in one form or another. Cassette Tape Retro Pillow [7gadgets]
Extendable Dining Table
Flaye dining table by Austrian furniture manufacturer Team7 takes space-saving to a new technological level. Not only the piece extends by 100 cm, it does it painlessly in less than 5 seconds. Thanks to non-stop synchronised pull-out technology, the table transforms in one fluid motion from one state to the next and back. Flaye has landed the Innovation Award 2013, which surprises me not one […]
One Card, All Benefits
The Wallaby Card is an advanced cloud-based digital wallet that stores the information about each of your existing credit cards and automatically picks the best card to charge in each transaction, based on your preferences. Carry just one card but have access to the benefits of all cards. Card users can use it to maximize cash back rebates, merchant discounts, […]
The OnlyHeart Promise
OnlyHeart is a gift that can only be given to one person. It is an innovative concept in gift giving, whereby an individual is only able to give their OnlyHeart to one person and never again to anyone else. With the use of an authentication code engraved on all OnlyHeart products, the company will be able to track their customers […]
Mobile Bank
GoBank is a new mobile banking platform that puts the features of a traditional bank right in the palm of your hand. The bank will have no physical presence which eliminates one of the largest costs of banks, and all required services will be available on the mobile application. Members can scan and deposit cheques via the mobile app, access […]
Zipping Furniture
Korean design duo THE:Zoom is behind this clever series of furniture called Project [ZIP:PER]that was inspired by, you guessed it, zippers. They took your everyday zipper that’s normally seen sewn into fabric and incorporated the idea of it into these playful pieces of furniture. The stark white color of each piece let’s the quirky form shine through with the illusion […]