Engadget: Yes, it’s true. It was only a matter of time until Hello Kitty worked her evil magic upon this particular gadget, as she has on oh so many others. The Hello Kitty Crystal Xbox Console takes that definitively non-pink Xbox and converts it to its long-latent color scheme. During the promotional period the entire bundle comes with a Helly […]
Hello Kitty Invades The Xbox
Solar Powered Bag
Shiny Shiny: Think back to all those times when your MP3 player / Phone / PDA has run out of battery with no plug sockets nearby to charge it back up. This $200 solar-powered bag solves the problem. The solar panel on the front charges up in sunlight (or indoors if you’ve got a couple more hours to spare) and […]
Video Games to Sell… Books?
Businessweek: As video and PC gaming’s popularity skyrocketed in the past few years, our favorite TV shows (“The Simpsons”), movies (“Catwoman”) and comic books (“Batman”) were turned into games. Now, we are on the brink of a new era, it seems: Games publisher Atari just released a game based on a book THAT HASN’T EVEN HIT THE BOOKSTORES YET. That’s […]
A House Powered By Spinach
We Make Money Not Art: Seattle architecture/design firm Mithun won first place in the C2C Home Competition with their design for a house powered by spinach. The house will be built this summer in Roanoke, Virginia, along with other contest winners. The competition asked designers to work on work on cradle-to-cradle design principles and create objects and processes that replenish […]
Dating idea: Don’t Speak
PSFK: The online magazine for dating service Match.com reports on a new dating phenom called Quiet Parties, at which singles aren’t allowed to speak to each other, just pass notes. It’s not surprising that the digital communication era is leading to such elaborately constructed excuses for exchanging hand-written notes, which seem in danger of extinction. While I can see how […]
Tasteless Beer Advertising
Businessweek Online: No, this is not about buxom bikini-clad women riding Clydesdales or SpongeBob holding a longneck. It’s about this ad war between Miller and Anheuser-Busch about whether Lite or Bud Light tastes better, or has “more taste.” The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus says it is now referring Anheuser-Busch’s challenge of Miller Brewing’s “More […]
Bodybugg Calorie Management System
Popgadget: Ever wondered exactly how many calories you burn while sitting perfectly still but having a massive panic attack? You can’t find out those kinds of things in fitness magazines. Bodybugg, an armband calorie monitor can tell you exactly (well with 92% accuracy) how many calories you expend not only while exercising but while doing everyday activities like typing and […]
Student Job Sites Hit or Miss
Wired News: Sure, it’s still March, but summer’s fast approaching. For a high school or college student, that means job-hunting season will soon be under way. Plenty of places on the internet are geared toward helping would-be employees find a job. But what if you’re looking for seasonal or part-time employment — is there a more appropriate place to hit […]
Hitachi’s Talking Robot
Shiny Shiny: Remember those Tiny Tots talking dolls your big sister had as a child? Well Hitachi has taken a leaf out of their design book and delivered a talkative new robot Emiew, which will be displayed starting June 9 at the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan. Apparently the robot can chat to anyone within a distance of about 1 […]
Skateboarding: The 25 Year Old Passing Trend
PSFK: Skateboarding was just a fad back in the early 80’s but 25 years on and it is a multi-million dollar industry that continues to grow. A recent website to promote the book ‘Built to Grind’ captures the world of these early skaters to present day through amazing photgraphy and an accompanying audio by skate veteran Steve Alba. The book’s […]