Taking Control of Your Career

You might think that the best way to make your career the best it can be is to switch jobs to a company that really values you and offers up opportunities to you. However, this can be a precarious way to jump to a new job. How much do you know about a company until you work there? Instead, take […]

Build-On Brick Mug

We live in a world of multipurpose products – GPS watches, internet phones, smart fridges. Why should the humble mug be any different? It shouldn’t. So while we track down a mug that’ll drive itself to the kitchen, or check our kidney functions, why not busy yourself with the Build-On Brick Mug. Conveniently compatible with all sorts of readily-available building […]

3D-Printed Photo Figurines

Users seeking a more eerily accurate 3D rendering of their full-body selves should consider making the trek to Hamburg, where artists Kristina Neurohr and Timo Schaedel of pop-up studio Twinkind create life-like “photo figurines.” Users choose one of seven size scales, which range in price from €225 (for a 15 cm figurine) to €1290 (for a 35 cm one). For additional fees, Twinkind […]

Lumen Reflective Bicycle

The Lumen is the first of its kind: a bicycle designed specifically for city riding with integrated retro-reflection. This patented innovation returns any light that hits the Lumen’s frame and wheels directly back to the light source. Available single speed or fully geared, in 5 sizes, the Lumen is the world’s first commercially available retro-reflective bicycle. At night, with direct light, […]

Tire Pressure At A Glance

RightPSI is a tire cap that shows when your tires are underinflated, saving you money, keeping you safe, and helping the environment. RightPSI has created a tire pressure indicator that screws directly onto your tire valve stem.  The color-coded cap shows when your tire is low, correct, or overfilled.

Protest Handling Service

Tiltor is a location-based group-challenge service used by law enforcement agencies around the world to undermine, diffuse, or and disrupt riots. Tiltor presents authorities with a non-violent way of handling large, potentially riotous crowds.

Pinterest for Working Professionals

Somewhere is the new visual platform for sharing your work. It’s a very interesting alternative to old-fashioned CVs, LinkedIn profiles and the like. It’s still in closed beta as they’re building an early adopter community. In association with CoolBusinessIdeas.com, the new Somewhere social network has an early access invite link to the service for you special people: https://www.somewhere.com/?q=friendsfromcbi See how the […]

Can You Make a Business out of PAT Testing?

PAT stands for portable appliance testing, and refers to the regular checking of electrical equipment to ensure it is safe to use. A quick search through Google will tell you that there are a lot of PAT testing companies out there, all offering prices as low as possible. It’s no surprise that a lot of people believe it’s very difficult […]